Dean Boxall

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Dean Boxall (b. 1977) is an Australian swimming coach.

He is regarded as an elite coach in his field, training swimmers at both state, national and international levels, including the World Championships and Olympics.[1][2][3] Boxall has received numerous awards for his achievements.[4][5]

Boxall is Head Coach at Brisbane-based swim club St Peters Western, which has a history of successful alumni including past Olympians Stephanie Rice and Leisel Jones.[6]

He is the coach of Australian swimmers Ariarne Titmus, Elijah Winnington, Mitch Larkin, Meg Harris, Mollie O'Callaghan, Abbey Harkin and Clyde Lewis.[1][5]

He gained significant international notoriety in 2021 following the success of Titmus representing Australia in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, and particularly his reaction to Titmus's gold win in the 400m freestyle,[7][8][9][10] which was compared to Australian swim coach's Lawrie Lawrence 1988 reaction when his protege Duncan Armstrong won 200m freestyle gold at the Seoul Olympics.[11]

Awards[]

  • 2019 Australian Swimming Coaches And Teachers Association (ASCTA) Coach of the Year[5]
  • 2020 ASCTA Age Coach of the Year[3]
  • 2020 ASCTA Youth Coach of the Year[3]

Personal life[]

Boxall was born in South Africa and moved with his family to Brisbane when he was seven.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Vivian, Steve (2021-07-27). "Dean Boxall is the talk of the Tokyo Olympics, but who is Ariarne Titmus's enigmatic coach?". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  2. ^ Lutton, Phil (2019-02-09). "How Dean Boxall rose to be one of swimming's new rockstar coaches". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  3. ^ a b c "Dean Boxall named Australian Age and Youth Coach of the Year at ASCTA Awards - Australasian Leisure Management". www.ausleisure.com.au. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  4. ^ Ward, Brendon. "Dean Boxall Named ASCTA Coach of the Year | Swimming QLD". qld.swimming.org.au. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  5. ^ a b c Hanson, Ian (2020-05-22). "Dean Boxall Named ASCTA Coach Of The Year And Joins Who's Who Of Australian Coaching". Swimming World News. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  6. ^ Pender, Kieran (2021-07-26). "Meet Dean Boxall, the 'rock star' swim coach whose Olympics celebration went viral". the Guardian. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  7. ^ Zhou, Naaman (2021-07-26). "Australian swimming coach Dean Boxall's wild celebration goes viral after Ariarne Titmus wins gold". The Guardian. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  8. ^ "Ecstatic coach of Australia's Ariarne Titmus goes viral with medal-worthy celebrations". The Japan Times. 2021-07-26. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  9. ^ Forde, Pat. "Dean Boxall "Just Lost It" After Titmus Win". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  10. ^ "Australian swimming coach Dean Boxall's wild celebration at Tokyo Olympics goes viral". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  11. ^ Graham, Janine (2021-07-26). "Now that's how you celebrate a gold medal". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
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