Gregory Gymnasium is the 4,000-seat current home of the

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Longhorn women's

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team, and former home of the Longhorn

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and swimming teams. The basketball teams moved out in 1977 to the

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. It also served as the home court for the

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of World Team Tennis from 2014 to 2015. Originally built in 1930, the gym was named after its main advocate and planner,

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. Gregory, an alumnus of the University, served on the University's Board of Regents and as

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before the gym was built. The gymnasium has undergone several renovations, and now consists of the original gym and a four-story annex that serves as a gymnasium with an indoor jogging track, basketball courts, racquetball and squash courts, an indoor

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wall, a moderately-sized weight room, and a cardiovascular exercise facility. All University students can use the gymnasium for free. The gymnasium is available at a low cost to university alumni and their spouses.

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