Michael Palfrey said he hoped South Korean would win 400m freestyleAustralia’s Elijah Winnington won silver with Sam Short fourth
In the tight-knit sport of swimming, the utterance of “Go Korea” from within the Australian camp is now a sackable offence.
The position of Michael Palfrey as a Swimming Australia coach was terminated on Friday following his comment in support of a South Korean swimmer before the Paris Olympics that was dubbed “un-Australian” by his boss.