Coaches
Tom Thorum accepted the head swimming coach position with Olympus High school in 2013 and has been the head coach of the Olympus Aquatics (OA) club swim team since its inception that same year. In his first season at the helm, Tom led OA to a top 10 finish in the 2014 Utah Long Course State Championships. In 2018 and 2019, OA finished 1st at the Utah Short Course Age Group State Championships. In 2021, OA finished 1st for Seniors at the Utah Long Course State Championships and in 2022 OA finished 1st at the Senior State Short Course Championships. In 2023 and 2024, OA finished first in both the Utah Senior and Age Group Short Course AND Long Course State Championships! Tom successfully grew the team from just a few swimmers in August 2013 to more than 250 today. Tom brings over 40 years of competitive swimming experience from multiple levels to OA. He began swimming competitively at age 5 in Salt Lake City at the Fort Douglas Country Club under his father Thomas Thorum, Sr. Tom swam for the Salt Lake Tsunami Swim Team from 1982-1988, for East High School from 1986-1990, and for the University of Utah from 1990-1994. Tom was Team Captain at East High in 1990, where he received the Eric Hoff award, and Team Captain at the University of Utah in 1994. From 1989-1997, he was also an Assistant Coach for the Fort Douglas Summer League team. During this time, the Fort's swim team went undefeated and produced several collegiate swimmers including two Olympic Trial qualifiers and one World Championship qualifier. In 1995, he was an Assistant Coach at the University of Utah and in 1998 he coached at the Salt Lake Tennis Club. This was the first season in over 16 years that the Club’s swim team went undefeated and won the Conference Championship. Tom continued swimming competitively at the Masters level and attended multiple Masters National Championship meets including the US Masters Swimming Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana in 2000, where he set the Utah State Masters record in the 100-yard backstroke, Santa Clara, California in 2001, and Honolulu, Hawaii in 2002. As a triathlete, Tom completed five Ironman events in New Zealand, Canada, Hawaii, Brazil, and qualified for the Ironman World Championships in 2004 and 2006. In 2006, he recorded the third fastest Ironman swim in history. In 2009, he was recruited back to the Salt Lake Tennis Club as Director of Aquatics and led the swim team to Conference Championships in 2009 and 2011. In 2015, he was selected as the Utah Age Group Zone Team head coach, which competed in Hawaii at the Western Zone Age Group Championships in August. In 2017, Tom was awarded Utah Swimming Age Group Coach of the year and in 2021 and 2022 he was awarded Utah Swimming Senior Coach of the year. Tom is currently an ASCA Level 4 coach responsible for the OA Senior Teams and the Olympus High School swim team. Tom is a 1995 graduate of the University of Utah, where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree and a 1998 graduate of the University of Utah Graduate School of Architecture, where he earned his Master of Architecture degree.
Born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico Zofi swam her first two years in college at the University of California, Fresno and broke seven of the school records and won the 200fly at the mountain west conference championship. She went on to swim in Poland for their National team for a year before transferring to the University of Utah to finish her swimming career and get a degree in kinesiology and nutrition. Zofi has always had a passion for swimming and seeing kids find their passion for swimming is what she strives to do.
Christy Kallay began coaching for Olympus Aquatics in April 2024. Previously, she was the Lead Assistant Coach at Duneland Swim Club in Chesterton, Indiana, spanning from 2011 to 2020. She also served as an Assistant Coach for Chesterton High School Boy’s and Girl’s Swimming and Diving during the 2019-2020 and 2020-21 seasons. After relocating to Utah, she coached for Park City Swimming from 2021 to 2024. She also found another close to her heart job, working as a receptionist at VCA Willow Creek Pet Center, where she gets to spend lots of time with precious animals and their owners. Christy pursued studies in Psychology and Business at Indiana University, Bloomington, and spent 12 years as an Instructional Aide at Jackson Elementary within the Duneland School Corporation, focusing on students from kindergarten to second grade. She finds immense satisfaction in assisting children in both their swimming journey and academic growth. Christy's own swimming career commenced at age 11 with the Sullair Piranhas Swim Club, extending through her high school years in Michigan City, IN. Reflecting on her experience, she underscores the enduring friendships and familial bonds forged within the swimming community, which also instilled discipline during pivotal moments in her life. During her tenure at Duneland Swim Club and Chesterton High School, she earned consecutive Indiana Swimming Developmental Coach of the Year titles in 2017 and 2018. She draws inspiration from esteemed mentors, who have garnered numerous awards in coaching. Under her guidance, Duneland Swim Club consistently ranked within the top 10 in the state over the past decade, achieving a notable runner-up finish in 2019. Currently residing in Midvale, UT with her husband Bob, Christy cherishes her close relationship with her two children, Lauryn and Bobby, who have been actively involved in swimming from a young age. She enjoys the beauty and outdoors often with running, hiking, and skiing. Her aspiration is to impart onto other children the invaluable experiences she and her own children have been fortunate to enjoy, prioritizing self-belief and daily laughter.
Dusty was born in Salt Lake and grew up in Park City. He swam on the Park City High School Swim Team as well as the Park City Swimming club team. In club swimming Dusty was 2nd place high point at age group state for 13-14 boys. He set multiple school records on the High School team and currently holds the boys 50 Free 3A State Record. His goal was always to swim at the collegiate level and ideally in the PAC-12 so when Utah joined the conference the opportunity presented itself. Swimming one year with the University of Utah, Dusty made it to Conference his freshman year and swam in finals. He has always had a passion for swimming and what the sport can teach about physical as well as mental well being. Dusty has coached with Park City swimming for two and half years, with Swim Utah for a year and in 2023 he joined Olympus Aquatics where he currently coaches the 11-12 Alphas and Betas.
Kelli is a Las Vegas native and started swimming with the Sandpiper swim team. In 1995, she moved to Utah and in 2014, she was recruited to run the learn to swim program for the Pirate Swim Club. In 2019, she joined West Valley Aquatics where she ran the Pre-comp team and coached the level 2 group. In 2022, she joined Olympus Aquatics where she currently coaches the 11-12 alpha and beta groups.