Nicole Borges

Biography

Nicole Borges joined Texas as an assistant coach in March 2025. “I’m thrilled that Nicole Borges is finally a part of our staff,” O’Neill said. “This has been months in the making, and she is going to be a great deal to our team. It means a lot that she has taken the leap back into collegiate coaching with our program. Nicole has a proven track record of success in every level as an athlete and coach, and in the short time she has been with us, she has already made an impact.” Borges boasts over 20 years of coaching at the collegiate, national and international levels. Most recently, she was the doubles Junior National Team Coach for Canada at the 2024 Junior World Championships. From 2022-2024, she was the Head Coach and Program Director for the Don Rowing Club in Mississauga, Ontario, guiding the program to three gold and three silver medals at the USA Club Nationals, 12 gold and five silver medals at the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta and gold in the 2x at the Head of Charles. Prior to her time with the Canadian Junior National Team and the Don Rowing Club, she served as an assistant coach and a global recruiting lead at her alma mater, the University of Washington from 2008-11, working primarily with the Novice Eight. During her first season, Washington finished as the National Runner-Up, and the I Four claimed an NCAA title. In each of her four seasons on Montlake, Washington placed inside the top-10 nationally. Washington also won Pac-12 titles in the Varsity Four in 200