Nitro's Taylor Abbott – Junior World Champion

September 6, 2014

Nitro has its first ever Junior World Champion in Taylor Abbott! Taylor just won the 5k in Hungary at the Jr. OW World Championship’s. Taylor led most of the race and pulled the field with him…then dropped them on the final lap in an unbelievably tough and inspirational race!

It was so nice to see Taylor’s name with an American flag next to it! He represented our Nation well—to say the least!

Congratulations to Taylor’s family…they deserve to be so proud.

Congratulations to Taylor’s teammates…without your help and support in practice this would not have happened.

Everyone can share in this together!

Way to go Taylor and way to go U-S-A!!!!!!

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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.