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Bohl Takes A Leap Of Faith From Dolphins Into The Dragons' Den

Motives for top Aussie coach Michael Bohl to jump ship to China may include lifelong passion, a craving for success and so on but when the Chinese Swimming Association enters the picture, the thing that springs to mind with the ease of a Chinese Olympic diver off the boards is ... money

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Bohl Takes A Leap Of Faith From Dolphins Into The Dragons' Den
Michael Bohl is reported to have jumped ship and is set to help swimming pariah China excel in the pool on the way to the next Olympics in LA - and the one after that, in Brisbane come 2032 - photo by Delly Carr, courtesy of Swimming Australia

Michael Bohl, one of Australia's all-time most successful coaches has joined the list of former mentor to generations of Dolphins in a reported leap to the dragons' den of Chinese swimming.

The pariah of the sport in 2024 after the positive doping tests of 23 swimmers were hidden for three years before being revealed with damning circumstances earlier this year, China is not the most obvious choice of ports to dock your boat in.

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