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American International College (MA)
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7 years
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Qualified Private Coach
Passed Coach Course
Halina Nowak
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Passionate swim coach looking to bring the holistic approach to lead athletes to their full potential. View all coaching experience
Training Locations
- Hale Memorial Park, 210-212 Water Street, Newburyport, MA
- Gordon College, 255 Grapevine Rd, Wenham, MA
- Boston Sports Institute, 900 Worcester Street, Wellesley, MA
Coach is willing to travel up to 50 miles
Packages
Swim evaluation and creating adequate training for stroke improvement.
Session Length: 45 minutes
$200 1 session + applicable fees
1 session package with Coach Halina. 60 minute session length
Session Length: 1 hour
$150 1 session + applicable fees
3 session package with Coach Halina. 60 minute session length. The package needs to be completed within the month of booking.
Session Length: 1 hour
$440 3 sessions ($147/ea) + applicable fees
30 minute virtual session with Coach Halina. The virtual session will focus on clients current health, physical ability and future goals. The session will provide Coach with information to see if the client fits the coach’... See More
Session Length: 30 minutes
$100 1 session + applicable fees
Session Length: 1 hour
$350 1 session + applicable fees
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Adults, Kids, Teenagers
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Open Water, Distance Freestyle, Sprint Freestyle, Individual Medley, Butterfly, Breaststroke, Backstroke
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Starts, Sprinting, Pulling, Pacing, Open Turns, Kicking, Flip Turns, Technique
Credentials
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American International College (MA)
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7 years
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Qualified Private Coach
Passed Coach Course
Services
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Adults, Kids, Teenagers
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Open Water, Distance Freestyle, Sprint Freestyle, Individual Medley, Butterfly, Breaststroke, Backstroke
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Starts, Sprinting, Pulling, Pacing, Open Turns, Kicking, Flip Turns, Technique
More About Coach Halina
I coach for Nike Swim Performance Camps beside Head Coach Nick Baker.
I also teach PE classes and Private lessons at Boston University.
Beside teaching I am honored to coach as an assistant Age-Group Boston University Swim Club and Masters Swim Coach.
I am also NASM CERTIFIED GROUP PERSONAL TRAINER, USA SWIMMING COACH L3, Masters L 3 swim coach, Yoga Instructor
Ohio State University Alumni Swim Relay competition.
I swam in High School and chose Cross Country in collegiate.
My experiences of College level swimming comes from being Boston University varsity Swim Team volunteer coach.
I am also competitive swimmer myself. Competing under USMS qualified for Nationals in 3 events.
My favorite event is 200 IM
Functional DRYLAND warm up -ACTIVE AND PASSIVE STRETCHING, MYO FASCIAL RELEASE, FOAM ROLLER
I LIKE PUTTING IN TRAINING KICK BODY BALANCE, CORE ENGAGEMENT BREATHING.
Warm up swim set with a variety of swim, kick, pull in Individual Medley order. Following, a prep set of approximately 400 yds of Set drills and swims to complement stroke. Build slow to fast swim to increase heart rate for aerobic/ anaerobic/ threshold work.
Depending on clients needs, would work technically to build off foundation of stroke. Adding drills to form, making sure there’s balance while still adding breath to the stroke.
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Client Reviews
Abby (CoachUp client)
Coach Halina was GREAT. I worked with her for over a year. I am an adult who was somewhat new to swimming and Halina got me prepared for an Ironman triathlon swim. At our initial session together, she analyzed my form, breathing, etc and took videos to play back and show me how to improve. Every session, she continued to analyze my stroke and make adjustments. She gave me many drills and exercises that helped target that improvement, and also provided exceptional general racing advice (both mental and physical). She had excellent communication throughout our entire time together and was very kind but always had me work hard :) I can’t express enough how grateful I am to have worked with Halina - I walked into my Ironman race feeling so confident and ready to conquer the swim! I definitely recommend her services to others!
Tom (CoachUp client)
Halina was very thorough during the evaluation. Halina took great notes and provided feedback to my son in the moment. We were very thankful for the time we had getting this invaluable insights to improve our son’s competitive skills.
Elana (CoachUp client)
Coach Halina was great with my son - immediately knew how to help and was so constructive and thorough in her approach. Would recommend her to anyone looking to improve their swimming skills!
Mitchell (CoachUp client)
I would highly recommend Coach Halina as a swim coach. I signed up for a 70.3 triathlon as a forcing function to learn how to swim as an adult. In addition to swim lessons, Coach Halina gave me tips on how to relax in the water, taught me how to use my wet suit, and developed clever drills in the pool to help me practice sighting. She was also very accommodating with my busy work and family schedule. In the triathlon, I swam the 1.2 miles in 40 minutes, which exceeded my expectations, especially considering where I started just a few months earlier. Thank you Coach Halina and Coach Jodi for all of the help and support!
Aalam (CoachUp client)
Coach Halina is a great Coach and gives very specific direct feedback. She is knowledgeable about triathlon and tailoring swimming towards triathlon.
Jesse (CoachUp client)
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Matt (CoachUp client)
Halina was wonderful to work with. She was friendly and knowledgeable and helped me understand where I could improve.
Carla (CoachUp client)
Coach Halina was great evaluating my son! She was really thorough with notes and videos to give him feedback. But the best was to see the great communication with him directly making sure he understands and able to work on the instructions quickly. Hope our schedules work for extra sessions in the future. Definitely would recommend for any one looking for improvement.
Peter (CoachUp client)
Coach Halina was great to work with and went right to work providing a very specific assessment of my daughter Mia's areas for potential improvement. I was thrilled to have such detailed feedback of specific stroke focus within the first few laps of Mia swimming in the pool. Coach Halina's dedication is evident right away and her drive to treat swimming as a wholistic sport is apparent from the first conversation. I look forward to future sessions once our scheduling allows.
Esther (CoachUp client)
Coach Halina was exactly what my son needed to work on his technique and feel more confident in the pool. She made a great connection with him off the bat and provided great feedback on what he needs to work on and where he excels. We are grateful to have found her.
Aaron (CoachUp client)
She was great. Very communicative and punctual, came prepared, substantial expertise in the sport. Highly recommended!
Elena V. (Testimonial)
Halina, Victoria’s group usually do relays on Saturdays, and I just wanted to tell you that with your help she was amazing at entering water today, she went the furthest (despite being the youngest in the group) which gave her a huge advantage at the start. Thank you!
Corey C. (Testimonial)
Halina took me in as a complete beginner with zero knowledge of competitive swimming. She was able to quickly assess my abilities and develop a swim training strategy specific to my goal and timeline for my very first triathlon. She very patiently worked with me on the foundational lessons for freestyle and greatly improved my capability in such a short amount of time. Every week she provided a self video recap and instructions for what to focus on as homework. A couple weeks before the race she taught me the breast stroke as an in-race recovery strategy and it completely saved me during the triathlon. Had I not chosen Halina to coach me in my training I would not have made it past the swim portion of the race. The attention to detail and personalized coaching plan was second to none, I highly recommend Halina as a coach.
T. Regan - Swim Coach (Testimonial)
Coach Halina has a unique way of being emphatic to the needs of an athletes and still hold them to the very high standard of performance.
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