Meet Stephen.

Stephen Michalik
Certified Swim Coach

Stephen has been coaching youth in competitive swimming for the past 12 years. Throughout college, he served with the County of Maui Park and Recreation Department and implemented the American Red Cross Learn-to-Swim program during local summer camps all around the island. He began his swim coaching career as a junior varsity coach while teaching overseas in Dubai. Within two years, he helped lead both the junior varsity and varsity boys & girls team to a 2nd place finish at the 2012 ISAC swimming championships in Cairo, Egypt. After teaching overseas for 10 years, he moved to the Woodlands, and continued his coaching career with the Woodland Waves. 

As an avid age group swimmer, he felt the inclination to join the triathlon community. He competed in his first sprint triathlon as part of a relay team in 2010 (Abu Dhabi, UAE) and his first sprint tri in the Woodlands (2018 CB&I Sprint Triathlon). Within the past three years, he set out to put more focus on improving his running and joined Northside Running & Tri. In 2021, he competed in the Kerrville sprint triathlon (Kerrville, TX) and finished 3rd in his AG while earning a qualifying time for the USTA Age Group Nationals. He was recently selected as a 2022 Kerrville Triathlon Ambassador and will be competing in his first half-Ironman this September in Kerrville. 

He believes that everyone has the ability to enjoy swimming and that the sport of swimming contributes to a healthy lifestyle.

Coaching and Fees:

- Access to coach via text + email + cell
- Goal planning 
- Training Peaks account
- Northside Running Singlet and Backpack
- Coach assisted Saturday morning runs and Tuesday night track session
(includes mapped routes, water and occasional run picture on the route)
- Experienced pace group leaders
- Discounts to several local races and triathlons
- Group Tent at Local Races
- Access to private Northside FB page
- Discounts to Fleet Feet, Mobility Chiro, TriggerPoint 
- Seminars with information pertaining to all things running 
- Coach organized destination runs

Rate: $60/month