Herbie Behm

Touching The Flags: A Fun, Competitive Way To Work On Explosive Power

Herbie Behm took to X/Twitter to talk about how Arizona State begins every practice with swimmers trying to touch the flags.

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2025 College Swimming Previews: Kharun, Kulow Take The Reins As #1 ASU Men Enter New Era

There was a mass exodus from Arizona State after they won the title last season, but the return of Ilya Kharun (pictured) provides hope to the new-look group.

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ASU Women Break 5-Year-Old School Record as Sun Devils Post Sweep Over UNLV in Season Opener

ASU’s men’s and women’s teams put up a strong showing in their first meet of the season, knocking down a school record and hitting two NCAA ‘A’ cuts.

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2024-25 NCAA Men’s Power Rankings: September Edition

How far will Indiana’s monster transfer class, which includes sprinter Matt King (pictured), push them up the 2025 NCAA Championship standings?

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Ilya Kharun Swims 42.30 in the 100 Free at Arizona State Intrasquad, 45s in 100 Fly/100 Back

Arizona State sophomore Ilya Kharun suited up and threw up some mid-season-form times on Friday at an Arizona State intrasquad.

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SwimSwam’s Official Ballot for the 2024 Golden Goggles Awards

At the 2024 Golden Goggles Awards, Bobby Finke could match Michael Phelps as the only swimmer to win Male Race of the Year for four straight years.

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Breaststroker Lucie Vasquez of France is set to join ASU in the spring of 2025

Vasquez is a huge get for the Sun Devils, as her converted times would have ranked 1st in the 100 and 2nd in the 200 breast on ASU’s roster last season

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Herbie Behm Discusses Being a First Year Head Coach at Arizona State

SwimSwam caught up with Behm at the ASCA World Clinic, where he shared what his last few months have been like as a first-time head coach.

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Arizona State Opens the Bag for New Head Swim Coach Herbie Behm

Herbie Behm’s base salary in his first head coaching gig will be roughly 25% higher than that of the coach he replaced, Bob Bowman.

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British Breaststroker Oscar Bilbao Joining Arizona State This Fall

Breaststroke specialist Oscar Bilbao grew up in England before moving to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, where he trained with Hamilton Aquatics Dubai.

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Wild Speculation: Okay Actually, There Are a Lot of Good Candidates for the Georgia Tech Job

In spite of the job opening just four days before Georgia Tech starts its fall semester, there are a surprising number of good candidates to take over the swimming program, including former assistant Michael Norment (above).

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Virginia, Texas, NC State, and Arizona State Will Swim a Quad Meet in Austin in January

Only a handful of NCAA programs have released their meet schedules for the 2024-2025 season, and we already have a highlight featuring both defending NCAA Champion teams.

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Summer of Conference Realignment Starts With Texas Joining SEC, SMU Jumping to ACC

The Longhorns celebrated their SEC move with thousands of fans at an on-campus party last Sunday featuring “Mr. Worldwide” pop star Pitbull.

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Setting the Field: Who Will the U.S. Choose as Assistant Coaches for the Paris 2024 Olympics?

Ray Looze is an obvious choice for the Paris 2024 Olympic coaching staff for the US swim team. Who else is in the running?

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Illinois State Record Holder Brady Johnson Bringing Backstroke Talents to Arizona State

Brady Johnson’s best times would have placed 3rd in the 200 back, 4th in the 100 back, and 6th in the 100 free at the 2024 Big 12 Championships in February.

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