Erica Dour – Boston College Dive Coach 2008-2012

Erica Dour – Boston College
Dive Coach 2008-2012
Towson University ‘07
Erica Dour is going into her fourth year as the
Boston College diving coach. She began her diving
career training at Boston College with Coach Joe
Chirico of Boston Area Diving. She has been
coached by Olympic coaches Jeff Huber, Hobie
"Doc" Billingsley, and Olympic Diver Sammy Lee.
She has coached at Towson Diving Clinic,
Wellesley College and at Brandeis University with
Boston Area Diving.
During Erica’s time coaching at Boston College,
she has led two divers to Zone Qualifying performances. One of her charges, sophomore Marty Long, broke the Men’s
3 Meter dual meet BC record that was 24 years old. The Eagles men’s and women’s diving team has grown to
incorporate an excellent work ethic. The divers include a Presidential Scholar, a member of the ROTC and four different
divers recognized as Kane Academic Award Winners in 2011 alone.
Erica attended Towson University where she was a diver in the Colonial Athletic Association under Coach Maureen
Mead. At Towson, she studied Mass Communications with a Concentration in Public Relations and Integrated
Communication. In 2005, she spent the year in Ireland attending the University of Limerick for Geography, Social
Sciences and Intercultural Communication Studies.

An interesting note on Erica is that prior to attending and diving at Towson University, she dove and swam at Ursuline
Academy in Dedham, Massachusetts. While at Ursuline, Erica was a teammate and friend of Coach Groden's oldest
daughter, Susan.
Erica currently resides in Brighton, and works at Building Excellent Schools, a non-profit organization in downtown
Boston. At Building Excellent Schools, Erica works with individuals who are committed to opening schools in underserved
communities to help students reach and succeed in elementary school, middle school, high school, in college and
beyond. Her commitment to urban education continues on the collegiate level with the academic success BC divers
have shown. There have been 15 All-ACC Academic Honor Roll recognitions and 18 Athletic Director's Awards for
Academic Achievement.
During her time away from the pool, Erica enjoys running, rock-climbing, and skiing. Erica’s coaching role models consist
of NCAA Coach John Wooden of UCLA Basketball, and her first diving coach, Joe Chirico.