MCC Daily Tribune

Alumni Swim Meet & Coach Dan Dubois Retirement Party Highlight Weekend Events with Facility Updates

This past weekend proved to be a successful and fun one that celebrates the career of long-time Head Swimming & Diving Coach Dan Dubois. An alumni meet and the ceremony included over 70 former student-athletes against the current MCC Swimming & Diving Teams. The retirement celebration came at perfect timing, with facility updates to showcase to former swimmers and divers. An updated Pool Record Board, 10 All-American Plaques, A Monroe Tribune Award, Non-Scholarship Title Winner Plaques, New Timing System, and Pool deck updates were some of the highlights during the meet. Afterward, a celebration for Coach Dan was conducted in the gym, where family and friends gathered with alums.
 
Dubois left a lasting legacy at the helm of the swimming and diving program, winning a combined 44 NJCAA Region III championships along with a combined 19 non-scholarship division championships. He's coached 62 All-Americans, and 12 individual national champions, and MCC swimmers have held five national records under Dubois. More impressive, Dubois leaves having never lost a regular-season head-to-head meet against Region III opponents. His efforts rarely went unnoticed, collecting numerous regional and national coach of the year awards over his career. Dan enjoys retirement in his garden and teaching part-time for the Physical Education and Health Department here at MCC.

The athletics department would like to thank the facilities team of Joe Angora, Luis Rivera, Joel Kaplan, and Kevin for their tireless efforts to complete various projects before this past weekend. Those included the record board, All-American plaques, and tile work. The alums were overwhelmed and impressed with the facilities updates and looked forward to returning throughout the season and in future years. 

Dale Pearce
Athletics
11/07/2022