Nitro Training Trip 2022

Thirty-eight Nitro athletes headed to Colorado Springs this past week for a week’s worth of concentrated training. The training trip was designed to get away from Austin and focus on training and team building as we look ahead to midseason championship meets. The intention was to:

  • Train intelligently. We got away from Austin and into a new training environment. Train strengths, split into groups, split into guys team and girls team, workouts, have targeted and intentional dryland training focused on strength and mobility, and embrace the metabolic effects that training at altitude provides.
  • Build our team chemistry and foster relationships between athletes across locations.With facilitation and classes being provided by the USOPC, we had an increased focus on team building. As we head to midseason championships, it will be imperative that we know we can lean on each other, and work with one another. The trip was a memorable experience!

We certainly accomplished these goals – ask any athlete! The trip was a blast and one that Nitro Athletes will remember for years and years to come! Read more here.

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.