Our HTX Staff - Your HTX Team

Coach | Owner | Learn 2 Swim and USA Bridge Program Director

Jason is excited to continue to offer swim programming to the greater Houston area. He utilizes thoughtful technique-driven coaching to swimmers ages four and older. For the past 20 years, Jason has worked with Houston swimmers of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds.

Much of Jason’s extensive experience comes from his last 15 years as Head Coach for RICE Aquatics. Under his leadership, the team has grown to over 200 swimmers, achieving new excellence levels and developing into the top 200 ranked USA swim team. Jason is most proud of the lasting relationships built with hundreds of swimmers and families that have stepped on the deck looking to try the sport of swimming and a community of families that have grown into a large swim family.

Jason’s ability to implement proper stroke techniques and mechanics while keeping the atmosphere fun and enjoyable for the swimmers has allowed his athletes to achieve success at all levels of competition.

• Numerous National, Jr National, Sectional, State qualifiers.

• Ten of his swimmers competed for their college teams at conference or NCAA Championship meets this past year alone.

• Admin Vice-Chair of GULF Swimming Board of Directors 2014-2018

• USA Swimming National Committee for Club Development 2014 - 2018.

• Has served on multiple committees and select coaching of the Gulf All-Star team, Gulf Zone team, and "Catch the Spirit" camps

Coach | Founder | Competitive Program Director

Senior and Age Group Coach

Coach Nordmann is a Missouri native that comes to HTX Swim with over 26 years of coaching experience. Moving to Houston in 2007, Michael has worked with The Woodlands Swim Team, the Cypress Fairbanks Swim Club, and most recently, the Magnolia Aquatic Club.

Nordmann swam in St. Louis with the Sugar Creek Swim Club, CSP Tideriders & Rockwood Swim Club. A Senior National qualifier, Nordmann competed for the University of Utah, where he was an All-Conference athlete.

Nordmann served Magnolia in many roles. Head Age Group Coach to Senior Team Coach, Associate Head Coach, and Interim Head Coach. Mike guided Magnolia to Level 4 in USA Club Recognition Program and Recognized Club status from USA Safe Sport. Mike’s athletes have TAGS, Sectional, and Junior National titles. Many members have gone on to represent schools in NCAA competitions.

As a leader in Gulf Swimming, Michael volunteered his time and efforts on the Board of Directors Executive Committee, holding such positions as Coaches Representative, Records Coordinator, Club Development Liaison, and Awards Committee. Nordmann coached athletes at North American Challenge Cup, LSC Open Water Championships, and the Southern Zone Age Group Championships.

Coach Nordmann is married to Amy Sullivan Nordmann (a 3-time NCAA National Champion in volleyball), a physician, specializing in the early detection of breast cancer. Michael and Amy have four daughters, Lucie and Lillie; both swim for Stanford University. Mary and Zoe swim with the Magnolia Aquatic Club and represent The Woodlands High School.

When not swimming, Michael enjoys listening to music, watching movies, and hanging out with his dogs, Phoebe and Louie.

Coach | Lead Age Group Coach Comp 1 & 3

Age Group Coach

Carlon MCclerkin is a Houston, Tx native who comes to HTX Swims after an extensive swimming background in USA Swimming (HCAP) and HISD (Lamar High School). Carlon has been swimming competitively since the age of four with Harris County Aquatics Program (HCAP). Carlon turned his focus to swimming once he achieved multiple TAGS standards as an age grouper. . From that point forward, he fell in love with the sport of swimming. Carlon is currently a part of the 4x400 freestyle relay record for Lamar High School.

Carlon pursued his swimming at the collegiate level at Barton County Community College and then transferred to Lindenwood University. Carlon is currently enrolled in the University Of Houston in the Global Hospitality and Leadership Program and wants to pursue a career in aquatic Sports.

In addition to HTX Swims Carlon is currently apart of the Swimming staff for The Awty School.

Coach | Lead Age Group Coach Comp 2 & High School Conditioning

Assistant Age Group Coach

Coach Jean is natve of the Dominican Republic where he was a member of the National Team for swimming. Jean brings experience coaching all levels of swimming and competing at the international level to HTX Swims. Jean most recently worked with the club youth program in the Dominican as well being an assistant at the same university he trined for as an athlete.

Jean and his wife are both former natioal team membrs who have a passion for swimming.

Coach | Lesson Program | Bridge Program @ Heights

Coach Hobie works with the USA Bridge Program in the Heights and is a Lead Instructor for the Lesson Program at Lodge 88. Coach Hobie has years of experience on the pre-competitive side of swimming having previously been the Lead Flight School coach at RICE Aquatics and Program Director of Katy Aquatics Swim-America program.

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Senior Assistant Coach

Coach Hanna comes to HTX Swims from RICE Aquatics where she spent this past season coaching the Senior program as well as 12-14 year old age groupers.Hanna had instant success as a senior-level coach with swimmers achieving new Sectional, Futures and Junior qualification times. Hanna has spent her first two years working with all levels of the program emphasizing her enthusiasm, stroke awareness and technical coaching to the swimmers. Former Owl star Hanna Huston spent three seasons as an assistant swim coach at her alma mater RICE University and recently was named the first Head Mens and Womens Swim Coach for St Thomas University.

Hanna Huston closed out her collegiate career in 2019 as one of the top distance swimmers in school history, recording a best of 16:33.37 in the mile, a time of 10:00.91 in the 1000-freestyle, and 4:49.90 in the 500. In addition to scoring for the Owls every year at the Conference USA Championships, she finished third overall at the 2017 CSCAA Collegiate National Open Water Championships in Kansas. Later that same season she was a Top 8 finisher in the 1650-free at the CSCAA National Invitational (often nicknamed the 'Swimming N.I.T.').

Huston was a regular member of the C-USA Academic Honor Roll throughout her collegiate career. She was also the 2017 recipient of the program's Kathryn Scholl True Blue Spirit Award, which is presented annually to the Owl who "has shown dedication, discipline, and leadership, but most importantly, has been an inspiration to her teammates with her consistent hard work and commitment to the team concept." In her final semester as a Rice student-athlete, Huston was recognized by Conference USA as one of the league's Spirit of Service Award winners for her various community outreach initiatives. While at Rice she was a member of Jones College

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Senior Assistant

Coach Katie Callan-Wherle joins HTX Swims with over 25 years of coaching experience nationwide. A native of Detroit, she swam summer league, club, high school, and college before earning degrees in physiology and education. In addition to coaching, Katie spent 15 years teaching health sciences in the classroom.

Most recently, Katie coached at Magnolia Aquatic Club, where she led pre-national and national teams and helped the team achieve USA Swimming Gold Medal Club status. She’s coached at the National Select Team Camp (2018) and especially valued the team unity built through MAC’s Jingle Bells Relay event.

Katie has held key roles at Crimson Aquatics Boston/North Shore and was a founding coach at Trident Aquatics in Tulsa, where she coached her nephew, 2021 Olympian Patrick Callan. She’s also coached deaf and blind athletes on Paralympic and Deaf Olympic teams.

Katie lives in Magnolia with her husband and son. Her passion for coaching matches her advocacy for inclusive learn-to-swim programs, especially for children with special needs.