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

2 Aug 2024 • 6:00 PM MYT
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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.