Scott Donie (left) with former Columbia dive coach Jim Stillson.
Dive Coach Inducted Into Texas Swimming Hall of Fame
10/21/2021 5:42:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving
Scott Donie inducted into the Texas Swimming Hall of Fame with the class of 2020.
NEW YORK -- Columbia diving head coach Scott Donie has been inducted into the Texas Swimming Hall of Fame. A member of the class of 2020, Donie's induction was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The honor was presented by the Hall of Fame head, Bill Robertson. Coach Donie was joined by former head coach of men's and women's diving at Columbia and Barnard (1974-1983), Jim Stillson. Donie credits Stillson, his coach from ages 11-14, with "having the single greatest impact" on his diving career.
"I am proud to be a part of the legacy of great diving at Columbia and Barnard that Jim helped establish," reflected Donie following the event.
The 1992 Olympic medalist, in his sixth season at Morningside Heights, has led Columbia athletes in record-breaking fashion. In 2020, Donie led a program-record five Lions to NCAA Zone qualifying score. One season prior, the two-time Olympian coached Jonathan Suckow to first team All-America honors with a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Championships on the 3-meter springboard, marking Columbia swimming and diving's highest national finish in any individual event in 36 years and the Lions best national finish by a diver since 1944.
For more on Coach Donie's career at Columbia, visit his biography page at GoColumbiaLions.com.
No stranger to NYC, Donie arrived to Morningside Heights after leading the New York University diving program for 16 years. During his tenure, he coached nine Violets to a combined 19 All-America honors.
A 1990 graduate of Southern Methodist University, Donie was a three-time NCAA Division I Champion, winning both the 3-meter springboard and 10-meter platform dives in 1990, along with the 10-meter platform dive in 1989. From 1987-90, Donie was an 11-time SWC diving champion.
For the latest on the Columbia women's swimming and diving program, follow @CULionsWSD on Twitter and Instagram, @CULionsDiving on Instagram and on the web at GoColumbiaLions.com.
For the latest on the Columbia men's swimming and diving program, follow @CULionsMSD and @CULionsDiving on Instagram and Twitter, and on the web at GoColumbiaLions.com.
The honor was presented by the Hall of Fame head, Bill Robertson. Coach Donie was joined by former head coach of men's and women's diving at Columbia and Barnard (1974-1983), Jim Stillson. Donie credits Stillson, his coach from ages 11-14, with "having the single greatest impact" on his diving career.
"I am proud to be a part of the legacy of great diving at Columbia and Barnard that Jim helped establish," reflected Donie following the event.
The 1992 Olympic medalist, in his sixth season at Morningside Heights, has led Columbia athletes in record-breaking fashion. In 2020, Donie led a program-record five Lions to NCAA Zone qualifying score. One season prior, the two-time Olympian coached Jonathan Suckow to first team All-America honors with a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Championships on the 3-meter springboard, marking Columbia swimming and diving's highest national finish in any individual event in 36 years and the Lions best national finish by a diver since 1944.
For more on Coach Donie's career at Columbia, visit his biography page at GoColumbiaLions.com.
No stranger to NYC, Donie arrived to Morningside Heights after leading the New York University diving program for 16 years. During his tenure, he coached nine Violets to a combined 19 All-America honors.
A 1990 graduate of Southern Methodist University, Donie was a three-time NCAA Division I Champion, winning both the 3-meter springboard and 10-meter platform dives in 1990, along with the 10-meter platform dive in 1989. From 1987-90, Donie was an 11-time SWC diving champion.
For the latest on the Columbia women's swimming and diving program, follow @CULionsWSD on Twitter and Instagram, @CULionsDiving on Instagram and on the web at GoColumbiaLions.com.
For the latest on the Columbia men's swimming and diving program, follow @CULionsMSD and @CULionsDiving on Instagram and Twitter, and on the web at GoColumbiaLions.com.
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