Aussie Olympic swimmer regrets bar incident

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SYDNEY (AFP) — Australian swimmer Nick D'Arcy on Wednesday said he regretted being involved in an early morning bar incident which could cost him his place on the Olympic team.

D'Arcy, 20, risks being banned from competing in Beijing after he was charged with assault over the Sunday morning incident, which left former Commonwealth Games swimmer Simon Cowley with a broken jaw and broken nose.

"I deeply regret my involvement in this incident and the injury occasioned to Simon Cowley," D'Arcy said in a statement. "This was a night marked for celebration of the selection of the Australian Olympic Swimming Team.

"I sincerely regret the embarrassment caused to Australian swimming, the Australian Olympic Swimming Team and to my family."

The 200-metre...