Brad Bowser Named Head Men’s And Women’s Swimming Coach At Rowan University

GLASSBORO, NJ – Brad Bowser has been named the head men’s and women’s swimming & diving coach at Rowan University. The announcement was made today by Director of Athletics Dan Gilmore.

Bowser comes to the University after three years as an assistant head coach at Machine Aquatics Swim Club and head site coach at Audrey Moore Recreation and Tyson’s Sport & Health in Virginia. He succeeds Tony Lisa, who retired after 35 years of coaching.

“I’m thrilled and ecstatic to be the new Head Men’s and Women’s Swimming & Diving Coach at Rowan University,” said Bowser. “I look forward to a bright future for the swimmers and the program in years to come. Some goals I have are to build on the team continuity and educate the student-athletes on how to race faster and more efficient. I foresee with hard work and dedication from everyone these are things we will achieve. This is a challenge I’m looking forward to.”

At Machine Aquatics, Bowser oversaw the development of age group to national team swimmers. He was responsible for the daily managing of all programming at two of the club’s locations and 10-12 coaches. Bowser planned and implemented the development of the quadrennial and annual training plan, dry land and weight programs. He also enhanced programming to recruit and maintain swimmers in the Northern Virginia area. Bowser has mentored 10 national team and multiple sectional team members. He has guided numerous Potomac Valley Swimming Senior & Junior Championships and 14U Junior Olympics winners and qualifiers. Bowser also served as Senior Swimming Chair for Potomac Valley Swimming and represented the club in the USA Swimming House of Delegates.

“Brad has a great background working with some top clubs and elite athletes,” said Gilmore. “We think that he will bring a sense of great effort and recruiting and produce national qualifiers. We expect big things from him and think he will be great for the program.”

Bowser was previously an assistant head coach for the Jersey Wahoos Swim Club in Mount Laurel, NJ from 2001-2011. He assisted in the development of high school aged swimmers and renovated the program to encompass water training, dry land and weight instruction for all levels. Bowser coached five Middle Atlantic Junior Olympics champions, four Star Invitational champions, seven Olympic Trial qualifiers, nine 18U Summer US National qualifiers and 36 National Collegiate Scouting Association (NSCA) Junior National qualifiers. He also helped lead four teams to top-10 finishes at the NSCA Junior National Championships. In addition, Bowser was an assistant manager and certified pool operator for the club. He was responsible for hiring and scheduling all lifeguards, managing the facility and overseeing pool maintenance.

Bowser served as a Middle Atlantic board member from 2005-2011. He had tenures as Age Group Coaches Representative, Technical Planning Chair and Senior Swimming Chair. Bowser is an American Swimming Coaches Association-certified Level III Coach.

Bowser is a 2001 graduate of North Carolina State University. He was a nine-time Atlantic Coast Conference finalist and two-time US national qualifier. In 2000, Bowser qualified for the Olympic Trials. He was a two-time All-American at Shawnee High School. Bowser has a bachelor’s degree in parks, recreation and tourism management with a concentration in sports administration.