Swimming Australia sack Olympic coach after ‘Go Korea’ comment at Paris 2024

Swimming Australia sack Olympic coach after ‘Go Korea’ comment at Paris 2024

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.

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