Michael Bohl

Michael Bohl OAM is an Australian swimming coach, working for the Australian Swim Team and Griffith University.

Bohl is the coach of swimmer Emma McKeon, who represented Australia in the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2020 Summer Olympics, and former coach of triple Olympic gold medallist Stephanie Rice.

Bohl has been the coach of Australian swimmers who have been on the podium at every summer Olympics between the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2024 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Bohl received the Australian Sports Medal in 2000, recognising him as a "Long Serving ASI Committee Member".[3] He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2010 Australian Day Honours for "service to swimming as a competitor and coach".[4]

At the 2015 Australian Institute of Sport Awards Bohl was named Coach of the Year.[5]

In 2020, Bohl started co-coaching Australian competitive swimmer and multiple-time world junior champion Lani Pallister with Janelle Pallister.[6][7]

For the 2021 year, Bohl was the recipient of the "Coach of the Best Female Swimmer" from FINA, an award presented in conjunction with the FINA Athletes of the Year awards, for being the coach of the "Best Female Swimmer" award recipient, Emma McKeon.[8] He also received the "Olympic Program Coach of the Year" award from Swimming Australia for the year.[9]

In 2022, Brendon Smith, an Olympic bronze medalist from the 2020 Summer Olympic Games, started training at Griffith University with Bohl as his coach.[10]

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  2. ^ "From family friend to super coach, Michael Bohl reflects on Emma McKeon's Olympic prowess". www.abc.net.au. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Michael Shayne Bohl". It's An Honour. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Michael Shayne Bohl". It's An Honour. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Diamonds shine and Pocock popular as AIS award winners revealed". Australian Sports Commission website. Archived from the original on 29 February 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  6. ^ Hanson, Ian (13 December 2020). "Lani Pallister Will Prepare For The Tokyo Olympic Trials On Gold Coast after Mum Janelle's Coaching Switch". Swimming World. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  7. ^ Race, Retta (13 December 2020). "Lani Pallister & Mom Coach Janelle Make Move To Griffith". SwimSwam. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Aquatics stars honoured at FINA World Aquatics Gala". FINA. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Historic Tokyo success celebrated in style". Swimming Australia. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  10. ^ Keith, Braden (14 February 2022). "Olympic Bronze Medalist Brendon Smith Joins Michael Bohl's Group At Griffith". SwimSwam. Retrieved 14 February 2022.