Coach
I coach where athletes actually train and race.
Track sessions, trail paths, pool decks, open-water starts, and long days on the bike. The Aquatic Coach is built from that ground.
Who I am
I am Andy Astfalck. I was an Australian national-level swimmer and represented Australia at the World Outrigger Canoe Sprint World Championships. I have been racing triathlon, open-water swimming, and running events since high school. For decades I have coached swimming, open-water swimming, triathlon, cycling, and running — in clubs, schools, international teams, and one-to-one with athletes chasing their first finish or a new personal best.
I hold a Master’s degree in Applied Science (Sport Coaching) from the University of Queensland, where I studied alongside national-level coaches. I am licensed through the Australian Swimming Coaches and Teachers Association and the World Swimming Coaches and Teachers Association.
I have stood on pool decks and at race starts and finish lines long enough to know what actually helps people improve: consistency, honest effort, recovery when it is needed, and a plan that respects real life.
Why swimming matters
The Aquatic Coach is not a generic endurance brand with a water theme. I am a swimming coach first — national-level in Australia, licensed through ASCTA and the World Swimming Coaches and Teachers Association — who has spent decades on pool decks, at open-water starts, and beside triathletes on race morning.
If you come to triathlon from running or cycling, you already know the pattern: fitness carries the bike and run, but the swim stays hard. Technique, open-water confidence, sighting, and pacing the first leg before a long day — that is often the barrier between finishing comfortably and surviving the first transition. It is also the part many coaches treat as filler between the “real” sports.
Whether you are chasing your first triathlon, trying to stop dreading the swim leg, or training purely for pool and open-water goals, your water sessions are coached by someone who understands stroke mechanics and how to build open-water readiness into a busy week — not someone padding a plan with generic drill sets.
How I coach
I coach one-on-one — a deliberate cap of 25 athletes so I can read every session, reply within 24 hours, and know your season without you repeating yourself each week.
I am thorough, but I do not drown you in science-speak. What you experience is straightforward: clear weekly focus, sessions that make sense, same-day feedback on your training, and direct communication when something needs to change. No standing video calls — coaching you can read, keep, and act on.
What you will not get
A cookie-cutter plan copied from someone else. A squad of assistant coaches. Or hype without follow-through. You get me — involved through the season, reviewing your work, and adjusting the plan when it matters.
On the ground
The photos below are from the environments this programme is built for — water, road, trail, track, and event day. That is the world I coach in.
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