Long Beach City College has dedicated its new aquatics center in honor of Monte Nitzkowski – a decorated athlete, revered coach and an influential figure in the history of U.S. swimming and water Polo.

The newly named facility recognizes Nitzkowski’s extraordinary contributions to LBCC, the sport of swimming and water polo, and generations of student athletes, officials said.

College leadership and the Nitzkowski family celebrated the dedication of the now-named Monte Nitzkowski Aquatics Center, located on LBCC’s Liberal Arts Campus, on Wednesday, Oct. 1.

“I wanted to reiterate how important it was that this was a grassroots movement,” Superintendent-President Mike Muñoz said during the ceremony, “and it came from his former students, his family, and people in the community that really

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