Thanyapura Sports & Health Resort

Xavier Idoux is the French Aquatics Head Coach at Thanyapura Phuket, the sports resort in Thalang, where personal coaching sessions with him can be booked through the resort. He has more than 20 years of coaching experience in pool and open-water swimming, from club level to international competition. He has coached national teams in France and Thailand, served as head coach at the Thailand Aquatic Association, led the swimming programme at BEST Bangkok and worked at INSEP in France alongside open-water coach Philippe Lucas. Athletes he has worked with include Olympic and world medallists. He coaches in English and French.

Madhurjya Borah, known as Coach Madhur, is the Triathlon Head Coach at Thanyapura Phuket in Thalang, where he has worked since 2018 and where personal triathlon coaching sessions with him can be booked. He is a World Triathlon and ITCA certified coach and an ASCA Level 1 and 2 swimming coach, with more than 20 years in triathlon as a coach and athlete. He represented India in swimming and triathlon, was Indian national champion in 2012 and South Asian champion in 2013, and has podium finishes at Ironman 70.3 races in Asia. His coaching covers swimming, cycling, running and strength work for athletes from beginners to competitive triathletes. Languages: English and Hindi.

Pisan Kayankit, known as Coach Arofhat, is a Thai triathlon coach at Thanyapura Phuket in Thalang, where personal triathlon sessions with him can be booked. He has been at the resort for about ten years, seven of them as head lifeguard and three as a triathlon coach, and before that spent six years as a fitness and water sports coach in the sports department of JW Marriott Phuket. He is a triathlete himself and works with children who train for fun as well as adults who compete, from beginners to professionals. He coaches in Thai and English.

Evgeny Eliseev is a Russian swim coach at Thanyapura Phuket in Thalang, where personal coaching sessions with him can be booked. He holds ASCA Level 3 certification and has eight years of coaching experience, four of them as a head coach, after six years on the Russian national team. His competitive record includes six Russian national titles, four open-water national titles, a World Cup leg win, a Universiade final, two European titles in 2018 and a World Masters title in 2019. He coaches technique across all strokes as well as endurance and open-water swimming, in English and Russian.

Katawan Teeka, known as Coach Tonkaow, is a Thai swim coach at Thanyapura Phuket in Thalang, where personal coaching sessions with her can be booked. She spent five years on the Thai national swimming team, with medals in freestyle and relay events at the ASEAN Schools Games, SEA Age Group Championships and Asian Open Water Championships, has competed at FINA World Championships and is a 10 km champion of the Arena Thailand Open Water Championships. She holds a Level 1 swimming instructor qualification, has two years of private teaching experience and focuses on freestyle, long-distance and open-water swimming and on lessons for children. Languages: Thai and English.

Charissa Panuve is a swim coach at Thanyapura Phuket in Thalang, where personal coaching sessions with her can be booked. A former national swimmer for Tonga with Fijian roots, she spent 14 years on the Tongan national team, competed at the Oceania Championships, World Championships and Commonwealth Games, and was the first female medallist for Tonga at the Oceania Swimming Championships. Her coaching focuses on technical skills and personal development for swimmers who want to race. She speaks English, Mandarin, Cantonese and Fijian.

Matthew Vali is a swim coach from Papua New Guinea at Thanyapura Phuket in Thalang, where personal coaching sessions with him can be booked. A member of the Papua New Guinea national swimming team, he competed at the 2023 Pacific Games and trained at Thanyapura for about a year and a half in 2022-23 as a World Aquatics scholarship recipient, earning a World Aquatics Level 1 assistant swimming coach certification there. He works with swimmers of all ages and abilities and says swimming is a skill anyone can learn. Languages: English, Tok Pisin and Hula.

Nitiphoom Chobyai, known as Coach Phoom, is a Thai swim coach at Thanyapura Phuket in Thalang, where personal coaching sessions with him can be booked. A sports science graduate of Mae Fah Luang University, he has six years of competitive swimming experience through school and university. His lessons are built around each swimmer's age, ability and goals, with a calm and supportive style, and suit both children and adults, from first-time swimmers to those refining technique. He coaches in English and Thai.

Anastasia Tabolina is a Russian swim coach at Thanyapura Phuket in Thalang, where personal coaching sessions with her can be booked. A former artistic swimmer with elite-level experience, she coached artistic swimming in Russia with athletes from beginners to competitive level and has worked as a competition judge. At Thanyapura she coaches learn-to-swim, junior development and squad swimmers, with a focus on confidence and technique for children and young athletes, and also leads adult stretching classes for mobility and recovery. She works in English and Russian.