About Us

Our Mission

Our mission is to take triathletes who struggle on the swim & transform them into Front Pack Swimmers so they can come out of the water first, while using less energy to do it.

Most triathletes have just one coach, but at Front Pack Swim you have an entire team of world class coaches behind you.

This is the standard of excellence for Olympians and Pros.

Our mission is to make it the standard of excellence for triathletes of all levels.

What Makes Us Different

Front Pack Swim is the only swim focused system for triathletes of all levels that has been proven on countless Olympians & Professional Triathletes.

Our history, results, track record & testimonials speak for themselves & we take great pride in the results that our athletes have accomplished; whether it is winning an Olympic Medal or finishing the swim on their first triathlon.

Our Team

Our team is made up of specialized coaches from around the world.

Each coach is an expert in their area and will play an important role in your success with Front Pack Swim.

  • Coach Ryan - Technical Coach

    Coach Ryan is one of our elite technical coaches here at Front Pack Swim.

    His vast experience as an Olympic Triathlete & one of the best swimmers in the sport, combined with his coaching skills & ability to break down technique makes him one of the most sought after technical swim coaches in the world.

    Coach Ryan is committed to coaching you at the highest level.

    He gives all Front Pack Swim athletes 100% support to ensure they achieve their goals & become a Front Pack Swimmer.

    Coach Ryan will track your data, give you feedback on your stroke each week, do a personalized call with you, along with messaging you daily to ensure you have everything you need to succeed at the highest level.

    His goal is to “make you feel like an Olympian,” even if you are an age group athlete.

    Career Highlights:

    2016 Olympic Games - 10th Place

    2016 ITU Grand Final - 6th Place

    2014 Commonwealth Games

  • Coach Andrew - Technical Coach

    Coach Andrew is one of our elite technical coaches here at Front Pack Swim.

    He has competed against the best in the world as an athlete & coached many triathletes to unbelievable time drops in the water.

    Coach Andrew is committed to coaching you at the highest level.

    He gives all Front Pack Swim athletes 100% support to ensure they achieve their goals & become a Front Pack Swimmer.

    Coach Andrew will track your data, give you feedback on your stroke each week, do a personalized call with you, along with messaging you daily to ensure you have everything you need to succeed at the highest level.

    His goal is to “make you feel like an Olympian,” even if you are an age group athlete.

    He is a National Record Holder

    22.1 - 50 Meter Freestyle

    48.84 - 100M Freestyle

    World Championship Athlete

    23 Year Competitive Career

  • Coach Nicolas - Technical Coach

    Professional Triathlete

    6 Year National Team Member (Short Course)

    Currently races the best in the world. (Javier Gomez, Sam Long, Jackson Laundry & many more.)

    Front Pack Swimmer

    World Championships Athlete 70.3

    1:10.30 Half Marathon

    Nicolas will help you choose races based on your strengths.

    He will do a pre-race call with you & tell you everything about the course you are racing & what to look out for.

    He will design a race strategy with you to ensure you have the best swim possible.

    He runs open water specific calls within the Front Pack Swim Program.

    He creates open water specific trainings (drafting, sighting etc.)

    He will make sure you’ve signed up for a video analysis call each week.

  • Coach Mariella - Technical Coach

    Coach Mariella is one of our elite technical coaches here at Front Pack Swim.

    She is also a Professional Triathlete who has competed at top level & knows what it takes to become a Front Pack Swimmer.

    As a Coach she has an unbelievable eye for detail & is able to really break down our techniques for athletes so they can understand why each technical change needs to be made in order to take the most amount of time off their swim as soon as possible.

    Coach Mariella is committed to coaching you a the highest level.

    She gives all Front Pack Swim athletes 100% support to ensure they achieve their goals & become a Front Pack Swimmer.

    Coach Mariella will track your data, give you feedback on your stroke each week, do a personalized call with you, along with messaging you daily to ensure you have everything you need to succeed at the highest level.

    Her goal is to “make you feel like an Olympian,” even if you are an age group athlete.

    Professional Triathlete.

    25-29 AG Ironman 70.3 World Championships 2018.

    1st Overall Female - Cape Ultra Triathlon 2019

    Placed 2nd in her Pro debut at Ironman 70.3 Japan

    Ironman World Champs 2019 Nice, where she placed in the top 35 Pro females

  • Coach Morgan - Technical Coach

    Front Pack Swim Technical Coach & 2x Olympian

    2x Olympic Finalist

    Coach Morgan is one of our elite Technical Coaches here at Front Pack Swim.

    He has over a decade of experience coaching High Performance athletes.

    Coach Morgan is committed to coaching you at the highest level.

    He gives all Front Pack Swim athletes 100% support to ensure they achieve their goals & become a Front Pack Swimmer.

    Coach Morgan will track your data, give you feedback on your stroke each week, do a personalized call with you, along with messaging you daily to ensure you have everything you need to succeed at the highest level.

    His goal is to “make you feel like an Olympian,” even if you are an age group athlete.

    2x Olympian

    2x Olympic Finalist

    Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist

    6x National Record Holder

    Elite Swim Coach

    Morgan held National records in the 50m, 100m & 200m both short course AND long course at one time.

    This is an extremely rare feat and shows the range he had within his stroke to be able to change techniques within the different distances.

  • Coach Bobby - Specialist Coach

    5X Olympic Coach

    Coached athletes at every Olympics since 1992.

    30+ Years coaching at the highest level.

    Mindfulness & Sport Psychology expert.

    Coaches Gwen Jorgensen.

