Swimming at the Paris Olympics has been suspended after Tamara Potocka COLLAPSED on the edge of the pool in terrifying scenes.
Medics rushed to the 21-year-old as she walked poolside after finishing seventh in the 200m individual medley.
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Doctors rushed to the scene after Tamara Potocka collapsed due to an asthma attackCredit: Reuters
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They rushed to help Potocka and took her away on a stretcherCredit: AP
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Potocka represents Slovakia at the Olympic Games in Paris. Credits: Instagram @tampot0cka
She collapsed while getting out of the water and was immediately helped by the staff.
Potock was then pulled out of the arena with an oxygen mask.
The hall manager quickly confirmed that he was conscious and under medical evaluation.
According to BBC Sport, the Slovakian national team explained that she had an asthma attack.
Eight swimmers had already gone to the blocks for the next race while Potocka was being treated, but were returned to their seats when race organizers learned the extent of what was happening.
Commentators watched in horror as the incident unfolded. One person said: “This doesn’t look good… 15,000 people are now watching an athlete surrounded by medical staff and I can assure you there is complete silence here.
“They pulled out a stretcher, put an oxygen mask on the athlete, and I’ll say… this looks very serious
“They have a brace around the neck so I can only imagine that someone has hit their head and has some kind of trauma – they want to immobilize the athlete. Hopefully it’s nothing more than that…”
Slovakian swimmer Potocka finished the race in La Defense Arena with a time of 2:14:20.
Canada’s Summer McIntosh won the third heat in 2:09:90, followed by China’s Yu Yiting, Australia’s Ella Ramsay and Team GB star Abbie Wood.
The fastest 16 swimmers from the qualifiers qualify for the semi-finals, which take place on Friday evening.
The women’s 200m medley final is scheduled for Saturday evening, just after 8pm BST.
Canadian swimmer McIntosh is currently one of the favorites for gold.
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