Bob Bowman (coach)
Bowman with Michael Phelps in 2009
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| Sport(s) | Swimming |
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| Current position | |
| Title | Swimming coach |
| Team | Arizona State |
| Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
April 6, 1965 Columbia, South Carolina |
| Alma mater | Florida State University |
| Playing career | |
| 1985–1987 | Florida State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1996-2005 | North Baltimore AC |
| 2005–2008 | Michigan |
| 2008–2015 | North Baltimore AC |
| 2015–present | Arizona State |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
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Robert Bowman (April 6, 1965) is an American swimming coach who is the current head coach of the Arizona State Sun Devils swimming and diving teams of Arizona State University. Bowman is best known as the coach of record-breaking American swimmer Michael Phelps. From 2005 to 2008, Bowman served as the head coach for the Michigan Wolverines swimming and diving team of the University of Michigan men's swimming & diving team. From 2008 to 2015, he worked as the CEO and head coach for North Baltimore Aquatic Club.
In 2015, USA Swimming appointed him the head coach of the men's U.S. 2016 Olympic Team.
Bowman was born and raised in Columbia, South Carolina where he attended Columbia High School. He has a younger sister, Donna Bowman, who works at Chapin Middle School as a computer teacher.
In 1986–87, Bowman was a coach at the Area Tallahassee Aquatic Club and also served as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Florida State University. Bowman swam for the Seminoles from 1983 to 1985, serving as a team captain in his final year. Bowman graduated from Florida State with a bachelor of science degree in developmental psychology and a minor in music composition in 1987. While at Florida State, Bowman was a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity.
Bowman held assistant coaching positions with the Napa Valley Swim Team (1991–92), the Cincinnati Pepsi Marlins (1990–91), and the Las Vegas Gold swim team (1988–90).
Bowman was also the head coach and program director for the Birmingham Swim League from 1992 to 1994. While with the Birmingham Swim League, he was responsible for program design, staff development and daily operation of a 250-member club. Under his supervision, BSL improved to a top five program regionally after finishing out of the top 20 the previous 10 years.
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