Nitro Swimmers at the 91st Ohio Valley Championships and University of Louisville Training

June 10, 2019

Nitro had 29 swimmers swim in this past weekend’s 91st Ohio Valley Championships in Louisville, Kentucky.  This is the longest running annual swim meet in the United States.  It is held at Lakeside Swim Club in a Long Course Pool made in a rock quarry.  It was an amazing experience with three Gold Medal Clubs of Excellence in attendance.  Nitro won 75% of the 13-14 Relays at the meet and had several event winners.  Morgan Rodriguez, 14, in the 200 Fly won the 13-14 Girls with a new meet record of 2:24.22.

Other event winners were:

  • Michaela Koltz, 100 Breast
  • Jaylin DuBose, 200 Breast
  • Jeremy Kelly, 50 Free
  • Logan Walker, 100 Back and 200 Fly

The Nitro 13-14 group, as well as two 12 year olds had an amazing opportunity to participate in a Club Camp held at the University of Louisville, along with three other USA Swimming Gold Medal Clubs of Excellence.  The kids were instructed on cutting edge skills regarding strokes, starts, turns and racing techniques from the University of Louisville coaching staff.  They were also fortunate to listen and learn with American Record Holders, and US Olympians, Mallory Comerford, and Kelsi Worrell-Dahlia, as well as World Championships USA Team Member Zac Harting.

Nitro at the 91st Ohio Valley Championships

Mike Koleber

Head Coach Mike Koleber swam competitively in Michigan from age-group through his college years at Oakland University, where he was team Captain, an 11-time NCAA All-American, and a Senior National qualifier. Mike started teaching swim lessons at the age of 13, helping out his Dad on Saturday mornings, which allowed Mike the opportunity to learn from the best, his Dad. Mike has a true love of coaching and teaching and does a tremendous job of making new kids feel welcome on the Nitro pool deck. His drive to lead Nitro to ultimately become the #1 program in the country is infectious, and the staff works together as one unit with one goal, which is Nitro's Mission Statement: "Visible Improvement. Delivered with Passion and Joy. Every Day." Coach Mike is often a featured speaker at national and regional swimming conferences and former Board President of the American Swim Coaches Association. Coach Mike also shares swim instruction, coaching insights, and technique guidance with a global audience on social media. Through @CoachMikeNitro, his instructional content has attracted more than 1.6 million followers on Instagram and 1.5 million followers on TikTok.