Coach Li has been the Head Diving Coach at the University of Southern California since 1999. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Physical Education from the University of Southern California in 1989. Before emigrating to the USA, Coach Li was a 12 time Chinese National Champion and a member of both the 1980 and 1984 Chinese Olympic teams. He earned a Gold Medal at the 1981 FINA World Cup 10 meter platform competition in Mexico City, a Bronze Medal on the 3 meter springboard at the 1986 World Championships in Madrid, Spain and was the 3 meter NCAA Champion in 1986.

At the age of 5, Coach Doerte was handpicked by the East German Government during swim lessons to be a gymnast. Three years later, she was transitioned to join the diving team. Doerte perfected her skills under the East Germany Federation until she turned 16, the year of Germany's reunification.

Doerte achieved numerous German and European Championship titles in both springboard and platform diving. Unfortunately, a back injury thwarted her participation in the 1996 Olympic Games. In order to continue diving, Doerte needed a change and accepted an athletic scholarship at USC from 1996 to 2000. Her impactful contributions led to her receiving the MVP award, instrumental in USC Swimming & Diving clinching the NCAA title in 1997. Doerte concluded her diving career with a remarkable 3rd place finish at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney from the 3-meter springboard.

Post-diving career, Doerte transitioned into the financial industry, where she excelled as Project Manager, Branch Manager and Accounting Manager. Now married with four daughters, she embraces the unique perspective of being a mom to her youngest, a 16-year-old competitive track & field hurdle runner. Leveraging her skills and diverse experience, Doerte currently thrives as a Financial Business Consultant, specializing in assisting startup and small businesses within Ecommerce and Entertainment sectors.

Coach Hongping played a pivotal role in Doerte's Olympic success. During practice one day, Coach Hongping asked, “What is your goal at the next Olympic Games?” Doerte replied, “I don’t know, just hoping to qualify.” Hongping then stated, “Doerte, if you keep practicing like this, you can win a medal at the Olympic Games.” This unwavering belief became a turning point, motivating Doerte to pursue Olympic medal glory.

Grateful for her time under Coach Hongping from 1997 to 2000, her special tenure at USC, and the guidance from all her coaches and teachers, Doerte is committed to giving back. She finds joy in coaching young athletes at the USC Diving Club, a testament to her enduring love for the sport and community.

Email: doertelindner@hotmail.com

Ryan King has been a valuable member of the Trojan coaching team since 2017. He brings with him a wealth of coaching experience at the Novice, CIF High School, Junior Olympic Club, California Community College Athletic Association, and NCAA Division 1 levels. Throughout his many years at Trojan Dive Club, he has been fortunate enough to work with all levels and ages of divers. A lifetime of passion for the sport of diving and a commitment to the growth of each individual athlete drives Ryan's dedication as a coach and a role model. Since 2017 he has helped qualify and accompanied the Junior Olympic team to the USA Junior National Championships, achieving several national championships for the club.
Email: ryandiver89@gmail.com

2016 and 2020 Olympian Katrina Young began diving at age nine and her favorite dive is 407C. One of the moments she remembers most throughout her diving career was competing at the 2005 Junior Pan American Championships in Fort Lauderdale when Hurricane Katrina hit. After breaking her right leg across the growth plates in 2007, Katrina worked hard to regain her diving mentality. During meets she likes to visualize and listen to music. Katrina graduated from Florida State with a degree music in 2015 and enjoys the outdoors, hiking, music and language. For more details see Katrina's USA Diving profile.

Joey joins the Trojan Dive Club from Purdue and has a long and successfull career in diving. At Purdue he majored in Marketing and Management . For more details see his Team USA profile.
Email: jmcifelli97@gmail.com

Coach Madi, is a former member of USC’s Diving Team from 2015-2019. At her time at USC, she was a five-time Pac-12 finalist and a four-time NCAA Championships participant. Her career highlights include a 3rd-place finish on 3 meter at the 2016 PAC-12 Championships. She attended Flintridge Prep in Calif. where she was a prep All-American who won the 2013 CIF Southern Section Division III title. She competed at the FINA Grand Prix, finishing fourth on 3-meter and third on synchro 3-meter.

Nick is a recent Harvard graduate with impressive credentials as a 4x Ivy League Champion team member, an Ivy League Championship B-Final competitor, and a Zone finalist. He brings valuable experience from coaching athletes aged 8-18 at the Harvard Swim & Diving Clinic from 2019-2024.

Coach Kim Popp has been diving since the early 2000's and coaching since a student diver at USC. As a member of the USC Dive Team, she finished her career (2005-08) as a two-time NCAA Championships participant and a four-time Pac-10 finalist. Her career highlights included a 12th-place finish on platform at the 2007 NCAAs and a pair of second-place platform finishes at the 2006 and 2007 Pac-10s. Coach Kim prepped at Palos Verdes Peninsula (Calif.) High School, where she was a three-year gymnast and competed as a diver in 2004. She was fourth in the CIF Southern Section diving finals in 2004 and was an all-league gymnast in 2002 and 2003.

Kevin Li is a Doctorate of Physical Therapy graduate student at the University of Southern California. He earned his undergraduate degree in Human Performance Exercise Science with a minor in Nutrition from the University of Alabama and completed his master's degree in Kinesiology with a focus on Strength and Conditioning. Kevin is a national bronze medalist at the 13th Games of the People's Republic of China Diving Championship and a three-time NCAA All-American. During the 2023-2024 season, he served as a Graduate Assistant Coach at the University of Georgia, where he assisted UGA head diving coach Chris Colwill in producing two NCAA qualifiers and one NCAA finalist.