The 21-year-old competed in a heat of the women's 200-meter individual medley at 10:30am BST this morning and clambered out of the pool having come in seventh
Moments after the swim her legs buckled and she tumbled to the groundSlovakian athlete Tamara Potocka collapsed after completing a swim at the Olympic Games this morning, leaving spectators at the Paris Aquatics Centre shocked as she was hurriedly carried away on a stretcher.
Medics quickly placed an oxygen mask over the face of the young Slovak, who was lying motionless, before carefully loading her onto a stretcher and rushing her out of the La Defense arena as her British rival Abbie Wood watched on in horror. The live broadcast showed how eight new competitors had taken to the starting blocks and were stripping off, seemingly seconds away from leaping into the water as commentators began previewing the next heat.
'This doesn't look good... 15,000 people are now watching an athlete surrounded by medical staff and I can assure you it's absolutely silent in here,' one broadcaster said as they witnessed medical staff crowding around the swimmer. After a tense 30 minutes, the venue's media manager confirmed Potocka was conscious and under medical assessment, but gave no further update on her condition.The time was not fast enough to advance her to the semifinals of the event and she was eliminated from the competition.
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