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A world-renowned Aussie swim coach says Mackayâs Aquatic and Recreation Complex is only a few minor tweaks away from being a world-class facility â and heâs happy to let the world know.
Dean Boxallâs elite St Peters Western swimming squad is in Mackay this week to use the MARC as its pre-season base of operations, after prior plans to train in Thailand and later Darwin had to be abandoned.
âEvery year our annual pre-season camp is in Thailand but of course thanks to COVID, we couldnât get to Thailand,â Boxall said.
âSo then we were meant to go to Darwin; we were meant to fly out about a week ago on Sunday, but then Brisbane went into lockdown and we couldnât cross the border.â
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When your most talented athletes are also the hardest working, it creates a culture of success that permeates a group.
To borrow from the famous adage, a rising tide lifts all boats.
That simple fact is the secret to success for elite Brisbane-based swim club St Peters Western, so says head coach Dean Boxall.
In Mitch Larkin and Ariarne Titmus, Boxall boasts a pair of world-class athletes who not only set the tone in competition, but also during training.
“People know the standard that Ariarne Titmus sets in training, so those guys that are coming up trying to learn from her then reach the (training) standard and start to evolve and really move forward,” Boxall said.