An Australian swimming coach is under fire from his own team after saying he was pulling for a South Korean athlete to beat his country’s medal contenders at the Olympics. Head coach Rohan Taylor called the comments by Michael Palfrey “un-Australian” and said he might be sent home before the swimming competition begins Saturday.
Australia n swimmers and coaches check out the pool at La Defense Arena ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Paris, France. Australia n swimmer Kaylee McKeown walks from the pool deck following a training session ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 25, 2024, in Paris, France. Australia n swimmers and coaches check out the pool at La Defense Arena ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Paris, France.
Palfrey is part of the Australian staff at the Olympics, overseeing the preparations for three swimmers and working with a fourth athlete as well. But he previously coached South Korean men’s 400-meter freestyle world champion“I really hope he can win, but ultimately I really hope he swims well,” Palfrey said. He added, “Go Korea.”
Australia has two of the leading gold-medal contenders in the 400 freestyle: 2023 world champion Sam Short and 2022 world champion Elijah Winnington. “We confronted him with those details,” Taylor said. “He owns that and was taken to task for it. He’s very remorseful and we’re now dealing with it.”
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