Team

Baxter King

Head Coach

Baxter King is a CrossFit Level 3 Trainer and DISTRICT Battersea's Head Coach!

Baxter grew up on the majestic streets of a small town in New Zealand. He dabbled in rugby from when he was a young child until one fateful day he found CrossFit and decided he wanted to try and look like Rich Froning.

Naturally Baxter decided that working out was not enough and wanted coach CrossFit as-well! So he moved to London in search of a gym that was great enough to coach at and found DISTRICT Battersea, the greatest box of all.

During the 2 years that Baxter has coached, he has managed to become a CrossFit Level 3 trainer and a level 3 Personal Trainer as well as secure a host of other qualifications along the way.

His main mission is to introduce people to CrossFit and to get people to see the benefits of getting off the couch and into the gym.

The most rewarding thing for Baxter is seeing people coming into class and achieving things they never thought were possible before!

Alexis Rufus

General Manager & Coach

Alexis began her CrossFit journey in 2013 following a 10 year career in Thai Boxing, during which she claimed 5 World Titles. She has been coaching CrossFit since 2018, and at DISTRICT since it opened its doors in 2019. That same year, just six years after she started training CrossFit, Alexis went to the CrossFit Games where she finished 5th in the World in her age group!

Alexis is now DISTRICT Battersea's General Manager and offers Personal Training alongside her GM role. Alexis loves CrossFit and the benefits it brings to each individual, literally changing the way she views health and fitness and the longevity it promotes for everyone, regardless of their training background.

Unfortunately, Alexis had to give up competing at CrossFit in 2021 after having two major back surgeries, followed by two further back surgeries in 2022 - however, she has not let these surgeries stop her, having successfully recovered and resumed regular training, giving us all a run for our money when she takes part in class WODs at the gym! Alexis has also used the lessons and knowledge that she has learned from her experience to advocate for helping others with all back injuries or conditions.

Alexis is a CrossFit Level 2 trainer, and certified in CF Gymnastics, CF Olympic Lifting, CF Aerobic Capacity and Kids CrossFit

Kinga Golebiowski

CrossFit Coach

Kinga began her CrossFit journey in 2008 after joining the Canadian Armed Forces and being introduced to functional fitness through her staff during recruit training. Until recently, CrossFit always played second fiddle to her career as an infantryman or to football, having represented Canada 4x at the CISM military world games.

Whether through her work or recreationally, Kinga has always been keen on teaching, instructing and coaching a variety of activities, from running bootcamps, S&C coach for youth American football, high performance goalkeeper coach, marksmanship trainer, to ski patroller and mountain rescuer, her experience is functionally varied.

After sustaining a serious elbow injury and having to retire her football boots and keeper gloves, Kinga is excited to return to coaching CrossFit and putting to use her CF-L1. Fuelled by maple syrup, Kinga loves a barbell and erg WOD, perfectly paced to a country playlist.

Noelia Parodi

CrossFit Coach

Noelia got into sports at the early age of 9. Dedicating years to competitive figure skating until she retired at 14, when she got into the gym and hasn’t left since.

Noelia started working in the fitness industry at 18, training in Body Building and Endurance. Fitness allowed her to travel and live in other countries where she continued to develop as a Coach. In her late twenties she got into running and participated in several Half Marathons - her favourite distance!

After an injury in her mid twenties she couldn't train or work for months. In this time, her obsession moved to the quality of movement, rather than intense movement without purpose. Which led to her becoming a personal trainer and massage therapist.

Noelia discovered CrossFit in 2014 and hasn’t looked back. At first hesitant of it because of her back injury, it didn't take long for her to notice the amazing changes in her strength foundations and quality of movement. She believes CrossFit helped rehabilitate her back in a way no other fitness routine did before.

With a long list of qualifications you can know you’re in very safe hands with her coaching you!

Personal Trainer L4. Kettlebell L1, Weightlifting L1, CrossFit L1, CF Gymnastics L1, ATA CF Adaptive Athletes. Trained in Opex CCP, Precision Nutrition L1, Sports Massage L3, Traditional Thai Massage & Reflexology, Trained on Dr. Stuart McGill method to work with the back pain patient.

Scarlett Markham

CrossFit Coach

Scarlett has grown up with sport at the forefront of her life. Participating in a variety of sports Scarlett found her love for weights and strength training leading her to compete in Powerlifting. Eager to pursue a new challenge she began her journey with CrossFit.

Scarlett quickly fell in love with the fast pace, challenge and intensity of crossfit. This love for crossfit later led to her pursuing it as her career.

You can catch her regularly training in open gym preparing for various comps such as Hyrox. Often training her favourite style of training, long endurance. Scarlett loves a class too, especially a competitive WOD.

Scarlett is passionate about constantly learning and adapting as a coach. Increasing her knowledge and skills to best help in her classes and with her clients.

Daniel McCarroll

CrossFit Coach

Daniel started his CrossFit journey in 2013 in Hong Kong. He joined Perpetua as a member, and coach in 2016. Following on, he became a coach at District during lock down in 2021. After a brief intermission he is back!

He has a background in dance and worked as a professional contemporary dancer performing around the world before moving into fitness.

Dan mission is to empower individuals to live a long active life. Outside of coaching classes he is dedicated to helping individuals overcome injury, chronic pain, improve movement function and performance to live years full of life.

Qualifications:
Crossfit Level 2
Active Life Professional