Korea-supporting Aussie swim coach spared the axe

Zoe Samios and Hans van Leeuwen

Updated Jul 26, 2024 – 7.10am, first published at Jul 25, 2024 – 5.49pm

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Paris | A swimming coach who threw his support behind a Korean champion swimmer will remain in Paris working with the team for the Olympic Games despite being labelled “un-Australian”.

Australian swimming head coach Rohan Taylor decided to let Michael Palfrey remain with the Dolphins team following a meeting with 61 athletes and staff late on Thursday (Friday morning, AEST).

Zoe Samios covers wagering and the business of sport from the AFR's Sydney newsroom. She was previously the media and telecommunications reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, and covered media at The Australian.

Hans van Leeuwen is The Australian Financial Review’s former Europe correspondent. He is now International Economy editor for The Telegraph UK.