Australia's D'Arcy axed from Olympic pool after brawl

0 Comments | AFP, April, 2008

SYDNEY (AFP) — Swimmer Nick D'Arcy was dropped from the Australian Olympic team on Friday for bringing the sport into disrepute after a bar brawl that left a fellow swimmer with a broken jaw and nose.

The 20-year-old will appear in court on April 21 on charges of assault and causing grievous bodily harm over the altercation, which caused multiple facial fractures to former Commonwealth swimming champion Simon Cowley.

The incident came just hours after last month's national Olympic trials, where D'Arcy won a spot on the team for the Beijing Games in August by winning the 200m butterfly.

Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) president John Coates said D'Arcy would be able to appeal the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

D'Arcy's lawyer, Jack...