After Phelps, a Kinder, Gentler Bob Bowman Still Producing Top Swimmers

Olympic Team coach Bob Bowman listens to a question during a news conference at the U.S. Olympic team swimming trials in Omaha, Neb., on June 25, 2016. Orlin Wagner/AP Photo

INDIANAPOLIS—When Bob Bowman was coaching the world’s greatest swimmer, he'd be the first to concede he was not a very nice person at the pool.

Screaming, berating and belittling were an accepted part of the package.