In an exclusive insight, Dean Boxall explains the secrets within a model Eiffel Tower in Brisbane, that has helped Australia's golden start in the pool.
How a secret compartment in an Eiffel Tower model in Brisbane helped Ariarne Titmus and and Dean Boxall claim Paris Olympics goldTune into the ABC's live radio coverage of the Games
Instead, throughout its 135 years, the Eiffel Tower has been a focal point for the entire city — its latticework an art form in its own right, its lights a beacon of the French national mood.With the Olympics back in town, the Eiffel Tower has regained its spot as the focal point for the entire world.Through the tedium of all those hours of painstaking training.The Eiffel Tower — eternal symbol of the City of Light — stands as a beacon, guiding the world's athletes into its impressive orbit.
When Boxall placed this version of the Eiffel Tower at the end of his pool, he hid some little secrets within it, things the squad as a whole decided to keep close to their chests. To have 10 swimmers — Titmus, Jaclyn Barclay, Jack Cartwright, Jenna Forrester, Jack, Jamie Perkins, Kai Taylor, O'Callaghan, Winnington and Brianna Throssell — all reach the Games is a staggering achievement for one club.
At the last Games in Tokyo, Boxall coached six swimmers where, amidst the ethereal atmosphere of the COVID Games, they combined to bring home 10 medals between them.— among other things — but to focus on that singe joyous outpouring of emotion would do the master coach an enormous disservice. During the lead up to this Games, Boxall's plan to place the Eiffel Tower at the end of his pool was not just as a gimmick or even just a visual reminder of what his swimmers were aiming for.Within the body of the sculpture, his swimmers could post little notes when they achieved a 9/10 session.
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