Swimming: D'Arcy out of Games

The Australian Olympic Committee has voted unanimously to sack swimmer Nick D'Arcy from its Beijing Games team.

The AOC executive rejected a submission from D'Arcy and his legal team that he is a fit and proper person to represent his country at the Olympics.

The ruling restored an initial decision in April by AOC president John Coates, which was overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

D'Arcy, 20, has a further right of appeal to CAS. He is due in court next week on a charge of recklessly causing grievous bodily harm to retired swimmer Simon Cowley, an offence which carries a maximum 10 years' jail.