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Rohan Taylor

National Head Coach, Swimming Australia

Rohan Taylor, currently serving as the National Head Coach for Swimming Australia since 2020, has an extensive career in high-performance swimming coaching. Previously, he was the Technical Lead Coach for Victoria and Tasmania (2017-2020) and the High Performance Coach at Nunawading Swimming Club (2008-2016).

Taylor's national team roles include Head Coach for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where Australia achieved great success, winning a record 9 gold medals and 21 total medals. He also led the team at the 2022 World Championships in Budapest, the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and the 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka. Additionally, he served as the Head Men's Coach at the 2013 World Championships and was a Coach Leader for the 2018 Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacific Championships.

He has coached Olympians such as Leisel Jones, Shayne Reese, Ellen Gandy, Kate Haywood, Belinda Hocking, Travis Mahoney and Josh Beaver. Over his career, he has guided 28 athletes to represent Australia on international teams from 1998 to 2016.