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KongRong Li
Diving Coach
Phone: 513-529-8156
Email Coach Li
Entering his second season as the head diving coach at Miami is KongRong Li. Li brings 26 years of national and international coaching experience to Miami after spending seven seasons as the co-head diving coach at U.S. Elite Diving Academy in Columbus. "We are very fortunate to have someone of Li's ability," head swimming coach Dave Jennings said. "Having coached Olympians and some of the best divers in the country, Li is a great addition to our program." Li joined the U.S. Diving Elite Academy in 2001, serving as the co-head diving coach for six seasons and helping more than 20 divers move on to the collegiate ranks. Since 2004, Li coached numerous athletes who went on to dive at Division I institutions in the Big Ten, Southeastern Conference and Atlantic Coast Conference. All told, Li's athletes earned 13 NCAA athletic scholarships from 2005-06. From 2002-07, Li mentored eight high school state champions, including the 2006 men's state champions in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. Li also achieved success at the national and junior national levels, guiding the junior team to five straight top-three finishes (2002-06) and helping the national team to three consecutive top-three showings, including a first-place finish in 2006. Additionally, Li served as the head coach of the junior world championship team in 2004. Prior to working at U.S. Diving Elite, Li spent seven years (1995-2001) at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), which is Australia's elite diving program. While at AIS, Li earned a Level 3 accreditation from the National Coaching Accreditation Scheme (NCAS) and worked with 2004 Olympic gold medalist Chantelle Newbery, 2004 Olympic silver medalist Matthew Helm and 2004 Olympic bronze medalist Robert Newbery. At AIS, Li helped develop the training program that aided Australia in lifting its international standing to No. 2 in the world after the 2004 Olympic Games. In addition, Li worked with Diving Australia to conduct a talent Indentification Program (2008 Olympic gold medalist Matthew Mitcham and 5th place Sharleen Stratton) and participated in Australia's national camps, which were held annually for the national and developmental squad athletes.
KONGRONG LI QUICK FACTS: Hired as Miami University men's and women's head diving coach on July 3, 2007 ... spent the last six seasons as co-head diving coach at the U.S. Elite Diving Academy in Columbus ... brings 27 seasons of national and international coaching experience to Miami ... served as head coach of the United States Diving Team at the 2004 World Junior Championships ... coached internationally in China for 13 years and in Australia for seven years ... has worked with divers that have competed in the last three Olympic Games.
KONGRONG LI COACHING CREDENTIALS Co-Head Diving Coach - U.S. Elite Diving Academy (2001-2007) Diving Coach - Australian Institute of Sport Elite Diving Program (1995-2001) Diving Coach - Beijing University of Sport (1983-1995)
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