Video captured by Matt Rees.
We reported last week that Bob Bowman Shared Pre-Olympic Michael Phelps Workouts At the ASCA Convention, even more goodies from the Bowman camp have come out of the wood work this week. Bowman told a story during his presentation about the Olympians he was coaching at the time. SwimSwam’s Matt Rees was there to capture it in all of its glory.
Bowman goes into detail about how furious he got with them this particular time:
“I don’t even do this anymore… I was breathing fire.”
Bowman wrote the names and cell phone numbers of 3 prestigious coaches on his office window: Dave Salo of USC, Eddie Reese of Texas, and Gregg Troy of Florida. He finished with:
“When you’re in my pool, you’ll do it my way… and if you don’t like it, you can call any of those guys and go do it their way!”
Moral of the story: 3-time Olympian Klete Keller picked up the phone and went back to USC.
“He didn’t swim any better, but he went back to USC.”
Yes but did he have more fun at USC in a healthier training environment? Seriously, I might consider a stunt like this with a bunch of 14 year olds. Not grown men and women who earn their living from swimming.
Hilarious might be a bit overstated
Klete also wanted to finish his degree at USC & that was easier to work out with Sale returning there, but ok.
Nobody likes a pedant.
I gather from stories like this that Bob Bowman is not an easy person to get along with.
Uhh, ya think?
Ahhhhh yes, the legendary humility of the exalted Coach Bowman.
um, hysterical…
I am dying laughing so hard please help me I can’t breathe
No dude, my lungs exploded, this is the most hysterical story that has ever been read in all of human history!
“He didn’t swim any better, but he went back to USC.” THE SHADE!