All our coaches have competed at a professional level, either as a swimmer, triathlete or coach. They have many years of experience and knowledge at their disposal. Founder Johan Kenkhuis is an Olympic swimming medaillist.
Meet our team below. Are you interested in personal training, but don't know which coach suits you? Then contact us:
As a true breaststroke specialist, Loes competed in the European championships and became national champion and Dutch record holder in the 200 meter breaststroke. Loes has broad experience in coaching, triathletes as well as amateur swimmers. Besides coaching she also teaches kids in preliminary school.
SwimGym founder and two time Olympian Johan won a silver and bronze medal in the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games. He is a freestyle specialist and nowadays also commentator for the Dutch broadcasting during international swimming championships.
After years of training and studying in the United States, Annabel earned a spot on the Dutch national swimteam. As a steady member of the relay team she participated in several European and World championships and Olympic Games with a highlight of scoring a bronze medal in the 2004 Olympic Games. Her heart still beats faster for anything that has to do with sports and she loves to share her expertise and enthusiasm for swimming with the SwimGym members.
Jelle is a very experienced coach and personal trainer, both in swimming as fitness. He has a background in waterpolo where he coached on national level. His enthousiasme for training motivates his swimmers every time they come in and train.
Tessa won a bronze medal in the 100 breaststroke at the European Championships in 2010 and competed at the World Championships in Shanghai a year later. You will always see Tessa smiling and she brings this positive attitude to the pool deck while also working hard. The perfect combination if you ask us!
A true allrounder with a international swimming career in medley swimming and breaststroke. Sébas held the Dutch national record on the 200 breaststroke for many years and is known for putting in the work every time he hits the pool. He likes to challenge his swimmers to put in the effort in every training to get the most out of your swim.
As coach of the youngest Dutch national champion swimmers, Dennis knows exactly how to coach and improve the technique for swimmers of all levels. In 2018 Dennis competed at the Dutch National Championships himself, and, on top of that, he is now a certified personal trainer!
Michael’s biggest dream was to be a swimcoach and at the SwimGym this passion shines through. Michael is an experienced triathlete himself (he has done two Iron Man’s) and is the clubcoach in Hoofddorp. Are you planning on doing a triathlon? Personal training with Michael will certainly give you an advantage!
Joop is still swimming competitively, and has also done some triathlons and open water swimming. Freestyle is his favourite stroke. Joop first started coaching kids, after which he coached student swimmers and triathletes. He is eager to help athletes achieve their goals.
Roy is an enthusiastic trainer with a passion for the sport of swimming, which he tries to show during every training. For a number of years Roy trains young swimmers in Haarlem, where he is still active as a competitive swimmer as well. After finishing his study as a PE teacher, he is very motivated to put a lot of attention into making everybody a better swimmer.
Kingue is a professional swimmer with extensive experience as a national level swimmer with multiple national titles. As a swimmer Kingue finds it important to ask the ‘why’ about focus points or skills, and he enjoys taking an ‘out-of-the-box’ approach to finding points of improvement. As a coach, he likes to take the same approach and take a refreshing look at your swimming and together with you find ways to improve
Kaylee's specialty is long-distance swimming and she has extensive experience in open water and in the pool at both national and international levels. In addition to various national podium places in the pool, she has become Dutch champion several times in the open water in both the freestyle and breaststroke. Working with trainers at club level and federation level along with her experiences has made her enthusiastic to pass on tips and tricks so that everyone can achieve their goal.
Anna has had chlorine flowing through her blood from an early age. Despite her young age, she has already competed in several Dutch National Championships and she is not an unknown face in the triathlon field. The Health and Life student at the VU enjoys coaching and likes to make others enthusiastic about swimming. Now she is not only training the children at her swimming club in Weesp, but she is also standing at the SwimGym pool platform to improve your swimming technique ánd enjoyment.
Thomas his swimming skills encountered at the age of 5 when managed to get 3 swimming diplomas within 9 months. His swimming career really took off a couple of years later, as a competitive swimmer at ZPCH in Hoofddorp. His love for this sport was - and is - so present that he obtained his training license as soon as possible. Now he would like - in addition to his study Sport Marketing - to further expand his coaching skills at SwimGym. Thomas is an enthusiastic trainer and enjoys training swimmers to a higher level, together.
In her short career as a competitive swimmer, Isa has developed a great passion for swimming. She trains the young selection at her club in Hoofddorp and her favorite stroke is breaststroke. She knows what it's like to train hard and with the combination of her energetic character and training at the ALO she is very motivated to teach everyone how to become a better swimmer. With Isa's enthusiasm and knowledge you will always have a good training and the time and attention to help you!
During Aussie Michaels his prime time in swimming, he made it to the Age Nationals, Open Nationals and Commonwealth Games Trials in Australia. He has now been coaching for 7 years: 6 years in Brisbane and 1 year at the Gold Coast. In his time coaching he has worked under Olympic coaches and is also currently working as an training assistant at the Dolfijn swim club. With his professional eye he will definitely make you a better swimmer!
Robert grew up in the swimming pool, as he started combining swimming and water polo. Later on he continued with water polo, as it took too much time to combine both sports, and has been part of all Dutch Junior teams. Now the Science, Business and Innovation student has found his way back to swimming and he is ready to help you become an even better swimmer!