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Olympic swimmer Tamara Potocka collapses after finishing 200-metre event

Published 11:24 2 Aug 2024 BST

Updated 11:26 2 Aug 2024 BST

Harry Warner
Olympic swimmer Tamara Potocka collapses after finishing 200-metre event

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Olympic swimmer Tamara Potocka has collapsed after finishing her 200-metre individual medley.

The 21-year-old Slovakian swimmer was carried away on a stretcher after collapsing following the end of her race.

She was wearing an oxygen mask as medics took her away.

Potocka was competing in the third heat of the event during the morning session at La Defense Arena in Paris.

She had finished seventh in her heat.

The media manager for the venue confirmed the swimmer was conscious and under medical assessment.

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