{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"114346","title":"Class of 1976 returns to campus for Golden Reunion","body":"Fifty years ago, Arizona State University\u2019s Class of 1976 celebrated a milestone that, for many, marked their first graduation as Sun Devils.Now, five decades later, many have returned to campus to celebrate another exceptional moment \u2014 once again donning caps and gowns while carrying the same\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-05-13T09:17:09-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/13\/2026-9:17am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Fifty years ago, Arizona State University\u2019s Class of 1976 celebrated their graduation. 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Just two years earlier, the program had been discontinued because of budget constraints, and then reinstated thanks to a massive grassroots\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-03-17T14:23:34-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/17\/2026-2:23pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"As ASU\u2019s men\u2019s and women\u2019s swimming and diving teams prepare for the NCAA championships the next two weeks, coach Herbie Behm looks back on his unique story arc with the program.","teaser":"Herbie Behm will never forget the night he slept in a hotel bathtub.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-03\/CAM02118.jpg?itok=bA7tnGD-","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260317-sun-devil-community-victory-lap-asus-swim-coach","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Scott Bordow","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-03\/CAM02118.jpg?itok=bA7tnGD-","image_alt":"A man in a baseball cap and gold ASU polo is interviewed by a woman wearing a Big 12 polo","image_caption":"ASU coach Herbie Behm is interviewed for ESPN after the swim and dive team took home the Big 12 conference title in February. 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