Australian swimming coach facing backlash after voicing support for South Korean athlete the Australian Olympic Committee said the coach made a serious error of judgment 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 Pal's public support for the South Korean swimmer Kim Wu Min as un Australian Taylor also suggested that pulfrey could be forced to return to Australia before Olympic swimming competition gets underway this weekend this year swimmers will compete at defense Arena which is located in the western portion of Paris suburbs very disappointed extremely disappointed Taylor said for a coach on our team to promote another athlete ahead of our athletes is not acceptable Paul Frey is part of the Australian staff at the Olympics overseeing the preparations for three swimmers and working with a fourth athlete as well but he previously coached Kim who is the South Korean men's 400 meter freestyle world champion in an interview South Korean television Paul free said he was ping for Kim to claim gold EV it very but Australian swimmer Bronte Campbell compe fourth Olympics said the controversy had barely caus a ripple within the PowerHouse team when you come into an Olympic Games it's all about protecting your energy it's a big long emotional competition she said everyone knows what they had to do we always talk about focusing on performance first way you do that is focus on the you control that are right front of you