Join our Masters swim team. Become an Aquanaut by visiting the link:

http://www.floridalmsc.org/Registration/AQNT.htm

Email Coach Ed for schedule and more details: EdNessel@aol.com, 321-482-1612

The Space Coast Aquanauts masters swim team trains in coastal Central Florida. Headed up by Coach Ed Nessel, the Aquanauts are made up of athletes from varied backgrounds, abilities, swim experiences and desires for future goals.

Coach Nessel moved down from New Jersey, where he was an All-State champion breaststroker, coached various teams over his 46 years on the pool deck, and coached athletes to All-State, high school All-Americas, college All-Americas, NCAA championships and six Olympians. He developed the fastest swimmer in the world in 2006, Cullen Jones, from the age of 13 through his high school career. Coach Nessel came to Florida after retiring his position as masters swim coach and racing camp presenter/coordinator at  Rutgers University. He also is a pharmacist, biochemist and physiologist who is on the National Swimming Sports Medicine Committee and applies the science of swimming with the physiology of aging in training his athletes.

Coach Nessel has extensive experience in training top level athletes for competition.

He was selected the United States Masters Swimming Coach of the Year in 1998 and has garnered many awards and national championships as both a competitor and coach during his long career both in the water and on the deck. His enthusiasm for his swimmers is known nationwide. It has been said by many in the swimming community: “With Coach Nessel, it is not about him; it is about his swimmers.”

Some masters team members compete in local, regional and national meets, which are fun, exciting and challenging. But competition is not mandatory.

Prepare to have a quality workout and focus on technique. Also, bring fins, as they are an integral part of our training. If you do not have a pair, Coach  Nessel can help size you for some.