Norton, Stotan!, is Walker's teammate on teh swim team. His nickname is Nortie. He doesn't have a good homelife as his father is very abusive to he and his mother. Finally, the abuse becomes so horrible that the entire swimteam goes to Nortie's house and moves the mother and Nortie out. Nortie lives with Walker for a while. He determines that he wants to become a psychologist.