The Australian coach who openly expressed his desire for a South Korean Olympian to beat an Aussie swimmer has been sacked following the eyebrow-raising remarks.
The Olympic swim coach who made"un- Australia n" remarks in an interview prior to the Paris Games has learnt his fate after he was spared from being thrown out of the team weeks earlier.
Australian swim coach Michael Palfrey has been sacked following controversial remarks at the Paris Games where he supported a rival athlete. Picture: Adam Head "We confronted him with those details and he owns that and he was taken to task on it and he is very remorseful… the guidelines were pretty clear."
Almost six weeks since the conclusion of the Paris Games, Swimming Australian confirmed Palfrey had been sacked following a review.
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