Australia coach fired for supporting a South Korean swimmer at the Olympics


FILE – Gold medalist Lukas Maertens, of Germany, middle, poses with silver medalist Elijah Winnington, of Australia, left, and bronze medalist Kim Woo-min of South Korea, on the podium after the men’s 400-meter freestyle final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, July 27, 2024, in Nanterre, France. 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. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)



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