Coach sorry for offensive texts

But 2011 incident didn't prevent USA Swimming from promoting Bowman

IRVINE, California - Bob Bowman, longtime coach of retired 23-time Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps, has acknowledged and apologized for inappropriate text messages that were sent from his cellphone to former US Olympian Caroline Burckle in 2011.

At the time, Bowman was a coach for the US national team, along with Sean Hutchison, who was also said to be involved in the texting.