Most of the big stars from the last Olympics will be back at the pool in Paris. Caeleb Dressel. Katie Ledecky. Ariarne Titmus. Emma McKeon. But the local favorite might just shine brightest of them all. France’s Léon Marchand has drawn comparisons to the great Michael Phelps, a link that was only strengthened by Phelps’ longtime coach, Bob Bowman, overseeing the 22-year-old’s … [Read more...] about ‘He has it all really:’ Ex-ASU swimmer Leon Marchand gearing up for Paris Olympics
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Simone Manuel claims individual Olympic race after training at ASU under Bob Bowman
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Simone Manuel was feeling a bit down as she prepared for her final shot to swim an individual event at the Paris Olympics. So she pulled out some video of her greatest hits. Talk about a confidence boost. The first Black female swimmer to win an individual gold medal at the Olympics, Manuel earned an individual spot on the final night of the U.S. swimming … [Read more...] about Simone Manuel claims individual Olympic race after training at ASU under Bob Bowman
Arizona State tops Pac-12 average APR for 3rd straight year
Arizona State’s athletic department recorded a multiyear Academic Progress Rate (APR) average of 994 over a four-year period from 2019-2023, the NCAA announced on Tuesday. That number is the best in the Pac-12 for the third year in a row. In the 2022-2023 school year, 15 of the 23 sports at Arizona State earned perfect 1000 APR scores. Six teams continued streaks of perfect … [Read more...] about Arizona State tops Pac-12 average APR for 3rd straight year
Video: Reaction to Arizona State basketball stealing a big recruit from Arizona
The guys react to top-25 basketball recruit Joson Sanon flipping from Tucson to Tempe and how he improves Bobby Hurley’s team. Plus, why Jeremy hates the announced kickoff times for the upcoming football season. Video: Felisa Cárdenas and Jeremy Schnell/Arizona Sports Subscribe to the Arizona Sports daily newsletter: https://bit.ly/3QWcj1x Read articles from Arizona Sports: … [Read more...] about Video: Reaction to Arizona State basketball stealing a big recruit from Arizona
Arizona State football adds 3-star ATH in Lee Fuimaono
Three-star athlete Lee Fuimaono committed to Arizona State football following a visit to Tempe over the weekend, he announced on X on Saturday. Fuimaono had previously visited San Jose State on May 11. Grateful and blessed. Thank you God for bringing me home. I would like to announce my commitment to THE @ASUFootball @KennyDillingham @CoachCoop84 @CoachSooto #forksup … [Read more...] about Arizona State football adds 3-star ATH in Lee Fuimaono