Mike has been in organized sports his whole life. He immigrated to Canada in May 1964 from Australia where he was a lifeguard and rugby player. Once in Canada, he continued to compete at Rugby, Badminton, Running, Skiing and Triathlon all at competitive levels. He comes to Team Triumph with a wealth of knowledge and experience in both pool and open water swimming.
He has 8 Canadian Masters National Relay & 25 Ontario Provincial Records.
He has attended 5- FINA World Masters Swimming Championships, and has been on 3 -Technosport Relay teams which were ranked in the annual FINA World Masters top 10.
He has been with the City of Ottawa, St Laurent Pool, Power Swim Program for five years, coaching beginners to advanced swimmers, specializing in stroke theory technique for fly, back, breast, free and perfecting swimmer starts and turns.
He has competed in 5 - Bring on the Bay open water swims and medaled each time.
When Michael in not coaching or swimming he is relaxing or working on his next travel plans with his wife Lynn.
A huge thank you to my Triathlon coach, Julia Cooper-Aimers. She took the time last week to drop off (from a distance because of COVID19 restrictions) some tri shorts I ordered along with a well-appreciated note to remind me that there will be ups and downs and that things will get better. She has gone above and beyond to support all of her athletes and our Team Triumph club, by providing almost daily strength, yoga, and spinning videos that have been uploaded to Youtube for anyone who needs a little motivation during these challenging times as well as many words of encouragement. I am grateful for her support and encouragement. ❤️
Anita Lacelle Taylor
Training with Team Triumph for 7 months (so far) made me faster and stronger while building nourishing connections with like-minded fitness nuts and shattering the expectations I had of myself. TT is a crew of inspiring people pursuing epic individual goals and encouraging each other along the way. Julia and her team have expert knowledge and provide a thoughtful evidence-based group program that works. I am privileged and thankful to have Team Triumph in my neighborhood and can't wait to get back to the pool!
Alex Bourne
I want to thank you for always putting our well-being at the forefront of your business model. You suspended face-to-face programs in a timely manner, leading the way in a fitness business world that took much too long to respond and put their members’ health and the community at risk. You « triumphed « in quickly acting to flatten the curve.
Your caring nature resulted in a series of innovative and fun virtual sessions and opened them to the community. I am missing the live interaction now that I am working for a few months but I appreciate that I can access the videos according to my schedule. Yin/yang session tonight, just what I needed.
Not to mention the check-ins, the home deliveries, the charitable events. Priceless.
Simone Rose-Oliver