Dean Boxall
Dean Boxall (born 1977) is an Australian swimming coach.
He is regarded as an elite coach in his field, training swimmers who compete at state, national, and international levels, including World Championships and Olympic Games.[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 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]
In 2021, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Boxall gained significant international notoriety following the success of Ariarne Titmus at the Olympic Games, particularly for his reaction to Titmus's gold medal win in the 400 metre freestyle,[7][8][9][10] which was compared to Australian swim coach Laurie Lawrence's reaction when his protégé Duncan Armstrong won the 200 metre freestyle gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[11] A video of Boxall's reaction won the 2021 Swammy Award for Viral Video of the Year.[12]
Early life
[edit]Boxall was born in South Africa and moved with his family to Brisbane when he was seven.
Awards
[edit]- 2018 SwimSwam Swammy Award for Oceania Coach of the Year[13]
- 2019 Swimming Australia Coach of the Year[14]
- 2019 Swimming Australia Youth Coach of the Year[14]
- 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]
- 2021 SwimSwam Swammy Award for Oceania Coach of the Year[15]
- 2021 Swimming World International Coach of the Year[16]
- 2021 SwimSwam Swammy Award for Viral Video of the Year[12]
- 2021 Swimming Australia, Youth Coach of the Year[17]
- 2024 - AIS Sport Performance Awards - Coach of the Year
References
[edit]- ^ a b Vivian, Steve (27 July 2021). "Dean Boxall is the talk of the Tokyo Olympics, but who is Ariarne Titmus's enigmatic coach?". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ Lutton, Phil (9 February 2019). "How Dean Boxall rose to be one of swimming's new rockstar coaches". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ 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 31 August 2021.
- ^ Ward, Brendon. "Dean Boxall Named ASCTA Coach of the Year | Swimming QLD". qld.swimming.org.au. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ a b c Hanson, Ian (22 May 2020). "Dean Boxall Named ASCTA Coach Of The Year And Joins Who's Who Of Australian Coaching". Swimming World News. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ Pender, Kieran (26 July 2021). "Meet Dean Boxall, the 'rock star' swim coach whose Olympics celebration went viral". the Guardian. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ Zhou, Naaman (26 July 2021). "Australian swimming coach Dean Boxall's wild celebration goes viral after Ariarne Titmus wins gold". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Ecstatic coach of Australia's Ariarne Titmus goes viral with medal-worthy celebrations". The Japan Times. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ Forde, Pat. "Dean Boxall "Just Lost It" After Titmus Win". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Australian swimming coach Dean Boxall's wild celebration at Tokyo Olympics goes viral". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ Graham, Janine (26 July 2021). "Now that's how you celebrate a gold medal". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ a b Sutherland, James (2 January 2022). "2021 Swammy Awards: Oceania Coach Of The Year, Dean Boxall". SwimSwam. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ Race, Retta (31 December 2018). "2018 Swammy Awards: Dean Boxall, Oceania Coach Of The Year". SwimSwam. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ a b Clark, Laine (25 November 2019). "Teen sensation Ariarne Titmus named Swimming Australia's swimmer of the year". Fox Sports. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ Hamann, Michael (26 December 2021). "2021 Swammy Awards: Oceania Coach Of The Year, Dean Boxall". SwimSwam. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ Hanson, Ian (29 December 2021). "Aussie Dean Boxall Named Swimming World International Coach of the Year". Swimming World. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Historic Tokyo success celebrated in style". Swimming Australia. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.