The Southwest Recreation Center, is one of three athletic facilities at the

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with services available to students, alumni, and faculty members. The facility had a major expansion in 2010 that includes an expanded cardiovascular room and an indoor

track Track or Tracks may refer to: Routes or imprints * Ancient trackway, any track or trail whose origin is lost in antiquity * Animal track, imprints left on surfaces that an animal walks across * Desire path, a line worn by people taking the shorte ...

. Facilities include *A strength and conditioning room *Six indoor

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courts *Five indoor racquetball courts *A multipurpose gymnasium for indoor

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

, and

*A split-level room with cardiovascular equipment *Two Massage Therapy rooms *Personal Training studio *Fitness Assessment Center (FAC) *Athletic Training room *Three Activity rooms *Men’s and Women’s locker rooms with digital locks *Day lockers *Social lounge

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Info from the Student Union website

Dean's Office talks about Southwest

Alligator talks about the expansion

Additional info from the Alligator

Gainesville Sun references the Rec Center
Buildings at the University of Florida University and college student recreation centers in the United States 1994 establishments in Florida School buildings completed in 1994 {{Florida-struct-stub

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