An Australian swimming coach whose wild victory celebrations at the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/Tokyo+Olympics-all">Tokyo Olympics</a> went viral online has apologised for tearing off his mask in defiance of strict COVID-19 rules.&nbsp;
Coach Dean Boxall flipped out after his swimmer Ariarne Titmus clinched gold in the 400m freestyle ahead of fierce American rival Katie Ledecky on Monday.&nbsp;
Roaring with delight, the shaggy-haired swim guru kicked the air and hammered his fists, before thrusting his hips against a perspex barrier. He also tore off his face covering and threw it across the spectator-free stands.&nbsp;
He admitted he went too far breaching the Covid-19 protocols. &ldquo;I need to apologise, actually, because I tore my mask off and it ripped,&rdquo; he told Australia&rsquo;s Seven Network. &ldquo;I just lost it in the moment.&rdquo;&nbsp;
Boxall said he lost control after working with Titmus for six years and seeing her execute to perfection a plan to overcome US great Ledecky. &ldquo;It just came out,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;It built up in the trials, it was coming through and then when I saw the race unfolding I couldn&rsquo;t keep it in.&rdquo; Boxall told Australian media: &ldquo;I think I went outside of my body.&rdquo;
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Roaring with delight, the shaggy-haired swim guru kicked the air and hammered his fists, before thrusting his hips against a perspex barrier. He also tore off his face covering and threw it across the spectator-free stands

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