From TheWest.Com.AU: "... Controversial swimmer Nick D'Arcy has been thrown off the Australian team for the Beijing Games for bringing his sport into disrepute. ...D'Arcy is facing charges of assault and assault occasioning grievous bodily harm for his alleged attack on Cowley, who suffered a broken jaw, broken nose, fractured eye socket, crushed cheekbone and fractured palate from just one punch. ..."
One punch? One single Punch? He must have a pretty big hand. [Link]
This article from The Australian states that 20 screws and some plates were drilled into Cowley's face to repair it. Yeah, it was more than one punch. [Link]
Link to a video of the announcement: [Link]
Thanks go out to Wendy for all the time and effort she put in to sending me these links!
4 comments:
I think D'Arcy is just an immature brat who doesn't deserve to represent Australia.
I can't believe that he thinks of quitting the sport altogether out of this incident. If he truly loves swimming, then he shouldn't let one incident stopping the rest of his career. If he doesn't, then good riddance. Bye bye Nick.
His coach's comment about an unjust decision to drop him off from the team... is just downright dumb! His coach should be telling D'Arcy that it's unjust to punch another person.
The coach also said that D'Arcy wasn't looking for trouble, trouble found him. Puhleeeseee, judging from the troubles D'Arcy had done in the past, it is the brat himself who created troubles.
In summary, screw D'Arcy, screw the coach. Australia shouldn't be associated with such figures.
p.s.: Nick is a typical idiot young white Aussies redneck. There are too many of them in Australia.
They think innocent pranks are fine, serve them right!
It was a savage beating. I still can't get my head around the fact that he couldn't predict the consequences of such a fight. It is obviously alcohol related event and Many jails are filled with people like those. I am biased towards his guilt.
Having said that, I am beginning to wonder the many factors are involved regarding the selection of an Olympian .
If he is entitled to due process and the presumption of innocence, shouldn't he be allowed to be on the team until found guilty in court even though people like you and me feel he is a guilty thug?
I sympathize with Cowley as I am suffering a fractured eye socket myself right now. Painful and keeping me out the pool!!
That blows! What happened, Charlie.? Are you going to be okay?
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