Before I start blogging about health and fitness I feel it appropriate to tell you a little about me first. The reason I chose to blog about fitness is because being fit and active has shaped (pun intended) me into the man that I am today.
My name is Matt Golebiewski (goal a besk ee). I am a 24 year old swim coach. i have trained competitively for 18 years and I’ve been coaching for 5 years ever since I graduated high school. In high school I was a 12 time all American and was a top ranked recruit. I set a Pennsylvania state record in my senior season while winning two events and becoming swimmer of the year. After high school I swam in college.
My first coaching job was at the University of Maryland (UMD) in 2006 which was where i was attending school. I wish I could say I was a coach for the university but I only worked on Sundays for 3 hours with little kids.
The reason I had this job was because I was a student athlete for the school. I was a varsity letter winner my freshman year, and helped the school place 3rd in an Atlantic Coast Conference relay (ACC). I left the institution because a new coach was brought in and we had different training ideologies; me being laid back and him being a strict S.O.B. After UMD I transferred to West Chester University (WCU) to continue competing. Coming from a division 1 school into a division 2 school was actually pretty smooth. Most colleges look down on athletes trying to leave their program and won’t allow them to compete for a year. In my case the S.O.B. cut me a break.
During my 3 years competing at WCU we won the championship each year. I also competed on the national level against the best in the nation and in my junior year my teammates and I actually won an event at nationals. By my senior season I was setting pool, school, and conference records in multiple events. After my eligibility was up I went back to coaching. i have coached all ages; from 3 year old aquatic clubs to 18 year old high schoolers.
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