Book Private Swimming Lessons with Coach Kohlton
World class coach with 100% improvement rate for the last 15 years
World class coach with 100% improvement rate for the last 15 years
If you are a club swimmer, looking to redefine your swimming career, I am the coach for you. Whether you have been in a constant plateau, need help getting to the next level, or are looking for some technique changes to make your next big time drop, I am the coach for you. Coaching is my passion and I believe every one of my swimmers would tell you that my coaching speaks for itself.
Irvine, CA
Available: Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun
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Weekly Availability
Monday
1:00 AM - 6:00 AM
Tuesday
1:00 AM - 6:00 AM
Wednesday
1:00 AM - 6:00 AM
Thursday
1:00 AM - 6:00 AM
Friday
1:00 AM - 6:00 AM
Saturday
4:00 PM - 6:00 AM
Sunday
4:00 PM - 6:00 AM
Don't see your preferred date/time? This is only general availability - alternative times may be possible.
Get to know Coach Kohlton
About Me:
Two time Olympic Trial Qualifier in 2008 and 2012. Competed as a USA National Team Member at the World University Games in Shenzhen, China and won a Gold and Silver Medal.
At Auburn University, was unanimously chosen as the team captain. Won three individual NCAA Division 1 National Championship titles (100 back, 200FR, 400FR) and was on the 2009 NCAA Championship winning team. While at Auburn, I achieved 13 All American Honors, with numerous SEC Championship gold medals and also have broken numerous records at every stage of my career.
How I can help you improve your game:
I truly customize every single coaching session for the specific athlete. No two swimmers are the same. You are hiring me to coach you and that means everything I do for you is specific to achieving your goals.
What a typical training session looks like with me:
Training sessions are 100% customizable to help you achieve your goals. On Day 1, we will sit down and figure out what your goals are and how you are currently working towards them. After this preliminary session, you will have a clear idea of what my suggestions are and how we get their together.
Career summary and accomplishments:
I have coached swimmers of all ages, all abilities and all levels, beginner to world record holder. I am an unconventional development coach, but my coaching has been successful in private coaching, high school coaching and college coaching. Most swimmers believe that my coaching is extremely hard, but they feel extremely rewarded when their efforts show with significant time drops or stroke improvements. My swimmers’ success is my personal success!
Best coach I ever had:
I give majority of the credit to my coach from Central California, Phil Black (Tule Nation Tritons). He is the one who instilled discipline, determination, drive and goal setting into me as a young athlete. He also stood by my side every step of the way.
What athletes and parents should know about me:
I have trained and coached athletes for the last 15 years. I have experience coaching swimmers of all levels; beginners to olympians and world record holders. I have traveled world wide to host swim clinics and was the National Development coach for Zimbabwe in 2015.
I have trained and learned from some of the fastest swimmers in the world and I am willing to share my knowledge with my clients. Over my 15 years of coaching, I have had a 100% time improvement in every single swimmer, which is currently at 1500+.
My speciality is helping kids at the A or AA level, start their transition into senior meets and continuously improving. It’s helping high school swimmers plan for their college recruiting trips and walking them through the college recruiting process. Then it’s helping college kids, who are given one more chance to continue their swimming careers, by doing everything I can to push them to be their absolute best.
My coaching truly speaks for itself and an example would be one of my most recent endeavors, coaching at the community college level. Last year, my first year, I took a team of no previous club swimmers, everyone had played waterpolo, and we won the WSC Conference Championship after only 3 months of training.
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