澳大利亚游泳运动员艾萨克·库珀就英联邦运动会期间的饮酒风波发表声明，对教练的处理方式表示不满。[1]库珀称教练罗恩·泰勒曾承诺此事不会向媒体披露，但随后信息遭曝光，他对此"感到相当沮丧"。[1]根据游泳澳大利亚8月3日的声明，库珀已自愿从队伍运动员领导小组退出。[1]
库珀指出，游泳澳大利亚警告他不得公开谈论此事，否则可能危及其队伍位置。[1]他计划于8月17日后再进一步讨论相关话题。[1]在格拉斯哥英联邦运动会最后一夜，库珀未出现在游泳池支持队友，也未参加强制团队会议。[1]库珀因长期背部应力骨折，当时决定只参加4×100米混合泳接力预赛而退出100米仰泳决赛。[1]随后在加州泛太平洋锦标赛50米蝶泳比赛中，他排名第五。[1]
Australian swimmer Isaac Cooper has broken his silence on a drinking controversy that unfolded during the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, accusing coach Rohan Taylor of breaching confidentiality after allowing the matter to become public.[1] Cooper stated that Taylor had assured him the situation would not be disclosed to media, leaving him feeling "pretty upset" when it was revealed.[1] According to Swimming Australia's August 3 statement, Cooper had voluntarily withdrawn from the athletes' leadership group.[1]
The incident occurred on the final night of the Games when Cooper did not appear at the pool to support teammates and missed a mandatory team meeting.[1] Cooper later explained that he had opted to compete only in the 4x100-meter medley relay preliminaries due to a long-standing back stress fracture, which led him to withdraw from the 100-meter backstroke final.[1] He subsequently finished fifth in the 50-meter butterfly at the Pan Pacific Championships in California.[1]
Swimming Australia has warned Cooper against publicly discussing the matter, cautioning that doing so could jeopardize his team position.[1] Cooper indicated he plans to address the issue further after August 17.[1]