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By Jason Tillotson, Swimming World College Intern<\/em><\/p>\n

Since 2010, the Arizona State University Men\u2019s Swimming and Diving team hadn\u2019t placed higher than fifth at the Pac-12 conference championship meet. That is, until this past weekend, when the Sun Devils placed fourth, ahead of in-state rival Arizona. ASU men\u2019s swimming has been on the rise for the past few years, but their success has catapulted since legendary coach Bob Bowman<\/strong> took the driver\u2019s seat in Tempe. With Bowman\u2019s expertise, ASU has quickly gone from absent at NCAA\u2019s to setting up some great scoring\u00a0swims for this year\u2019s championship.<\/p>\n

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Photo Courtesy: Robert Stanton\/USA Today Sports Images<\/p><\/div>\n

Before Bowman was announced as head coach, ASU had some trouble with keeping coaches and performance. The program suffered and was cut temporarily due to budgetary constraints in May of 2008, before being reinstated that July. More than 450 individuals donated and pledged to help the cause, ultimately raising $1 million – enough to cover the cost of four seasons.<\/p>\n

Thanks to large efforts on behalf of the Sun Devil Swimming Association (SDSA) the men’s swimming team quickly rebounded <\/a>and stabilized on financial ground within the first few years. The SDSA was later able to create a permanent endowment for the men’s and women’s swimming teams in the spring of 2014, helping to secure scholarships for their student-athletes.<\/p>\n

ASU had never placed higher than 16th\u00a0at an NCAA championship and, beyond that, the Sun Devils have been either absent or scoreless among recent NCAA appearances. At last year\u2019s NCAA championships ASU scored only two points, placing 46th\u00a0out of 50 teams. After some heavy recruiting done by their seasoned staff, the Sun Devils have placed themselves in a perfect position to contend for a top-ten finish in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n

Their recent success has been largely due to their loaded freshman class. Twelve swimmers out of their entire roster are freshman and among those talented twelve, is now two-time Pac-12 champion Cameron Craig<\/strong>. Craig won the 100 and 200 freestyles this past weekend, going 41.95 and 1:31.71, those times rank him sixth and second\u00a0in the nation, respectively. The latter of the two races is probably Craig\u2019s and ASU\u2019s best shot at a top-eight individual finish. In addition, ASU now has several NCAA automatic qualifying standards, and even more B-cut swims that will likely be invited.<\/p>\n

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ASU’s Patrick Park – Photo Courtesy: Andy Ringgold \/ Aringo Photos<\/p><\/div>\n

Craig isn\u2019t the only star Bowman and his gifted staff have developed this season, though. Junior\u00a0Patrick Park<\/strong> has played a tremendous role in the Sun Devil\u2019s recent success, especially in duel meets. In the dual meet season, ASU held a record of 4-2-1, thier best record in quite a while, with notable wins over Utah and USC. The tie<\/a> came with in-state rival University of Arizona, where the Sun Devils proved they could go toe-to-toe with the Wildcats, one of the best programs in the country.<\/p>\n

ASU hasn\u2019t just crafted a few strong swimmers here and there, they have become extremely deep across all events, which has set them up to have great relay performances. ASU showed their great versatility both in their suited-up duel meet with Arizona in early February and at the Pac-12 championships this past weekend. In both meets, ASU won the 400 freestyle relay. In their victory at the conference championships, ASU would hold off top-tier teams such as Cal and Stanford to take the win. In terms of the other relays ASU was no slouch there either. In the 400 medley relay ASU dropped nearly four seconds from their seed time to place\u00a02nd\u00a0behind the Cal Bears, a team which will likely contend for the NCAA team title in a few short weeks. ASU could very well have all five relays at the NCAA championships this year.<\/p>\n

It has been a very long time since ASU has been in the hunt with the likes of Cal, Stanford and USC. Perhaps this season will be the best season ASU has ever had. With big name recruits such Grant House<\/strong> and Will Brenton<\/strong>, ASU\u2019s momentum does not seem to be slowing down. Could the Sun Devils make history this year? Only time will tell where Bob Bowman and his staff take this program.<\/p>\n

All commentaries are the opinion of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Swimming World Magazine nor its staff.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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