Dean Boxall

Boxall was the home coach to 10 of the 44 athletes on the Dolphins team at the Paris Olympic Games, with 80% of those returning home with a medal. His swimmers would win or contribute to four out of the seven gold medals and 12 of 18 medals in the pool.

His program at St Peters Western in Brisbane is stacked with Olympic-level talent and two of those would produce some of the biggest moments of Australia’s Games; Ariarne Titmus going back-to-back in the 400m freestyle and Mollie O’Callaghan taking gold in the 200m freestyle, with Titmus grabbing silver.

Boxall’s capability as a program lead has grown significantly over the past three years and his ability to use his support team to design and deliver world-class performance has been unmatched.

He often engages with international and cross-sport peers to understand what they are doing and how their tactics and strategies can make him more effective.

Boxall remains a master motivator who has made an artform out of getting the best out of his athletes both in training and on the grand stage.