Nova Masters Swimming

Specialties

30+ coached swim practices a week offered for 18 and older athletes preparing for pool competitions, triathlons, and open water events. All abilities welcome and stroke technique instruction is given as well as challenging practices for those that want to be pushed more than the lap swimming environment.

Practices are held at Woollett Aquatic Center (Irvine HS), Northwood HS in Irvine, and Soka University in Aliso Viejo. Also, some open water beach practices offered during the summer.

History

Established in 1976.

NOVA Masters has been offering adult swim practices for over 30 years. Several Masters National Champions as well as USA Triathlon Age group champions have emerged from the program.

Meet the Manager

Mike C.

Manager

Michael Collins has been the Nova Masters Head Head Coach since November 2000. Before that he coached at UCLA for four years and the Davis Aquatic Masters for 8 years. He has an extensive background in coaching swimmers and triathletes of all ages and abilities.

Additionally, Collins travels around the country to coach swimming, triathlon, and running clinics. Although his main background was in swimming, he has taken many of the concepts used in swimming — technique, drills, and interval training and applied them to running and cycling as well.

Collins continues to compete in triathlons, running events, swimming events (both in the pool and open water), and road & mountain cycling. In triathlons he race from sprint to half Ironman distance. He often wins his age group and finishes as one of the top overall amateurs as well.