Kenrick Monk

Team culture needs overhaul: reports

Stathi Paxinos Focus in future to be on the team, not any individual, coach Leigh Nugent says.

Monk reinforces 'toxic' claims

Phil Lutton OLYMPIAN Kenrick Monk says he's not surprised the team atmosphere at the London Games was labelled ''toxic'' and has lifted the lid on a litany of blunders leading into Australia's worst effort in...

In too deep

Stathi Paxinos Individualism and an emphasis on stars led Australian swimming into choppy water. Now, the reckoning.

'Dumb and dumber' to be sent home early from London

Dominic Bossi Nick D'Arcy and Kenrick Monk will be sent home from the London Olympics immediately after the final day of the swimming events as punishment for posting inappropriate images on social network sites...

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An Olympic-sized apology?

David Polkinghorne Under-siege swimmer Kenrick Monk has defended his controversial photo with Nick D’Arcy as ‘‘just a bit of fun’’ after the pair met with Swimming Australia officials in Brisbane today.

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Red faces for swim officials as new gun pictures emerge

Samantha Lane Embarrassing double standard exposed as Swimming Australia - now facing pressure from dissenting London-bound athletes - is today set to sanction Nick D'Arcy and Kenrick Monk over the weapon photo...

Swimming

AOC should abolish punishment for Monk, D'Arcy: Lawrence

David Polkinghorne The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) should reverse its punishment of controversial swimmers Kenrick Monk and Nick D'Arcy despite the pair being a couple of ''dickheads'', swimming icon Laurie...

Swimming

Medals, not guns, the main game: Rickard

Samantha Lane The disapproval of Australian swimmers over the handling of Nick D'Arcy and Kenrick Monk has not subsided, despite the pair being spared further punishment in the gun photo affair.

Swimming

D'Arcy, Monk ready to aim up in Canberra

Lee Gaskin Nick D'Arcy and Kenrick Monk will return to the pool for the first time since their gun photo controversy when the entire Australian Olympic Games swimming squad converges on Canberra this week.

D'Arcy and Monk: Australia's Dumb and Dumber

Peter FitzSimons Let's cut to the chase of the photos posted on Facebook by two Olympic swim team members- Nick D'Arcy and Kenrick Monk - posing in a California gun shop with heavy weight pistols and shotguns.

Katter comes out blazing for 'sporting heroes' D'Arcy and Monk

Bob Katter says Australia's "thought police have gone too far" in pillorying our Olympic swimmers for being pictured with legal firearms.

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D'Arcy and Monk to be sent home immediately after Games competition

NICK D'ARCY and Kenrick Monk will be sent home from the London Games by the Australian Olympic Committee as soon as their swimming events conclude as punishment for their firearm photo controversy.

Olympics

Duo's Olympic ban for the good of the team: Green

Samantha Lane Australia's new chef de mission has confessed he agonised over the toughest decision of his tenure but is adamant D'Arcy remains a worthy team member.

Olympics

D'Arcy and Monk fire up Swimming Australia with gun photo

Georgina Robinson Two bad boys of Australian swimming are in hot water again for posting online photos of themselves posing in a gun shop in the United States.

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Swimmer Monk escapes charge for fib

Darren Cartwright Queensland's premier hopes Olympic swimmer Kenrick Monk has learnt a valuable lesson after police drop charges against him for lying about a hit and run.

I panicked, I freaked, I lied

Miranda Forster, Daniel Lane and David Sygall POLICE may lay a public nuisance charge against Olympic swimmer Kenrick Monk after his tearful admission that he invented the story about being hit by a P-plate driver as he rode his bike to training.