Australian swimming coach recently came under fire after he backed an athlete who is set to compete for a different country at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Head coach Rohan Taylor described Michael ...

Swimming Australia has terminated the contract of coach Michael Palfrey after he voiced support for a South Korean athlete at the Paris Olympics, the governing body confirmed in a statement to CNN.

A leading Australian swimming coach has led criticism of Pan Zhanle’s stunning 100m freestyle world record after saying the Chinese swimmer’s performance in the pool was “not humanly possible”. Brett ...

MELBOURNE, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Swimming Australia (SA) has sacked coach Michael Palfrey after he triggered a media storm at the Paris Olympics by saying he hoped a South Korean athlete would beat ...

PARIS, July 25 (Reuters) - Australian Olympic officials may send one of the team's coaches home for saying he hopes a South Korean swimmer he has worked with can beat his Australian rivals in the 400 ...

SYDNEY (AP) — Swimming Australia has fired coach Michael Palfrey over comments made at the Paris Olympics where he said he hoped a South Korean athlete would beat Australian swimmers. Palfrey told ...

This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in ...

Swimming in Australia is mourning the loss of much-admired coaching pioneer, Myee Baumer, who has passed away peacefully at Narrabeen’s RSL Retirement Village, in Sydney. Myee was 85. A trailblazing ...