Since 2008 under Bowes’s leadership, TPSD has acquired FHSAA School State Champions, multiple FHSAA State Medalists, 6 Hillsborough County Swimmers of the Year, and more than 20 All-American recognitions. At the club level of swimming (USA Swimming) Bowes developed and cultivated multiple state record-holders including 22-time Olympic medalist Michael Phelps and more than 75+ state medalists, International record-holders, Olympic Trial qualifiers, All-Americans, Academic All-Americans, and collegiate-level swimmers at top university programs. Bowes has achieved personal recognition as the 2010, 2011, 2012 Hillsborough County Girls Swim Coach of the Year from the Tampa Tribune.
