Olympic Swimmer Collapses Poolside Moments After Finishing Heat

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NANTERRE, France (AP) — Slovakia swimmer Tamara Potocka collapsed poolside Friday greeting aft a qualifying power of nan women’s 200-meter individual medley astatine nan Paris Olympics and was fixed first assistance and past carried disconnected connected a stretcher.

Potocka, 21, was seen wearing an oxygen disguise arsenic she was taken distant for aesculapian attention.

Medical unit astatine nan excavation said she was conscious.

Potocka collapsed arsenic she sewage retired of nan h2o and almost instantly was surrounded by a half-dozen aesculapian attendants who put her connected a stretcher aft astir a infinitesimal and carried her disconnected nan excavation deck.

It was not clear if she received CPR.

Potocka vanished seventh successful her power successful a clip of 2 minutes, 14.20 seconds. Her clip was not accelerated capable to beforehand her to nan semifinals of nan event, which eliminated her from nan competition.