    Coached Mark Plaatjes – 1993 World Champion.

    Worked with Barb Lindquist leading up to the Athens Olympics.

    Has worked with numerous other top Olympians.

    Bobby provides world class trainings & coaching calls within the Front Pack Swim program.

    He draws upon his extensive knowledge to help you prepare for your race both mentally & physically so you can be at your best.

    The way he connects an athlete’s mindfulness with sport psychology is unlike anything most triathletes have ever seen.

    He his module ”Mental Skills For Long Course Racing” has been a game changer for many of our Front Pack athletes; from beginners to Pros.

  • Coach Sean - Specialist Coach

    Olympic Gold Medalist Coach

    Olympic Team Coach

    2X 2019 World Championship Gold Medal Coach

    Top National Swimmer

    National Champion Swimmer

    World Championship Athlete

    NCAA University Record Holder

    Masters Degree

  • Vince - Specialist Coach

    Long Course National Champion

    Multiple Time KONA Athlete

    Elite Triathlon Coach

    Ex Professional Football Player

    Vince is a multiple time KONA athlete and High Performance Triathlon Coach.

    Using his experience as both a coach & elite triathlete himself, Vince is able to provide valuable coaching for Front Pack athletes both in the water and on the bike & run.

    Vince is very technical & prides himself on the perfecting the details. He understands that those details add up and will set you apart on race day.

  • Coach Lucas - Technical Coach

    Coach of World Champion triathlete

    National Champion

    20+ Club Records

    Multiple University Records

    Open Water Champion

    Has coached hundreds triathletes to best times on the swim.

    Technical Coach

    Coach Lucas is one of our elite technical coaches here at Front Pack Swim.

    He develops custom stroke assessments for our Front Pack Swimmers at all levels; beginner to World Champions.

    He analyzes video from our athletes daily to ensure they are engraining the correct technique for their custom stroke.

    He provides drill prescription to ensure each athlete is doing custom drills to help them engrain their custom stroke & not a drill that is actually making them worse.

    He provides daily support & accountability to every Front Pack Swim triathlete.

  • Phil - Specialist Coach

    Top Collegiate Athlete

    High Performance Coach

    Founder Of Grit

    Phil has a long history of success in multiple sports as well as business.

    Phil’s company GRIT has a proven model which is backed by science to drastically increase your mental toughness & fortitude in sport and life.

    Phil helps Front Pack athletes to develop a bulletproof mindset to support them in achieving their goals & desired race results.

    He understands that the sport of triathlon & Ironman racing is as much mental as it is physically & looks to strengthen every athletes mind by using his Grit system.

  • Coach Mary - Swim Specific Mobility Coach

    Swim Specific Mobility Coach

    Certified Yoga Instructor

    Has provided swim specific yoga & mobility protocols to hundreds of triathletes.

    Mary understands that if you don’t have the mobility to get into the correct positions then you will never be able to fully optimize your swim technique.

    She helps triathletes improve mobility & prevent injuries by balancing out their bodies which have spent long durations of time with rounded shoulders & internal rotation.

    Her sessions are quick as we know how busy triathletes, while being very effective to maximize your time.

    Mary is also raises the mood of our athletes by showing them how to control their breathing, stress levels & providing a 10-20 minute escape each day where they can create space and time for themselves mentally, while also improving physically by increasing their range of motion & preventing injuries.

  • Kaye - Team Manager

    Kaye is one of our lead Team Managers here at Front Pack Swim.

    She helps with managing the athletes on a day to day basis to ensure they perform at the highest level & achieve their swim goals during their time with Front Pack Swim.

    She helps track the test set data as well as ensuring athletes have completed their workouts on training peaks, received technical feedback & have attended their coaching calls so they can improve their times as fast as possible.

  • Morgan - Support Coach

    Olympic Silver Medalist

    2nd Place World Championships Abu Dhabi

    1st Place Sarasota CAMTRI Mixed Relay American Championships.

    1st Place Montreal CAMTRI Sprint Triathlon American Cup

    2nd Place Hamburg ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships

    2nd Place AJ Bell World Triathlon Championship Series Leeds

  • Sergio - Support Coach

    Kona Champion

    1st at 2022 Europe Triathlon Challenge Long Distance Championships Almere

    1st at 2022 POR Long Distance Triathlon National Championships

    1st at 2021 World Triathlon Long Distance Championships Almere-Amsterdam

  • Cody - Programming Coach

    Coach of Olympians

    Coach of NCAA Champions

    Coach of Commonwealth Games Gold Medalists

    7x University Record Holder

    Speedo Excellence Award

  • Coach Troy

    Support Coach

    1st out of the water of 188 competitors in his 70.3 race.

  • Fabian - Support Coach

    Elite Triathlete

    Ironman California Winner

    Kona Athlete

  • Ruth Astle - Support Coach

    Pro Triathlete

    1st at IM Israel

    1st at IM South Africa

    1st at IM Mallorca

    1st in Kona as an Age Grouper,

  • Gui - Support Coach

    Pro Triathlete

  • Lina - Support Coach

    Pro Triathlete

    2nd 2022 Europe Triathlon Challenge Long Distance Championships Almere

    2nd 2019 Almere-Amsterdam ETU Challenge Long Distance Triathlon European Championships

  • Sophie - Support Coach

  • Gina - Support Coach

  • Talia - Support Coach

Core Tenets

  • COMMITMENT

  • DEDICATION

  • GRIT

  • FOCUS

  • REPETITION

  • OUT FIRST