Michael Palfrey told South Korean media he hoped Kim Woo-min won gold instead of Sam Short and Elijah Winnington in the men's 400m freestyle.
Michael Palfrey told South Korean media he hoped Kim Woo-min won gold instead of Sam Short and Elijah Winnington in the men's 400m freestyle.
An Australian swimming coach faced being sent home from the Paris Olympics on Thursday after endorsing a South Korean to win ahead of two of his countrymen. The trio — all former world champions — will face off on Saturday in the opening day of action at La Defense Arena.“Very disappointed, extremely disappointed,” Australian head coach Rohan Taylor said. “For a coach on our team to promote another athlete ahead of our athletes is not acceptable.
Taylor said he needed to make a “pragmatic” decision “sooner rather than later” about whether Palfrey stays on the team, balancing the needs of his swimmers with discontent in the squad.“The options are he either goes home or he stays, and what is the impact on the performance of the team.“If he goes home we have to find other coaches to pick up the load and our coaches are really stretched.
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