Michael Bohl and Rohan Taylor the new coaches of the women's and men's Australian swimming team Michael Bohl is the new head coach of the Australian women's team. THE man who guided Stephanie Rice to three Olympic gold medals, esteemed coach Michael Bohl, will join Rohan Taylor as the new head men's and women's coaches for the 2013 Australian swim team. Swimming Australia announced the appointments of Bohl and Taylor at the start of the opening morning of competition for the world championship selection trials in Adelaide. Bohl has been named the women's head coach and Taylor is in charge of the men's division. Bohl last year provided a record nine swimmers from his Brisbane club St Peters Western on the Australian Olympic team and has long been considered one of this country's most respected coaches. Taylor, who is based out of Melbourne, was not a coach on last year's Olympic team but has produced many champions and is widely praised for his work with Leisel Jones taking her to gold at the 2008 Beijijng Olympics. Bohl and Taylor will join Swimming Australia's new director of high performance, Michael Scott, in taking the team forward to the 2013 world titles in Barcelona in July. "Our High Performance Committee put forward the approach of a men's and women's team coach to see the team through to this year's World Championships, and in Michael Bohl and Rohan Taylor we have two very experienced coaches," said Swimming Australia president Barclay Nettlefold. Both men will complement Michael Scott's skills in the area of high performance and I've said all along that our job is to enable athletes and coaches to perform at their best, and that's what this coaching unit is designed to do. Ultimately we will be looking at appointing a Head Coach post the World Championships in August, and work with Michael once he starts to plan that process. Bohl welcomed his new appointment and said he was committed to helping unite the Australian team. "The Australian Swim Team is one unit, men and women combined, but working with Michael Scott and Rohan and looking at the men's and women's groups separately is the best approach to prepare for Barcelona," Bohl said. I see my role as an opportunity to provide some mentorship to coaches as well bring the girls together when needed to get the best out of them in the water. Taylor was recently the head women's team coach for last year's world short course titles in Turkey. "We'll have just 86 days to prepare for Barcleona, following the team selection next week, and our focus as a team and then as a men's group, has to be about pulling together the best preparation possible," said Taylor. Hopefully my experience and relationships can assist in making that happen, and I'm looking forward to working with the athletes and coaches over the next three months. Bohl and Taylor will officially start in the role at the completion of this week's 2013 EnergyAustralia Swimming Championships, while Scott will start with Swimming Australia on May 1.