Head Coach Mike Norment Discusses Notre Dame Swim, Training Nic Fink, & Starting a Club Team

SwimSwam sat down with newly hired Notre Dame men’s and women’s swimming head coach, Mike Norment. The 16x NCAA All-American swimmer has been coaching on deck for a while now, with college coaching stops at Georgia Tech and Georgia.

Norment is innovative and thinks outside the box, which has resulted in his swimmers being engaged and bought into his system. He hopes to bring the same level of enthusiasm and concentration to South Bend, which will see the men’s team back in action this season after a 1-year suspension for gambling.

The new head coach also dives into what he learned from working with Nic Fink as a seasoned pro and starting his own club team, Metro Atlanta Aquatic Club.

In the SwimSwam Podcast dive deeper into the sport you love with insider conversations about swimming. Hosted by Coleman Hodges and Gold Medal Mel Stewart, SwimSwam welcomes both the biggest names in swimming that you already know, and rising stars that you need to get to know, as we break down the past, present, and future of aquatic sports.

Music: Otis McDonald
www.otismacmusic.com

Opinions, beliefs and viewpoints of the interviewed guests do not necessarily reflect the opinions, beliefs, and viewpoints of the hosts, SwimSwam Partners, LLC and/or SwimSwam advertising partners.

In This Story

9
Leave a Reply

Subscribe
Notify of

9 Comments
newest
oldest most voted
ZThomas
10 months ago

I think swimmers will love to swim for coach Norment. I genuinely enjoyed listening to him

Coleman Hodges
10 months ago

He was at Georgia through 2021, then moved to Atlanta and was training w Mike at Georgia Tech 2021-23, then Dallas 23-24. Now…?

MikeIsTheMan
10 months ago

Great hire for the Irish! He has strong recruits having their debuts as freshmen and sophomores on both the men’s and women’s teams. Predicting a successful year for Mike!

Hilary Yager
10 months ago

Excellent hire! Best of luck, Mike!

FastSwimming
10 months ago

Man on a mission, will be interesting to see if he’s successful. Chris had a ton of success with the men, but it would be great for the women to start rising

Max
10 months ago

Very excited to see what he does up there. A great leader of men whose passion and dedication to being the best coach he can should be a perfect combination with a hungry team on the rise.

FREEBEE
10 months ago

I hope his sense of gratitude, humility, and community is contagious. You can see why he’s such a high achieving coach. Yes, I’m ready to train too Coleman!

James Beam
10 months ago

I’ll bet he does a great job in South Bend! Excellent hire.

YGBSM
Reply to  James Beam
10 months ago

It will never get old. Good work.

About Coleman Hodges

Coleman Hodges

Coleman started his journey in the water at age 1, and although he actually has no memory of that, something must have stuck. A Missouri native, he joined the Columbia Swim Club at age 9, where he is still remembered for his stylish dragon swim trunks. After giving up on …

Read More »