Swimmer's Daily

Tag: Simon Cowley

  • Klim: D’Arcy should apologize

    —

    by

    rokur
    in ,

    D’Arcy pleaded guilty in a 2009 criminal court case to recklessly causing grievous bodily harm and was given a suspended 14-month jail sentence. He is yet to apologise to Cowley over the incident and veteran swimmer Michael Klim on Monday said it would be “nice” of him to do so. Read more here on ninemsn,…

  • Cowley asks why D’Arcy never faced Swimming Australia’s disciplinary committee

    —

    by

    rokur
    in

    Simon Cowley has written a letter of protest to Swimming Australia, demanding to know why Nick D’Arcy’ has never faced their disciplinary committee, as originally planned in 2009. His lawyer has also questioned the integrity of Swimming Australia by allowing “pork chops” to swim at the Olympics. Read The Daily Telegraph

  • Nick D’Arcy files for bankruptcy

    —

    by

    rokur
    in

    Ouch, Nick D’Arcy has reportedly now filed for bankruptcy, which means he’ll avoid having to pay the AUS $180.000 that he was ordered to pay Simon Cowley in damages for assaulting him. Cowley’s lawyer isn’t pleased: ‘It’s just a way of walking away from this whole mess and this debt and this judgment that he…

  • Cowley sues D’Arcy over assault three years ago

    —

    by

    rokur
    in

    Former champion swimmer Simon Cowley is suing Nick D’Arcy for damages over the bar room incident which left him with such injuries that he has spent AUS$40,000 (US$41,700) on medical expenses, lost his place on the 2008 Australian Olympic team and had to quit his job. D’Arcy says he hit Cowley in self-defense after being…