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

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

Coach | Lead Age Group Coach Comp 2

Age Group Coach

Anisa Nelson started her swimming career in Samoa, after moving to north Houston she began her journey with USA Swimming where she swam club for MARC and for Montgomery High School. Anisa has worked with USA Swimming starting her sophomore year of high school as an athlete rep. This led her to a board position in Gulf Swimming held during her senior year of high school. Anisa then attended the University of Montevallo where she was a part of the inaugural team and represented her fellow teammates as a SAAC Representative. Anisa also continued her journey with USA Swimming on the national level, where she worked on both the DE&I and Officials national committees and held the position as a national athlete representative for 3 years. In May of 2023, Anisa received her bachelor’s in social work and is currently pursuing her master’s in social work with a concentration in Marco Social Work and an interest in social policy at the University of Houston.

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.

Coach | Assistant Age Group Coach | High School Conditioning

Jaleah Walker is a Houston native who began swimming around the age of 5 with the Houston Swim Club Sharpstown Stingrays. She continued to swim competitively for more than 10 years with Harris County Aquatics Program (HCAP), Eagle Swimming, and Bridge Bats. She also had the pleasure of swimming for the Lamar High School Swim Team and played for the Water Polo Team. After graduating hjgh school she has had the opportunity to play for the Howard University Club Water Polo Team and Texas Southern Club Swim Team. She also has experience in teaching swim lessons for the YMCA. Currently she is the assistant coach for the swim and water polo teams for Lamar High School and pursuing her degree in education with a concentration in 4th to 8th grade mathematics.