Endurance Athlete Natasha Van Der Merwe

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Natasha Van Der Merwe

Triathlon Coach

NVDM Founder

ABOUT NATASHA

Natasha Van Der Merwe is a long time endurance coach and professional triathlete.

Since 2009, Natasha has coached hundreds of athletes both online and in person, while racing as a professional triathlete herself.

Prior to starting NVDM Coaching 3 years ago, she started and ran a Bike Transport company, Directed Camps and Clinics for a large chain of Texas bike stores was the Director of a Sports Academy in Austin, building their Endurance program from the ground up to one of the largest Triathlon teams in the nation within the first year.

She coaches multiple Professional Triathletes, most notably, 2 x Ironman Champion, Alice Alberts, and has worked with multiple well known CEO's and Personalities.

Up to this point she has helped more than 14 athletes achieve their goal of qualifying for their Professional license within a very short time frame, 300+ athletes qualify for World Championships races.

Coach instructs swimmer at the poolside.

Runner participating in a race on a sunny day, wearing a hat, sunglasses, and a numbered bib.

Accomplishments

Coaches 2 x Ironman Champion, Alice Alberts
Helped multiple athletes achieve their pro license
Coached and currently coaching multiple professional athletes
Multiple athletes with Ironman & 70.3 Age Group and Overall wins
Coached over 1000 athletes of varying abilities and backgrounds
Multiple athletes with Ironman and 70.3 wins in their first season in the sport
Coached and supported blind athlete towards the Paralympics in 2016
Coached 300+ athletes who have qualified for World Championship races across multiple distances, including Ironman, 70.3 and Olympic.