Iván Martín Seoane
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Iván Martín Seoane |
| National team |  Spain |
| Born | 1987 (age 38–39) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle, Butterfly, Medley |
| Club | CN Santurtzi Deportiva Náutica Portugalete |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
|---|---|
| 2008-2011 | CN Sestao Head coach |
| 2009-2011 | Biscayan Swimming Federation Head coach |
| 2011-2013 | Club Deportivo La Unión Head coach |
| 2013-2015 | CN Abulense Head coach |
| 2019-2021 | CN Criptana Gigantes Head coach |
| 2020 | Official Selection of Castilla-La Mancha Official coach (Spanish Swimming Championship) |
| 2021-2022 | CN Vila-real Head coach |
Iván Martín Seoane (born 1987) is a Spanish former competition swimmer and swimming coach.
He is currently the official coach of the CN Vila-real team of Valencia (Spain). As a competition swimmer he achieved and holds different sports titles such as champion of the Basque Country, champion of Biscay or runner-up of the Basque Country.[1]
Iván Martín Seoane was born in 1987[2] in Barakaldo (Basque Country).[1] He studied the licenciate degree in physical activity and sports sciences at the University of the Basque Country, with a specialization in swimming.
As a swimmer, he was a professional competition swimmer between 1995 and 2005, achieving different achievements and titles from the children's to the junior categories.[1] As a coach, he began his coaching career at the Sestao Swimming Club (CNS) of Sestao (Basque Country), where he was its technical director and coach for three sports seasons, between 2008 and 2011.[1]
In the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 sports seasons, Martín was the technical director and coach of CN Criptana Gigantes (Campo de Criptana). Under his direction, he took the swimmer Fernando Olivares to the Spanish Swimming Championship,[3][4] who reached the national minimum in 200 medleys.[5][6][7]
In 2020, Martín was selected as the official coach of the Castilla-La Mancha Official Selection for the VI Spanish Swimming Championship.[8]
Since the 2021–2022 season he has been the technical director and coach of CN Villarreal of Valencia, succeeding Carlampio Fresquet.
Managerial career
- CN Sestao (2008–2011) Technical director and head coach.
- Biscayan Swimming Federation (2009–2011) Technical director.
- Club Deportivo La Unión (2011–2013) Technical director and head coach[9]
- CN Abulense (2013–2015) Technical director and head coach[1][10][11]
- CN Criptana Gigantes (2019–2021) Technical director and head coach[3][4][5]
- Spanish Swimming Championship. Official Selection of Castilla-La Mancha. 2020. Official coach.[8]
- CN Vila-real (2021–2022) Technical director and head coach