Head Coach Bonnie Dix
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B.S., University of Vermont
M.S., University of Tennessee
22nd year of coaching at Wellesley
Bonnie Dix, entering her 22nd season as the Head Swimming and Diving Coach at Wellesley College, has compiled a career record of 131-35 (.789) in dual meet competition. In the 2007-2008 season, Dix led the team to an 11th-straight Seven Sisters title, their 16th in the last 17 years, and third consecutive top-four finish at the New England Women’s & Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) championships.
During her tenure, she has produced 19 NCAA qualifiers, 10 All-Americans and two New England Champions. In addition, Dix’s Wellesley teams have posted three undefeated seasons: 1993-94, 1999-00 and 2000-01.
Since the inception of the NEWMAC in 1998, Wellesley Swimming & Diving have won two conference championships. Prior to the formation of the NEWMAC, Wellesley won the only swimming and diving championship ever sponsored by the New England Women’s 8 (NEW 8), claiming the title in 1997-98. For her efforts, Dix has been honored by her coaching peers as the NEW 8 Coach of the Year in 1997-98 and NEWMAC Coach of the Year in 1998-99 and 2004.
Dix is a member of the American Swim Coaches Association, Level IV, the College Swim Coaches Association and the New England College Swimming Coaches Association.
She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Vermont, where she was a Division I swimmer. In addition, she holds a master’s degree from the University of Tennessee, where she was assistant coach and interim head coach. During her tenure with the Volunteers, Dix coached Tennessee’s first Southeastern Conference Individual Champion.