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Olympic coach sacked by Swimming Australia after ‘Go Korea’ comments in Paris
Six weeks after saying he hoped a South Korean swimmer would beat Australian athletes in Paris, Michael Palfrey has had his contract ripped up.
- by Tom Decent
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‘Getting sick made me drop that ego’: The reinvention of Michael Klim
When the former Olympian was diagnosed with a debilitating disease, it rocked him to his core.
- by Luke Benedictus
‘You go into a slump’: Some Olympic heroes return to face fight of their lives
Our athletes’ euphoria at their success in Paris will linger. Beyond that, there is a tough time ahead.
- by Nick Wright
Opinion
Five Minutes with Fitz
One Olympic moment stays with Kieren Perkins and it’s not a golden one
Kieren Perkins discusses his mental health struggles after swimming, why taxpayers get value for money from elite sport and how the Algerian boxer controversy has been hijacked.
- by Peter FitzSimons
She’ll face the GOAT and a very fast upstart. Can Ariarne Titmus beat them?
In Paris, the women’s 400 metres freestyle final will be one of the Games’ most anticipated races: not least for world-record holder Ariarne Titmus.
- by Amanda Hooton
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Swimming coach spared axe over helping Korean rival – months after he was told not to
An email obtained by this masthead reveals that Australian coaches, including Michael Palfrey, were warned four months ago about links to foreign athletes.
- by Tom Decent
Opinion
Paris 2024
Palfrey backed a rival swimmer. Now he must pack up his goggles and go
With a flipper in both camps, Australian swim coach Michael Palfrey’s position is untenable. Swimming Australia must move him on.
- by Greg Baum
Titmus smashes 200m freestyle world record on sizzling night in the pool
It’s advantage Ariarne Titmus heading into Paris after the reigning Olympic champion shot Mollie O’Callaghan’s women’s 200m freestyle world record to bits at the Australian trials.
- by Emma Kemp
Titmus, McKeon, Strauch? Why unheralded ace looms as huge medal hope
Among a cohort of household names lies an unheralded Olympian determined to cement her place among the nation’s elite and announce an emphatic injury comeback.
- by Nick Wright
Titmus’ record is under threat, and a rising star is coming for her mantle
One of Australia’s greatest swimmers will become the hunted in Paris. But a rising star is already coming for her mantle on home soil at the Olympic trials.
- by Nick Wright
How Hayley Lewis’ son is powering past the curse of family fame
The legacy of a champion parent can be a burden in elite sport, but the next Olympics hope vows to swim past it, all the way to Paris.
- by Nick Wright
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