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ASU Swim and Dive: Sun Devils split with Wisconsin in home opener

by Tyler Bednar - October 23, 2022October 23, 2022

(Photo via Xavier Litman/WCSN) The No. 5-ranked ASU men’s swim and dive team (3-1) defeated the No. 20 Wisconsin Badgers at the Mona Plummer Aquatic Center Saturday afternoon 183-112, marking its third victory in a row. In the first event, the 4x100 medley relay, redshirt junior Jack Dolan, sophomore Léon Marchand,

ASU Swimming: Sun Devils complete a Utah sweep to start the season at 2-0

by Paige Burnell - October 23, 2016October 23, 2016

(Photo: Ross Leviton/WCSN) One win to launch the swim season may be good, but two wins are better. The Arizona State men’s and women’s swim beat both the Utah Utes and the Brigham Young Cougars this weekend on a two-day road trip. The men and women beat Utah on Friday with scores

ASU Swimming: Women can’t keep up, but men dominate Wildcats in record breaking fashion

by Ryan Curry - February 6, 2016February 28, 2016

Photo: (Alli Cline/WCSN) The crowd at the Mona Plummer Aquatic Center was sold out Saturday afternoon to see five ASU school records go down in a rivalry showdown featuring Arizona State and Arizona. At the start of the day many of the fans were peeking over the parking garage to watch Michael

ASU Swimming: Team ready for second half of the season

by Ryan Curry - January 12, 2016

(Photo: Blake Benard/WCSN) While Arizona State's campus may have been deserted for last few weeks, the Sun Devil swim team remained hard at work trying to get better for the second half of the swim season. Heading into December, the women’s team had a 2-3 record, and the men’s team had a

ASU Swimming: Michael Phelps to become assistant coach after Olympics

by Ryan Curry - December 26, 2015December 26, 2015

(Photo: Getty Images) The best Christmas gift the Arizona State swim team got this season was probably hearing that Olympic great Michael Phelps will become an assistant coach for 2016-17 swim season. Head Coach Bob Bowman told the Arizona Republic that Phelps will join the staff after the Olympic Games in

ASU Swimming: Women’s relay teams suffered numerous disqualifications

by Ryan Curry - November 24, 2015December 2, 2015

(Photo: Blake Benard/WCSN) Arizona State's women’s swim team traveled to Texas to compete in the annual Art Adamson Invitational at Texas A&M. This meet marked the halfway point in the 2015-2016 season. After weeks of preparation, Swimming Coach Bob Bowman wanted to give his team some rest hoping they would swim

ASU Swimming: Sun Devils get technical in practice

by Ryan Curry - November 11, 2015December 2, 2015

(Photo: Blake Bernard/WCSN) Following a long weekend, the ASU swim team returned to practice looking to focus on one thing – speed. After losses to USC, UCLA and Air Force, Arizona State swimming needs to find a way to get some confidence back. One way to do that is to generate

ASU Swimming: Alysha Bush continues hard work for a NCAA qualifying time

by Ryan Curry - October 30, 2015December 2, 2015

(Photo: Blake Benard/WCSN) The Arizona State Sun Devil swim team returned to the Mona Plummer Aquatic Complex for another week of practice. Both men and women focused their training on correcting little mistakes. In particular, junior Alysha Bush entered practice looking to get faster so she can achieve a B qualifying

ASU Swimming: Men and women dominate UNLV

by Ryan Curry - October 24, 2015December 2, 2015

(Photo: Blake Benard/WCSN) The Arizona State men’s and women’s swimming and diving team came out victorious over UNLV Saturday afternoon. The women won nine of 13 events and ended with a final score of 181 to 117, while the men won 12 of 13 events and ended with a final score of

ASU Swimming: Sun Devils prepare for first home meet of the season

by Ryan Curry - October 21, 2015December 2, 2015

(Photo: ASU Athletics) ASU swimming returns to the Mona Plummer Aquatic Center this weekend for its home-opening meets against Washington State and UNLV. The Arizona State men’s and women’s swim team is off to a strong start in its first season under new head coach Bob Bowman. Three weeks ago, both teams