Women's Swimming and Diving
Mattice, Wesley
Wesley Mattice
- Title:
- Head Diving Coach
- Email:
- wesmattice@gwu.edu
Wesley Mattice took over his role as head diving coach at GW in August 2018. He came to Foggy Bottom after training the country’s most elite youth divers with USA Diving’s Junior National Team based locally out of the Kennedy Shriver Aquatic Center (KSAC) in Rockville, Md.
In 2020, Mattice was named A-10 Men's Diving Coach of the Year after Peter Nachtwey was named Most Outstanding Diver for the second straight season and Spencer Bystrom and Nick Tomczyk also scored on both boards. On the women's side, divers Caitlin Inall, Gabriella Arendes and Rachel Dickinson combined to secure 59 points to help earn a breakthrough team title.
In 2018-19, GW shined on the diving boards, led by Nachtwey, who set a pair of program records on the season and was named Diver of the Meet after earning a gold (3M) and a silver (1M) at the A-10 Championship. Jake Ortiz also medaled at the conference meet with a bronze on 3-meter and seven Colonials in all scored diving points on the week.
Nachtwey and Ortiz closed the season at the NCAA Zone A Championships with Nachtwey establishing a new program record for platform diving (271.35).
A former collegiate diver, Mattice has developed a strong reputation for his work preparing the nation's best for international competition as the head coach at KSAC. His coaching highlights include a trip to the 2015 Pan American Junior Championships.
In addition, Mattice is a member of the USA Diving Code of Conduct Committee representing Zone A and an annual participant in its national conference.
Beginning in 2011, Mattice also worked as a facility director and coach with Montgomery Dive Club where he’s been in charge of coach education and developing the teaching curriculum for one of the region’s most decorated clubs.
Before that, Mattice spent five years coaching with Whirlwind Diving in his native Connecticut. There, he was responsible for training beginners up through national-level talent.
As a diver, Mattice competed with Whirlwind Diving and at Stamford High School before moving on to Southern Connecticut State. He continued his training early in his coaching career, going on to compete at the U.S. Masters Diving Championships in 2007.
Mattice earned his degree in Studio Art from Southern Connecticut State and has stayed active as a freelance graphic designer, illustrator and artist.
In 2020, Mattice was named A-10 Men's Diving Coach of the Year after Peter Nachtwey was named Most Outstanding Diver for the second straight season and Spencer Bystrom and Nick Tomczyk also scored on both boards. On the women's side, divers Caitlin Inall, Gabriella Arendes and Rachel Dickinson combined to secure 59 points to help earn a breakthrough team title.
In 2018-19, GW shined on the diving boards, led by Nachtwey, who set a pair of program records on the season and was named Diver of the Meet after earning a gold (3M) and a silver (1M) at the A-10 Championship. Jake Ortiz also medaled at the conference meet with a bronze on 3-meter and seven Colonials in all scored diving points on the week.
Nachtwey and Ortiz closed the season at the NCAA Zone A Championships with Nachtwey establishing a new program record for platform diving (271.35).
A former collegiate diver, Mattice has developed a strong reputation for his work preparing the nation's best for international competition as the head coach at KSAC. His coaching highlights include a trip to the 2015 Pan American Junior Championships.
In addition, Mattice is a member of the USA Diving Code of Conduct Committee representing Zone A and an annual participant in its national conference.
Beginning in 2011, Mattice also worked as a facility director and coach with Montgomery Dive Club where he’s been in charge of coach education and developing the teaching curriculum for one of the region’s most decorated clubs.
Before that, Mattice spent five years coaching with Whirlwind Diving in his native Connecticut. There, he was responsible for training beginners up through national-level talent.
As a diver, Mattice competed with Whirlwind Diving and at Stamford High School before moving on to Southern Connecticut State. He continued his training early in his coaching career, going on to compete at the U.S. Masters Diving Championships in 2007.
Mattice earned his degree in Studio Art from Southern Connecticut State and has stayed active as a freelance graphic designer, illustrator and artist.
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