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IRVINE, Calif. -- Bob Bowman, the longtime coach of retired time Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps, has acknowledged and apologized for sexually graphic text messages that were sent.

Bowman's sexuality is completely beside the point to the content of the text messages. Whether he is straight or gay or asexual for that matter, the texts carry the same level of wrongdoing. A series of text messages sent from the phone of Olympic swimming coach Bob Bowman to a recently retired bronze medalist in reveal a sexually graphic tone, including one message that read.

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Bowman — head swim coach at ASU, personal coach of Michael Phelps and head of the Olympic men’s team — told ASU’s Vice for Athletics Ray Anderson that he sent “inappropriate. Bowman is best known as the coach of time Olympic gold medalist American swimmer Michael Phelps and, more recently, of French swimmer Léon Marchand. From to , Bowman served as the head coach of the men's swimming and diving team of the University of Michigan.

Text messages from the phone of Olympic swimming coach Bob Bowman, the man who guided Michael Phelps throughout his legendary career, detail an inappropriate sexual exchange in May with a recently retired Olympic bronze medalist who became increasingly concerned about what Bowman and fellow coach Sean Hutchison were sending her. I want your brother!! The Arizona Republic received the messages as part of a public records request from Arizona State University, where Bowman is head swimming coach.

Olympic team. Bowman was on the coaching staff of that team. I am deeply sorry for what occurred, have learned from all of this, and am grateful for the good relationship we have today. But Bowman was not punished and then was named to the U. Olympic coaching staff, hired by Arizona State in and named head coach of the U. More: ASU coach sent inappropriate, sexual text messages to former Olympian.

When Burckle asked who was texting her, even though she had already referred to Bowman when the texting began, this was the reply:. Hutchison, a former national team coach, now is the subject of a criminal investigation by the Department of Homeland Security and Washington state law enforcement after allegations were made by world champion swimmer Ariana Kukors that Hutchison sexually assaulted her when she was 16 and continued to have sexual contact with her until she was The university continues to review the situation but has not yet taken further action despite strong statements in March from ASU Michael Crow saying he would fire anyone at the university guilty of inappropriate sexual conduct.

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