our Coach

Head Coach: Zhihua Hu

Zhihua Hu is a Chinese Olympic Diving Coach that participated in the 1988, 1992, and 1996 Olympic Games. He has coached several Olympic medalists, world, and national champions.

He came to the United States in 1996 to coach at the College of New Jersey. During that time he was awarded East Coach of the Year for his work with junior divers and other coaching staff. 

He was then recruited as the head coach of the Fordham University Dive Team in 1998. Around that time, he started New York Dive Club and has been the head coach ever since. He has grown the team significantly over time and has qualified several divers for USA Diving East and National Championships.

Olympic gold medalists -Guo Jingjing, Chen Roulin and Coach Hu
Olympic gold medalists -Guo Jingjing, Wu Mingxia, Chen Roulin, Zhou Luxing and Coach Zhihua