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Swimmer from Columbia, South Carolina...was a four-time all-state selection
and won both the 100 and 200 fly in the state championships...1983 Junior
Olympics qualifier...Stults Award winner in 1984...has a bachelor of
science degree in developmental psychology with a minor in music
composition...he is an accomplished pianist...served as an assistant coach
at FSU in 1986 and 1987...also coached the Area Tallahassee Aquatic Club
with Terry Maul from 1986-87...held assistant coaching positions with the
Las Vegas Gold swim team (1988-90), the Cininnati Pepsi Marlins (1990-91)
and the Napa Valley swim team (1991-92)...Bowman was the head coach and
program director for the Birmingham Swim League from 1992-94. 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...he was the head coach for the
Napa Valley swim team from 1994-96...he coached at the North Baltimore
Aquatic Club from 1996-2004 where he produced 3 individual national
champions, 10 national finalists and 5 USA National Team members. In
recognition of his accomplishments, Bowman was named the USA's Coach of the
Year in 2001 and 2003. He was also named Developmental Coach of the Year in
2002. During his work at NBAC Bowman began coaching 14-time Olympic gold
medalist Michael Phelps. Under Bowman's tutelage, Phelps won five World
Championship gold medals and was named the American Swimmer of the Year in
2001 and 2003. Bowman was an assistant coach on the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team,
serving as the primary coach for Phelps. At the 2004 Games, Bowman helped
coach Phelps to eight medals, including six gold medals and two bronze. At
the 2008 Beijing Olympics, he coached Michael Phelps to 8 Olympic Gold
Medals, which has never been done before in a single Olympics...he was the
head coach at the University of Michigan from 2004-08...the Wolverines
finished in the top eight nationally all four years...Bowman returned to
the North Baltimore Aquatic Club as head coach and CEO on September 1,
2008.
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