Coaches and Directors
Nikolay has a powerful background of training, personal achievements and education. He has also been mentored by many of the most successful, well known leaders and athletes who taught him all the basics, techniques and know-how in sports, leadership and business development. This exposure gave him a colossal support and foundation both in swimming and everyday life situations
Education:
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Bachelor’s Degree and over 10 years of extensive study in Psychology, Business Management, International Business and Control of Education
Swimming experience:
- Russian Junior Nationals Winner
- US and Russian Nationals Qualifier
- US Open Qualifier
- NCAA US Nationals Winner
- ECAC Champion
- Certified Member of the All-America Collegiate Swimming Team
- Over 25 years of competitive swimming experience
Coaching Experience:
- Over 15 years as a Private Technique Coach working with swimmers of every level
- Selected Coach for 2019 USA Swimming Leadership Summit at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO
- Selected Coach for 4UElite Swimming Clinic with Megan Romano 2018
- Selected Metro Zone Team Coach of 2014, 2015 and 2016
- Selected Coach for Brackin Elite Training Best Swim Camp 2015 under the guidance of Olympic Coaches Dave Durden and Kim Brackin
- Head Coach and Team Manager of USA swimming competitive team - Freedom Aquatics since 2015
- Selected Coach for Metro All Stars Training Camp 2014 under the guidance of Olympic Coach Sergio Lopez Miro and Olympic Swimmer Peter VanderKaay
- Selected Coach for Metro Annual Outreach Swimming Clinic 2014 with Olympic Swimmers Doug Lennox and Brett Fraiser
- Served as a Junior and Senior Swimmers’ Coach at Richmond Aquatics Club
- Member of American Swimming Coaches Association
- USA Swimming Certified Coach Since 2012
Achievements and Awards:
- Nikolay prepared numerous athletes who qualified and plced Top-8 at International Senior Cup, International Swimming Coach's Association Elite Show Case Championships, Sectionals, Senior Mets, Eastern Zones, IM Xtreme Games and Junior Olympics Championships as well as constantly being recognized as Metro Top - 25 fastest swimmers
- Metropolitan Swimming's Must Watch Age Group Coach of the Year for the 2016 - 2017 Season
- Active Member of Metropolitan Swimming Strategic Planning Committiee
- Riverbank Redtails International Invitational Coach Award 2014
- Honorable Mench*ion Leadership Award 2015
Coach Merouane brings tremendous knowledge and international coaching experience in the sport of swimming to Poly Prep Coaching Staff. Coach Merouane continues studying and growing as a professional and within the last several years has completed many educational programs and has achieved the highest level in each of them. In addition, he has worked with many high level swimmers in many international teams.
Education:
- Associate of Applied Science: Computer And Information Sciences
- Computer College - Dubai UAE
- Associate of Science: Computer And Information Sciences
- NTI New Computer Technologies Institute - Morocco Work History
- Barca University Student (Professional Diploma in sport Nutrition) & (Diploma in psychology for high performance sport)
Coaching Experience:
- 09/2018 - Current. Freedom Aquatics Head Location Coach
- 08/2017-08/2018 NCAC Corona Flashing Meadow Queens NY USA Club
- 01/2010-01/2017 Al Wasl Club (Swimming) Dubai UAE
- 08/2007-12/2009 Cercle Des Nageurs De Marseille France
- 02/2005-03/2007Cercle Des Nageurs De Bruxelles Belgium
- 01/2002-12/2004 Swim Team of Association Sportive De Sale Morocco
Certifications:
- American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) Level 5
- National Federation of State High School Associations NFHS Certified Coach level 2 International Swimming Coaches Association (ISCA)
Achievements:
- Top 1 US ranking 50 FL SCM 10 & Under.
- 3 Golden 4 Silver 24 Bronze 2021 ISCA Summer Elite Showcase .
- Over 30 Swimmers Qualified to MR LCM Junior Olympic Championship.
- One Swimmer Selected to represent MR in the 2021 Eastern Zone LCM Age Group Championship.
- 3 Swimmers qualified to 2021 TYR Metro Senior Mets Championship.
- Virtual Assistant to the Olympic de Paris de natation to enhance the performance. 12 swimmers aged 14-15 (Paris 2024)
- worked closely with the Moroccan Sport ministry to develop the sport in the country by developing the clubs work segmentation.
