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Meet our  Coaches:

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Dr. Michael H. Goldhardt, Head Coach & Director of Herriman Aquatics.
Coach Goldhardt has been coaching for 23 years.  He graduated from the University of Utah in History Education, received his Masters of Education from the University of Phoenix, and a Doctorate Degree in Education. 

His coaching career includes Age-Group Swimming at Granite and Herriman, Head Swim Coach at Granite, Jordan, and Herriman, Head Water Polo Coach for Granite, Jordan, Herriman, Mtn. Zone Olympic Development, and the University of Utah.  He has been selected as Coach of the Year in Water Polo for his time at the University of Utah and at Granite the Mountain Zone, and Herriman H.S.


Coach Goldhardt believes that the skills and development from aquatic sports build the character needed to become better members of the community, family, and organizations.  He believes it's important to work hard and his workouts have been known to push athletes to the max.  Coach Goldhardt has coached 18 State Champion Swimmers a Region Championship Swim team, 6 State Championship Water Polo Teams, as well as the Rocky Mountain Conference Championships twice at the University of Utah. 

He has been the recipient of the Utah High School Water Polo Coach of the Year (2002, 2005, 2013, and 2019), The College Water Polo Southwest and Mountain Division Coach of the Year (2003 & 2004) and the USA Water Polo Mountain Zone High School Girls Coach of the Year in 2013 & 2016.  
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Tim Pollock, Head Swim Coach
​Tim began his career in swimming at West Jordan High School. During his senior year he was captain of the 5A State Championship team at West Jordan.
Tim has been an assistant coach for Herriman High school for 3 seasons and on the Kearns Youth Aquatic Team for 1 year. Tim  has served as the Head Coach of the Marv Jensen Pre-Comp Team, The West Jordan High School Team, and is currently the Head Coach at Mountain Ridge High School. 
Beyond coaching, Tim is also actively involved in the local swimming community and is ASCA certified. His entrepreneurial mindset has led him to working in swim team branding, swimmer nutrition and high-tech swim analysis. He is very excited to serve as coach to the community where he started his coaching career and where he now lives.
I received a bachelor’s degree in biotechnology from Utah Valley University, served the in the US Navy and returned to receive a master’s degree in biotechnology from Johns Hopkins University.


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Kevin Olhson, Head Water Polo Coach, Development Team
Coach Ohlson has been a coach for more than a decade in soccer, water polo, and swimming.  He graduated from Weber State University in Information Systems and is a highly skilled product manager and director of operations on several levels.

He has been the assistant coach at Herriman in both high school swimming and water polo since 2015 and has immediately added a level of experience and leadership that has lead to state championships.   He has been the Development Head Coach for 2 years, and is currently serving as a Coach for the Mountain Zone Olympic Development Girls Team.  Coach Olhson received the Scholastic Boys Coach of the year for Water Polo Boys team from the Mountain Zone Water Polo Association in 2016.  
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Coach Ohlson believes in a strong work ethic from his athletes and has been able to help them achieve a fundamentally sound foundation to improve their technique and capability.  

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