Swimmer Tamara Potocka collapses after a women’s 200-meter individual medley race at the Olympics

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Swimmer Tamara Potocka collapses after a women’s 200-meter individual medley race at the Olympics

NANTERRE, France (AP) — Swimmer Tamara Potocka collapsed at poolside Friday morning after a qualifying heat of the women’s 200-meter individual medley at the Paris Olympics and was given first aid and then carried off on a stretcher.

Potocka, from Slovakia, was seen with an oxygen mask taken as she was taken away for medical attention. Her condition was not immediately known.

Slovakia’s Tamara Potocka is taken on stretcher from the pool deck after collapsing following a heat of the women’s 200-meter individual medley at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, in Nanterre, France. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Credit: Swimmer Tamara Potocka collapses after a women’s 200-meter individual medley race at the Olympics