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The IUPUI Natatorium
At the heart of IUPUI’s campus is the IU Natatorium, a world-class aquatics venue and home to IUPUI’s Division I swimming and diving team. These waters host hundreds of state, regional, national, and international events and welcome more than 200,000 visitors a year—from water babies to Olympians. Indianapolis native Ryan Vaughn, J.D. ’03, president of Indiana Sports Corp, has known the IU Natatorium nearly his whole life, taking swimming lessons there starting when he was 3, training and competing there, and coaching IUPUI sprinters while working on his law degree at the IU McKinney School of Law. The IU Natatorium serves as a springboard for Jaguar student-athletes as they develop the dedication, determination, discipline, and commitment to others necessary at the highest levels of athletic competition. As senior nursing major and swimmer Maranda Buha explains, “Being a student athlete at IUPUI has definitely shaped my character. It has made me more determined and disciplined. I push myself harder to be the best that I can be.”
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