Bo Martin

Bo began swimming at age 10 when, one summer day, he stumbled upon a swim meet at his local pool. He jumped in, won a bunch of ribbons, and was hooked. He must have made an impression on others as well, for the coach asked him to join the team on the spot.

Bo continued swimming with summer age group teams in his hometown of Delaware, Ohio. When he entered Hayes High School, he was immediately recruited for the varsity swim team and competed all four years for the Pacers, becoming the first swimmer in the school’s history to make Top Ten in State.

After high school, Bo took a 23-year hiatus from swimming. He returned to the sport in 2000, when he joined the Sharks for health reasons. Within a year he had lost 60 lbs. and was swimming freestyle races as fast as he did in high school.

COACHING PHILOSOPHY: Bo understands that swimming as an adult is different than the swimming we did when we were younger. He emphasizes technique, including stroke mechanics, breathing control, and efficient turns. He has improved his own swimming by using knowledge he has gained from many coaches, books and videos, and is now happy to share this with the Sharks in his capacity as coach.  

Alex Blohm

Currently a math major at the Ohio State University, Alex is originally from Stow, Ohio.   He has been swimming competitively for ten years, competing for Stow High School and training pre- and post-season with the Hudson Heat swim club.  In his high school freshman and junior years, he won Most Improved Swimmer awards, and in his senior year, he placed in the 200 and 500 Freestyle events.

Alex is a WSI certified swim instructor and holds CPR, AED, and Red Cross Lifeguard certifications.  Before coming to Columbus, he worked as an assistant coach at Lifecenter Plus Health and Wellness Center in Hudson, Ohio, where he designed practices and worked on stroke technique with top swimmers in the 13-18 age group.  

COACHING PHILOSOPHY:  Alex believes in using drills during practices, including many from the Total Immersion system, to help his swimmers improve their stroke technique.  In main sets he uses enthusiasm and encouragement to push swimmers beyond what they think they can achieve.  He enjoys designing practices that are creative and refreshing, to avoid "routine" workouts.  He believes that working hard and having fun go hand-in-hand, and that building his swimmers' self-confidence allows them to achieve any goal they set for themselves.