Swimming & Diving
 

  Jim Dailey

Jim Dailey

Player Profile

Position:
Head Coach

Alma Mater:
SUNY - Cortland '89

Contact Coach Dailey:
- Email: daileyj@lafayette.edu
- Office: (610) 330-5483

Jim Dailey is in his 13th season as head coach of the Lafayette swimming program. Dailey served as the interim coach during the 1993-94 campaign, after which he became the Leopards' 12th pool boss.

A 1989 graduate of the State University of New York at Cortland, Dailey was a two-time qualifier for the NCAA Division III Nationals, advancing in the 200 fly and 400 IM.

Since taking over at Lafayette, Dailey has guided the Leopards to a total of 27 individual Patriot League titles and has had a total of 13 men and eight women selected to the All-Patriot League team. His teams have set a total of 49 school marks and earned numerous academic awards. Four of his men were on the Patriot League All-Decade team.

Displaying a constant commitment to academics and athletics, his women's program has been named Academic All-American by the College Swim Coaches Association of American (CSCAA) in 23 out of his 24 semesters as head coach, while his men's team has done so in 16 out of 24 semesters.

Dailey is also a water safety and lifeguard training instructor. He and his wife Brenda have identical twins, James and Alexander, and live in Bethlehem Township.