Alex Sherman Hired by Arizona State as Assistant Coach

Alex Sherman Hired by Arizona State as Assistant Coach

Arizona State on Tuesday announced the hiring of Alex Sherman as an assistant coach, bringing back an alum from an earlier era.

Sherman, under her maiden name Alex Popa, swam at ASU from 2012-15, after beginning her college career at the University of Alabama. The Romanian international received a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies in 2014 and a master’s degree in education a year later. She set the school record in the women’s 200 individual medley in 2013. She remains in the top 10 in program history in the 200 IM and 200 breaststroke through the end of the 2022-23 season.

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“Alex is one of the best club coaches in the country and has led swimmers to numerous NAG records,” head coach Bob Bowman said in a university statement. “As a Sun Devil, she will bring a special enthusiasm and energy to our team. We are thrilled to have her join us in Tempe.”

Sherman has coached for the last six years at Swim Neptune in Arizona, elevating it to one of the top clubs in the state. She was named the Arizona Senior Coach of the Year in 2021, leading Swim Neptune to the program’s first senior state championship. The club also won Speedo Sectionals and finished third in the boys competition at Junior Nationals. Sherman’s pupils have included a pair of national age-group record holders (including 13-14 boys backstroker Keaton Jones), a Junior Pan Pacs medalist and a World University Games medalist.

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