The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has denied any cover up in the Sally Robbins rowing affair at this year's Athens Games.

And an independent investigation by the federal government into the "lay down Sally" incident was still some way away, according to the Australian Sports Commission (ASC).

ASC spokesman Peter Logue was responding to reports that parents of Robbins' team-mates in the women's eight crew in Athens had met senior ASC members to allege that AOC were involved in attempting to cover up that fact that Robbins had also not completed a previous race at the Games.

They also claimed officials told the crew what to say during a media conference held the day after the Olympic final.

Both allegations have been denied by the AOC, who called them "nonsense".

AOC spokesman Mike Tancred emphatically denied any cover-up and said the other crew members decided to hold a media conference of their own accord after meeting with the AOC's athlete liaison officer, former Wallabies captain John Eales.

"The girls ... said they wanted to do a media conference," Tancred said in a statement.

"They had worked out what they wanted to say and wanted to convey it via the media.

"No-one told the girls what to say at the media conference. They were not forced to attend a media conference, it was all their idea.

"The AOC was not told of a problem with Sally Robbins failing to finish her races. We found out after the final of the women's eight in Athens.

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