University of Idaho Athletics

Wei Wei, pronounced Way-Way, is entering her third season as the head diving coach of the Idaho swimming and diving program in 2026-27.

During the 2025–26 season, Idaho’s diving program continued to progress under Wei’s leadership. Maya Salvitti captured conference titles in both the platform and 3-meter events at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Swimming & Diving Championships, highlighting the strength of the Vandals’ diving program in their first seasons competing in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. Salvitti’s performances also earned her a berth to the NCAA Zone E Diving Championships, marking Idaho’s continued presence at the national qualifying level.

In her first season with the Vandals in 2024–25, Wei helped guide the development of Idaho’s diving group as the program continued to build depth on the boards. The divers recorded several strong performances throughout the season, including multiple entries into the program record book at invitational competitions, laying the foundation for continued success in the following year.

Wei, a former Chinese National Diving Team member, has spent the majority of her coaching career at the Los Angeles Diving Club and UCLA.

During her three-year stop as an assistant coach at UCLA (2018-21), Wei helped lead the Bruins to their first-ever NCAA 3-meter Springboard Championship. She was instrumental in organizing and administering all practice sessions and recruiting prospective student-athletes for the Bruins. 

While working at the collegiate level, Wei also held a head coaching role at LA Diving Club from 2017 to 2024 for the Junior Olympic Team. The junior athletes went on to earn a gold, silver and bronze medal at the USA Diving Junior National Championships in 2022 and also achieved 10 more gold medals at USA Diving Zone F Championships.

In her role as head diving coach, Wei was instrumental in handling recruiting, meet preparation and scheduling.

Before her coaching stints in the United States, Wei coached the Shanxi Province Diving Team for 13 years (2002-15) in China and helped develop several Chinese National Team members, who earned seven gold medals when Wei was on staff.

Wei started diving in 1988 and later earned a spot on the Chinese National Team in 1991. Her prolific competitive career included winning a bronze medal at the FINA Diving Grand Prix, a gold medal at the National Youth Championship and another bronze medal at the Junior World Championships.