Dean Boxall
Olympic swimming coach powerhouse | Building Champions | Fostering cultures of high performance and resilience.
Australian Dolphins Swimming Coach and St Peters Western Head Coach Dean Boxall is considered one of the world’s premier swimming coaches and he has been recognised as World Swimming’s Coach of the Year in 2021 and 2022. Dean is an elite coach in his field, training swimmers who succeed at the highest level. He has coached and prepared athletes who have won Olympic Gold, Commonwealth Gold, World Championship Gold and also achieve World Records. Contact Platinum Speakers to enquire about Dean.

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Testimonials for Dean Boxall
Dean is an exceptional storyteller, and highly polished key note presenter. His content is relevant, inspiring and practical - and his delivery style means that every member of the audience is engaged for the whole time. One of the best presenters we have ever worked with!
Domino's Pizza Enterprises Limited
Dean was OUTSTANDING. One delegate smiled and told me, "l'd give that a 13/10 rating." So much energy, passion, charm and practical takeaways. I've booked professional speakers for a decade, and Dean is the best l have ever seen.
The Inside Network
Dean was an incredible speaker. 100% authentic - what you see is what you get; and the audience loved him for it. His forthrightness; his vulnerability - Dean is the new Laurie Lawrence of the speaking world. He's a 10/10.
Leishman Associates
Dean was absolutely amazing - charismatic, engaging, and a total hit with everyone.
ACA QLD
Dean Boxall was absolutely outstanding!!! Our audience of 200 pax absolutely loved all the messages of high performance that Dean brought to our conference.
Westpac Group
Dean's presentation was excellent and we received great feedback. He was very giving of his time with all our guests and nothing was too much trouble. He was motivating, uplifting and informative. His wry humour was entertaining when highlighting key moment of his story. We would book him again.
Waples
Dean is engaging, he gets a great message across with humour and humility and his ability to recall names, places and all the information from our briefing and bring it to life is second to none. There is good reason we have engaged him twice, as have our clients in the room, from enjoying him at our event to then have him at theirs - highly recommend!
AON
Fee Range: POA
Dean Boxall was absolutely outstanding!!! Our audience of 200 pax absolutely loved all the messages of high performance that Dean brought to our conference.
Westpac Group
KEY TOPICS
- Going for gold – adopting a leadership mindset to achieve success
- Dean’s keynote highlights include:
- High-performance themes: Mindset, preparation, adversity, motivation, redemption, training standards
- Personal coaching philosophy
- Guiding principles
- Avoid the train wreck
- Always keep moving forward
- Unrelenting doggedness
- Use the difficulty
BEST SUITED FOR
- Corporate conferences and leadership events
- Executive and senior leadership teams
- Team-building and culture programs
- Organisations navigating change or uncertainty
- High-performance and resilience-focused environments
WHY PLATINUM RECOMMENDS DEAN
- Dean Boxall is considered one of the world’s premier swimming coaches
- Dean shares his transformative journey as a coach and as a leader
- Dean is an engaging speaker, sharing powerful insights drawn from building champions and fostering cultures of high performance and resilience.
- Known for his passion, precision, and innovative coaching philosophy
Dean Boxall's Biography
Olympic swimming coach powerhouse | Building Champions | Fostering cultures of high performance and resilience.
Australian Dolphins Swimming Coach and St Peters Western Head Coach Dean Boxall is considered one of the world’s premier swimming coaches and he has been recognised as World Swimming’s Coach of the Year in 2021 and 2022.
Boxall's revered squad includes world record holders, Olympic and Commonwealth Games medallists, world champions and multiple national team members. He is the coach of Australian swimmers Ariarne Titmus, Elijah Winnington, Mitch Larkin, Meg Harris, Mollie O'Callaghan, Shayna Jack, Abbey Harkin and Clyde Lewis.
St Peters Western has a long pedigree of supporting Australia’s best talent and responsible for the exhilarating performances of Ariarne Titmus at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and her rise to the top of the swimming ranks.
The Paris 2024 Olympic Games has seen Ariarne Titmus win gold in the 400m freestyle final— her third gold for Australia. Australia's golden girls, Mollie O'Callaghan and Ariarne Titmus, took home the gold and silver medals in the women's 200m freestyle final.
The all-conquering women’s 4x100m freestyle relay team of Mollie O’Callaghan, Emma McKeon, Shayna Jack and Meg Harris winning a thrilling final to claim a remarkable fourth straight title in Paris 2024 also.
Dean masterminded Ariarne Titmus's iconic victories at the Tokyo Olympics, including her unforgettable 400m freestyle win over Katie Ledecky, and guided Mollie O’Callaghan’s meteoric rise to world stardom.
At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Dean’s athletes delivered an extraordinary 18 medals, including 9 golds, representing a third of Australia’s total haul.
Known for his passion, precision, and innovative coaching philosophy, Dean is also an engaging speaker, sharing powerful insights drawn from building champions and fostering cultures of high performance and resilience.
Dean is an elite coach in his field, training swimmers who succeed at the highest level. He has coached and prepared athletes who have won Olympic Gold, Commonwealth Gold, World Championship Gold and also achieve World Records. He is also currently the Australian Women’s Team Coach for international meets.
Dean balances his coaching with complete oversight of the St Peters Lutheran College Girls and Boys Swim Teams for the QGSSSA and AIC Swimming Championships.
Dubbed as this generation’s Laurie Lawrence, Dean is available for corporate and sporting events to share the insights to his coaching success and entertaining Olympic stories in either a Q&A or keynote capacity.
Contact Helene Greenham directly to enquire about Dean Boxall for your event – helene@platinumspeakers.com.au
Speaking Topics Include
Going for gold – adopting a leadership mindset to achieve success
In this captivating session, Dean will share his transformative journey as a coach and as a leader over the past few years, leading up to the world-record performance of Olympic swimmer Ariarne Titmus. From mistakes to winning performances, Dean will share what it means to be a champion, and the resilience, adaptability, and commitment needed to achieve high-performance.
Facilitated Q&A
Dean's keynote highlights include:
High-performance themes: Mindset, preparation, adversity, motivation, redemption, training standards
Personal coaching philosophy
Guiding principles
Avoid the train wreck
Always keep moving forward
Unrelenting doggedness
Use the difficulty

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