Please find below a list of the coaches with the Norfolk Hammerheads Aquatic Club.

Coaching Staff – 2023-2024

Trent McNicol - Head Coach

Coach Trent McNicol holds an NCCP Level 2 certification and has over 25 years of coaching experience.  He primarily coaches senior athletes in the Gold and Gold Development programs and provides on-deck coaching and support at swim meets for swimmers in the 13 & over category.  The Head Coach is responsible for overseeing the entire NHAC training program and to act as a consultant/trainer for the Assistant Coaches.  The coaching team works together, under the guidance of the Head Coach, to develop and deliver a seamless program to our swimmers.  

Trent’s Philosophy is that “The focus of our program will be on stroke techniques and swimmer development. We will encourage fitness and fun while working on the fundamentals of our sport. There is a lot of hard work in this sport and with that comes confidence and a positive attitude.”

Kristina Steins - Assistant/Age Group Coach

The Age Group coach is a NCCP certified swim coach.  She uses her extensive personal knowledge to develop this program and get them ready for competitions. Some highlights of her time as a swimmer are various competitions in both Canada and throughout the world, Gold Medalist in all backstroke events every year (50, 100 and 200) and she still holds all of the National Records in those events and she attended a Division 1 school on a full swimming scholarship in Louisville, Kentucky.  Kristina Steins coaches the Mini, Intro to Stroke, Stroke Development and Train to Compete programs.  She provides on-deck coaching and support at swim meets, typically for swimmers aged 12 & under.   The Age Group coaches supervise and direct the Assistant and Junior Coaches. 

Some of her favourite motivational quotes are “Never back up and never back down” and “I don’t get ready, I stay ready!”