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Program Director-Hongping Li

EDUCATION - December 1989 University of Southern California. Bachelor of Arts Degree – Major: Physical Education

COACHING: University of Southern California.

EXPERIENCE:
July 1999
to Present

Head Diving Coach:
Coached Blythe Hartley, 2004 Olympic Games Canadian Bronze medalist, 2005 World Champion, five time NCAA Championship titles and NCAA Women Diver of The Year in 2002 & 2005. Kenny Jenkins, Mike Hilde, Raymond Vincent, Kellie Brennan and Nicci Fusaro, NCAA All American and US Diving National Championships finalists.

TROJAN DIVE CLUB (1999 to present)

Program Director and Head Coach. Coached Haley Ishmatsu, USA National Team member, 2006 JO National Champion, Ariel Rittenhouse, USA National Team member, 2005 JO National Champion. Rachelle Kunkel, 2004 Olympic Games finalist and 6 times USA Diving National Champions. Senior National finalist Tory Ishmatsu, Kim Popp, John Geyer, Dwight Dumais and Erin Borchard.

MISSION VIEJO NADADORES DIVING TEAM
September 1993 to August 1999

Head Coach:

Led the team won the Junior National Championships team title in 1998 and 1999.
Winning the Western National Team titles every year since 1996.Produced seven
Junior National Champions to 20 individual titles. Produced Erica Sorgi, who won
the World Junior Championship title on platform in 1997, captured five
Senior National titles.

December 1989 to August 1993
Assistant Coach:
Assisting the head coach led the team won  three consecutive US Diving Junior
National Team Titles in 1991, 1992, 1993.  

Awards/Honors:

  • 2004 Olympic Games USA Diving Team Coach.

  • 2 time NCAA Women's Diving Coach of The Year.

  • Five time Pacific Ten Conference Diving Women’s Team Coach of the Year.

  • 2006 USA Team Coach at the Canada Open in Victoria, Canada.

  • USA Diving Head Coach at the FINA Grand Prix in Rome, Italy in 2003.

  • 2003 "Official Judge" for US Diving at the World University Games in Daegu, Korea.

  • 2001 “Team Leader” for US Diving at the World University Games in
    Beijing, China.

  • 1998 & 1999 US Olympic Committee “Developmental Coach of the Year
    in the sport of diving.

  • 1988 & 1999 US Diving “The Outstanding Age Group Coach of the Year

  • 1999 “Head Coach” for US Diving Team at the Pan Am Games.

  • 1998 “US Team Coach” at the World Diving Championships in Perth,
    Australia.

  • 1997 “Team Coach” for US Diving at the World Junior Championships
    in Penning, Malaysia.

  • 1997 Named “Team Coach & Leader” for US Diving at the Red Cross Diving
    International in Sydney, Australia.

  • 1995 Named “Coach of Excellence” at Senior National Championships.

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 Assistant coach: Oleg Andriyuk

Professional Coaching Experience: Oleg brings his rich expertise in the sport of diving and and outstanding professionalism to our program. He assists and guides the team to many national titles. Oleg is a valuable coach that the Trojan Dive Club can't function without. (by Hongping Li)

Developed diving skills and personal capabilities and strengths of age group divers for competitive participation, bringing several students to National Championship Level. Motivated and promoted individuals to perform at peak performance.
10/99 to Present: University of Southern California Dive Club – Los Angeles, CA. Diving Coach.
10/00 to 3/01: Claremont-Pomona Colleges –Claremont, CA. Head Diving Coach
1/93 to 10/99: Sports Club Azov – Mariupol, Ukraine Diving Coach.
Amateur Experience
10 time Gold Medallist of the National Diving Championships in Ukraine.
Gold Medallist of the USSR Junior Diving Championships. 
1984-1993Ukrainian National Team, Mariupol, Ukraine.
1986-1990 USSR Junior National Team. 

Professional Experience
Professional Stunt Diver, Summer Contracts, Global Productions Company –
Headquartered in the Netherlands. Job description includes springboard diving
(4m & 5m), high diving (10m to 30m), clown diving, and acting. 1996-1998
London, England 1994 Ipr, Belgium. 1996 Hamburg, Germany. 1999 Dubai,
United Arabic Emirates.
 

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