Mike Mintenko
Mike Mintenko
Michael Mintenkois a former competition swimmer who represented Canada in butterfly and freestyle events in various international championships, including the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. He is a ten-time medallist, spanning the FINA world championships, Pan Pacific Championships, and Commonwealth Games...
plain simple swimming
There's been no distractions. It's plain and simple why we're swimming real fast.
timing
The timing is right for me to take on some new challenges,
coach easily liking rest
I could still go into something else, or I could easily coach the rest of my life. I have no idea, but I'm liking it so far.
best carry certainly definitely experience gained hope momentum montreal people positive walked worlds
I walked away from the worlds in Montreal really happy. It was such a very positive experience and definitely one of my best memories. My hope is the momentum that was gained in Montreal will carry over. I certainly think the right people are in place to make that happen.
good
It's something that was offered, and there's a lot of good things about it,
excuse experience language national team time
This is the first time in my experience in the national team that there hasn't been any u excuse my language u (expletive) distractions,
along best coached pass
I'll just take my experience, what I've done to make myself the best I can be, and try to pass that along to the kids. It'll be interesting, because I've never coached before.
career cherish countries great journey kid pursue small swimming town travel
I never thought a small town kid from Saskatchewan would travel to more than 30 countries and pursue a dream. My swimming career was a great journey and that's what I'll cherish the most.
dictate
I don't know if I can dictate anything,