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Bob Bowman takes Arizona State job, Michael Phelps likely to follow, reports say

AP

Bob Bowman, the longtime coach of Michael Phelps, will take over as Arizona State’s swimming coach with Phelps expected to follow Bowman to Tempe to train leading to the Rio 2016 Olympics, according to Swimming World and the Arizona Republic.

Bowman guided Phelps to a record 22 Olympic medals and 18 golds.

Bowman trained Phelps and others in Phelps’ native Baltimore for a majority of that span.

Bowman coached at the University of Michigan between the 2004 and 2008 Olympics, with Phelps also following his coach to Ann Arbor to train during that stretch.