Former Aussie Olympian James Magnussen slams Australian Olympic Committee for treating swim team like 'hired guns'

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Former Aussie Olympian James Magnussen slams Australian Olympic Committee for treating swim team like 'hired guns'

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Former world champion James Magnussen has slammed Australia's Olympic officials for treating swimmers as "hired guns" by removing them from the athletes' village 48 hours after their final races. Magnussen won gold, silver, and bronze medals at the Olympic Games in 2012 and 2016. He also secured the title of 100m freestyle world champion in 2011 and 2013. Magnussen retired from competitive swimming in 2019. He lashed the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) ahead of the Paris competition, where Australian swimmers are expected to win a significant number of gold medals.
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