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Olympic coach sacked by Swimming Australia after ‘Go Korea’ comments in Paris - theold - 06-09-2024
Swimming Australia (SA) has sacked Olympic coach Michael Palfrey, effective immediately, after “un-Australian” comments made at the Games in Paris where he declared he wanted to see a South Korean athlete he was helping beat Australian stars in the pool.
This masthead broke the news on the eve of the Games that Palfrey had been asked for a please explain from team officials for remarks he made at an impromptu media conference with South Korean reporters at the Olympic warm-up pool in the days before competition.
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/swimming/olympic-coach-sacked-by-swimming-australia-after-go-korea-comments-in-paris-20240906-p5k8bh.html