Anthony Nesty Joins Rare Company of Olympic Champions to Coach Olympic Champions Among Olympic gold medal winners, Anthony Nesty has already surpassed the coaching accomplishments of most at these Tokyo Olympics. Archive photo via Jack Spitser/Spitser Photography In some sports, Olympic gold medalists returning to deck as coaches and coaching to the top of their sport is common. Almost all of the world’s top water polo teams are coached by Olympic medalists, and many by gold medalists, for example. Swimming, by example, has a very mixed bag. There are plenty of coaches with big competitive credentials walking around on deck.