Aquajet Coaches

COACH CONTACT INFORMATION:

COACH DAVID NELSON: dnelsonusd@yahoo.com

COACH SHARON HARTHOORN: corey.harthoorn@gmail.com

COACH AMBER BARGSTADT: amberbargstadt@gmail.com

COACH ROBIN BIERMAN:  robinbierman@hotmail.com

COACH AMBER HAAKE:  amberhaake@gmail.com

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ABOUT OUR COACHES


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David Nelson – Head Coach

Coach David Nelson has been the head coach of the Aquajets Swim Team and Norfolk High School since the fall of 2002. He has extensive experience in competitive swimming. As a nationally ranked age group swimmer in Canada to a 6 time All American at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, South Dakota, he has witnessed and experienced a lot in the sport of swimming. A 3rd place at the NCAA Division II National Meet in 1999 for USD ranks as his greatest accomplishment as a swimmer on a team. Contact Coach Nelson at: dnelsonusd@yahoo.com

Coaching Accomplishments:

Midwestern (Nebraska club) Coach of the Year - 2008
Head Zone Coach – 2006, 2008
Assistant Zone Coach – 2005, 2007
GNAC Conference Champions
 Boys 2005, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Girls 2003, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Top 10 finishes at NSAA State High School Swimming Meet
Boys – 6th-2003, 5th-2006, 2007, & 2008,  10th-2015, 8th-2016, 2nd-2017, 5th-2018, 6th-2019, 10th-2020
Girls – 10th-2003, 9th-2018 & 2019, 6th-2020, 4th-2021, 7th-2022, 10th-2023, 8th-2024
Nebraska State Swimming Runner Up – Boys Team 2017
2017 State Coaches Association Coach of the Year
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Sharon Harthoorn -Assistant Coach
Sharon Harthoorn started coaching swimming in 2007 in Malawi, Africa, where her family lived for 9 years. She was head coach for a club team in Malawi from 2009-2013, and coached the Malawi National Swim team for 5 years. She is also an assistant coach at Norfolk High School.  Coach Harthoorn has been a coach for the Aquajets since 2014 to the present.
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