Six weeks after saying he hoped a South Korean swimmer would beat Australian athletes in Paris, Michael Palfrey has had his contract ripped up.
Swimming Australia has sacked Olympic coach Michael Palfrey, effective immediately, after “un-Australian” comments made at the Games in Paris where he declared he wanted to see a South Korean athlete he was helping beat Australian stars in the pool.on the eve of the Games that Palfrey had been asked for a please explain from team officials for remarks he made at an impromptu media conference with South Korean reporters at the Olympic warm-up pool in the days before competition.
“Swimming Australia has terminated Michael Palfrey’s employment due to a breach of his employment agreement,” the governing body confirmed to this masthead on Friday.“Palfrey was found to have breached his employment contract by bringing himself into disrepute and causing serious damage to his and Swimming Australia’s reputation, and adversely affecting Swimming Australia’s interests.
Palfrey was looking after swimmers Zac Incerti, Abbey Connor, Alex Perkins and Sam Williamson at the Olympics.from Swimming Australia to coaches that showed Palfrey breached a formal request from SA in March to disassociate with overseas swimmers before the Games. Head coach Rohan Taylor and the Australian Olympic Committee admonished Palfrey for his comments but allowed him to remain in Paris with the team.
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