Dean HEWITT

Australia

Curling

Date of Birth: 9 Nov 1994

Age: 27

Gender: Male

Place of birth: MELBOURNE, VIC

Birth Country:

Australia

Residence: MELBOURNE, VIC

Residence Country:

Australia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Curling	Mixed Doubles AUS Australia	10

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet B	Mixed Doubles Round Robin Session 1 AUS Australia 5 USA United States of America 6	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet A	Mixed Doubles Round Robin Session 2 AUS Australia 5 CHN People's Republic of China 6	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet D	Mixed Doubles Round Robin Session 4 CZE Czech Republic 8 AUS Australia 2	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet B	Mixed Doubles Round Robin Session 5 SWE Sweden 7 AUS Australia 6	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet C	Mixed Doubles Round Robin Session 6 GBR Great Britain 9 AUS Australia 8	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet C	Mixed Doubles Round Robin Session 7 AUS Australia 4 NOR Norway 10	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet D	Mixed Doubles Round Robin Session 8 AUS Australia 3 ITA Italy 7	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet B	Mixed Doubles Round Robin Session 11 AUS Australia 9 SUI Switzerland 6	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet A	Mixed Doubles Round Robin Session 12 CAN Canada 8 AUS Australia 10	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

World Mixed Doubles Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Mixed Doubles	2019	Stavanger, NOR
13	Mixed Doubles	2021	Aberdeen, SCO
18	Mixed Doubles	2018	Oestersund, SWE
18	Mixed Doubles	2017	Lethbridge, AB, CAN

Pacific-Asia Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Men	2017	Erina, NSW, AUS
4	Men	2014	Karuizawa, JPN
5	Men	2015	Almaty, KAZ
6	Men	2019	Shenzhen, CHN
7	Men	2018	Gangneung, KOR
7	Men	2016	Uiseong, KOR

Nickname:

Deano

Hobbies:

Cooking, travel, sport

Occupation:

Exercise physiologist

Education:

Graduated in 2017 with his Masters of Clinical Exercise Physiology from Deakin University. Previous, Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science in 2015 (Deakin).

Family:

Father, Steve. Mother, Lynn. Sister, Lauren.

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

Victorian Curling Association

Coach:

Personal: John Morris (CAN)

Hand:

Right

Sporting relatives:

Father Steve Hewitt (Curling, Cricket): Competed at the Albertville 1992 Olympic Winter Games, as a demonstration sport, finishing seventh. Eight World Championship appearances from 1992-08, with two sixth-place finishes. Four-time Pacific-Asia champion (1991, 1993-94, 1996), losing only one match in that stretch, adding two silver medals as a non-playing alternate in 2002 and 2007. Played district cricket in Melbourne.

Mother Lynn Hewitt (Curling): Partnered Dean at the 2017 and 2018 World Mixed Doubles Championship, finishing 18th on both occasions. Five-time Pacific-Asia Championship medallist in seven appearances. Skipped the team to silver in 1993, 1995 and 1996, and a bronze in 1998. Added another bronze playing third stones in 2001.

Debut:

2014 Pacific-Asia Championship in Kariuzawa vs. Korea (7-6 Loss)
2017 World Mixed Doubles Championships vs. Korea (8-1 Loss)

Start:

Began curling at age five on hockey ice in Bendigo, VIC. “I remember being picked up at school and taken to go curling. For a while I was sitting on top of the stone and dad would push me down the sheet. That was fun.” (Athlete, 19 Dec 2022)

Reason:

“The camaraderie between yourself and other teams, and across the world, is just phenomenal. I don’t know many sports that have such camaraderie between players.” (Athlete, 19 Dec 2022)

Ambition:

“It’s about being at the level where we can compete on a regular basis. One day, that hopefully means a medal at the Olympics. That’s the ultimate.” (Athlete, 19 Dec 2022)

Training:

Moved to Canada in the fall of 2021 to train five days per week, multiple times per day, and compete in tournaments and exhibition games. Selected Camrose, AB, to coordinate training with friend and “unofficial” coach John Morris (CAN).

Memorable:

“Qualifying for the Olympics is the biggest thing that I’ve ever done. It was such a great feeling and it’s still a bit surreal. To be achieving my lifelong dream is incredible.” (Athlete, 19 Dec 2022)

Hero:

Tennis player Roger Federer (SUI), Beijing 2008 Olympic doubles gold and London 2012 singles silver medallist, with 20 career Grand Slam titles. (Athlete, 19 Dec 2022)

Influence:

His parents. (Athlete, 19 Dec 2022)

Ritual:

None. (Athlete, 19 Dec 2022)

Philosophy:

“One of the biggest things for me in the past few years is not being afraid of making mistakes. It’s the old Wayne Gretzky kind of thing, ‘You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take.’ So if you go out there and dedicate yourself to it, even if you make a mistake it’s okay, you won’t regret that because at least you’ve tried your hardest.” (Athlete, 19 Dec 2022)

Award:

Monash City Council Leader Senior Sports Star Award (2019) - recognises lesser-known athletic achievements in the community
Deakin Full Blue Award (2014) - for sporting excellence

General Interest

CURLING CHALLENGES
Until 2009, curling in his Victoria district took place only twice each year, located two hours away in Bendigo. Since 2010 the sport has been accessible once a week (Mondays from 7-10 pm) at the Ice Rink facility in Melbourne.

FOUR YEARS EARLY
Remembers recruiting his teammate in a 2017 phone call. Their common goal was to attempt to qualify for the Olympic Winter Games but the more likely target was Milan-Cortina 2026.

AWFUL ICE
“The ice in Australia is mostly used for skating and ice hockey, which cuts up the ice, making it bumpy and unpredictable. It’s like trying to prepare for Test-match cricket on a beach. When we are in Australia we have to find innovative ways to train. I’ll literally practice my sweeping in the kitchen by doing 20-25 second intervals of a sweeping sprint.” (sbs.com.au, 20 Dec 2021)

BUILDING A FACILITY
“That is one of our biggest goals. Regardless of what happens (in Beijing), my biggest hope is that we can get a dedicated curling rink built in Australia. That is so crucial for us, and the development of the sport.” (Athlete, 19 Dec 2022)

BRUSHING POWER
“Sweeping takes a massive physical toll. It’s like doing a 20-second sprint with your arms over and over. In doubles, I’ll sweep about 40 rocks in a game and a few more in practice. I might sweep 100 rocks in a day. These brooms are getting better and better, they are fully carbon fibre now, mine weighs about 290g. It’s basically a feather. But it’s about putting all of your body weight onto the broom head while moving as quickly as you can.” (smh.com.au, 12 Nov 2021)

FOOTBALL SPORT SCIENCE
Did an internship with the Sport Science Department of Geelong Football Club in 2015. This involved collection and analysis of GPS and heart rate data to inform selection, training loads and future training.

BLESSING IN DISGUISE
Missed a chance to go to the World Men’s Curling Championship in 2017, which prompted him to switch to mixed doubles. “That’s probably the best thing that could have happened to me. It gave me the know-how of what’s needed to make final shots like that.” (Athlete, 19 Dec 2022)

Milestones

Part of the first Australian pairing to qualify for the Olympic Winter Games, after going undefeated at the Olympic Qualifying Event.

Finished fourth at the 2019 World Mixed Doubles Championship, which resulted in funding from the Olympic Winter Institute of Australia.

Social Media

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/deanhewitt.curling
https://www.instagram.com/dhewy24/

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