Athletics & Recreation
![Rower Douglas Vandor and weightlifter Jeane Lassen](https://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/mcgillnews-webcast-olympics-600x600-square.jpg)
The torch burns bright
Special episode of the McGill News webcast where Douglas Vandor, BSc’98, MSc’01, and Jeane Lassen, BEd’05 reflect on their own Olympic experiences and the ways in which their athletic careers have shaped their personal and professional lives.
![Earl Zukerman has been the sports information officer for McGill's Department of Athletics and Recreation for more than three decades (Photo: Owen Egan)](https://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Earl-Zukerman-600x600-square.jpg)
The most passionate McGill sports fan of them all
As McGill's longtime sports information officer, Earl Zukerman, BA’80, has watched McGillians win Olympic medals, Stanley Cups and the Super Bowl. He is almost as iconic as the athletes and sports teams he has supported for decades.
![Ottawa Senators players listening to coach Guy Boucher](https://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/guy-boucher-600x600-square.jpg)
An older and wiser Guy Boucher on his return to the NHL
In his first year back as a NHL coach, Guy Boucher, BA’95, came tantalizingly close to leading his Ottawa Senators to the Stanley Cup finals.
![Simon DuBois smiling, walking down a dock surrounded by sailboats](https://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/simon-dubois-600x600-square.jpg)
Setting sail to make history
Simon DuBois, BCom’10, DPA’11, is embarking on an adventure of a lifetime – an around-the-world sailing race. He hopes the experience will help him with his business career goals.