He was appointed head coach for the Australian Swim Team at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.

He led the team as head coach to each subsequent major international championship till his retirement in 2012.

In announcing his retirement as head coach of the Paralympic swim team saying, "it didn’t come easy."

Keogh is quoted saying, "working with Paralympic athletes for more than a decade has truly been the highlight of my career and something that I will forever cherish.

[5] In March 2015, Keogh with Glenn Beringen were appointed by Swimming Australia and Australian Commonwealth Games Association as coaches for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Queensland to develop potential young athletes.