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Brief History
of the Trojan Dive Club
In the
summer of 1987, with a financial
assistance from the Amateur
Athletic Foundation (AAF) in Los
Angeles, Rick Earley, 1972
Olympian, the diving coach at the
University of Southern California
(USC), organized a learn to dive
lesson program. Many young kids
fell in love with the sport of
diving and stay with the program,
later called the Southern
California Dive Club.
Jeff Shaffer,
an outstanding diving coach,
replaced Rick Earley after
coach Earley left
USC in the summer of 1996. Soon
Coach Shaffer formed the
club team called the Trojan Dive
Club. Under coach Shaffer during
the years of 1996 to 1999, the
Trojan Dive Club produced National
Champions and outstanding age
group divers such as Troy Dumais,
Justin Dumais.
In the fall
of 1999, Hongping Li, two time
Chinese Olympian, named twice the
developmental diving coach of the
year and outstanding age group
diving coach in USA Diving,
returned to USC. Only this time is
not being a student athlete but
for the position of the head
diving coach.
Since 1999,
the Trojan Dive Club produced JO
National Champions and Western
National Champions such as
Ariel Rittenhouse, Jonathan Creasy, Dwight Dumais and
Leanne Dumais.
Besides the
growing age group program, the
Trojan Dive Club attracts many
elite senior divers to train
with the club. Rachelle Kunkel,
2004 Athens Olympic Games
finalist, American Cup Champion,
six time USA National Champions,
world championship team member.
Erin Borchard, NCAA Champion. Kevin McMahan, world synchronized
team champion, USA National
champion. Kim Berbari, USA
National team member. These top
divers shared their invaluable
experience with the young and up
coming age groupers.
Trojan Divers Dive in Colleges:
Chelsea Sawyer
receives athletic scholarship from
the University of Reno, Nevada in
2006.
Chuck Yan
attends the
University of California Irvine.
Dwight Dumais
receives a
full athletic scholarship from the
Stanford University in 2005.
Rachel Pearson
attends the
University of California Irvine in
2005
Peggy Kearns
attends the
University of Princeton in 2005.
Kim Popp
attends the
University of Southern California
in 2004.
Eileen Osmun
attends the
University of Southern California
in 2004.
Leanne
Dumais
receives athletic
scholarship from Northwestern
University in 2003.
Cassidy
Farwell attends the Arizona State
University in 2003.
Anne
Osmun
with an
outstanding academic standard,
attends the Harvard University in
2001.
Matt
Bookman attends the University
of Texas in 2001.
Tracy
Harkins receives athletic
scholarship from the San Jose
State University in 2001.
Justin
Dumais transfers to the
University of Texas in academic
scholarship in 1999.
Brice
Dumais received athletic
scholarship from the SMU in 1999.
Troy
Dumais received athletic
scholarship from the University of
Texas in 1998.
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Learn To Dive Lesson
Program (Scheduled
on Saturday from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m.)
Our goal for
the Learn to Dive Lesson Program is to offer the
opportunity for our community to enjoy the sport
of diving. The training program emphasizes
on the areas of conditioning from
try land, building confidence, and self-esteem
in coping with fears in learning new skills and
dive off the higher level of board. Learn to
Dive Lesson Program teaches successful basic
skill progressions of body balance,
strength, spatial awareness and entering
into the water correctly for diving and most
importantly, the safety of diving for all ages.
Our qualified
instructors are well-trained coaches with United
States Diving Safety Certification. The Learn To
Dive Lesson Program are held at the McDonald’s
Swimming Stadium, an Olympic-class facilities
located at 1026 W. 34th Street
at the University of Southern California, the
site of the 1984 Olympic Games.
The
Trojan Diving Program accommodates all
levels of divers. Lessons are offering
year round for beginning divers leading to the
Trojan Dive Club Team Competitive
Programs. To sign up simply call
213-740-8445 or e-mail at:
hli7788@aol.com
Team
Competitive Programs: Novice/Junior
Olympic/Senior/Masters
Bronze
Train 1-2 times per
week
Silver
Train 3-4 times per
week
Gold
Train 5-6 times per week
Each training session starts at
4:00 to 6:00 pm, Monday through Friday during
school year. Saturday at 9:00 am to 12:00
pm or 12:00 to 3:00 pm depending on the
available pool time schedule. Summer
Schedule normally run from the end of June
through the middle of August with the option of
double training sessions a day.
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