{"id":2318303,"date":"2024-08-02T14:55:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T18:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/terrifying-scene-unfolds-at-olympic-pool-as-swimmer-collapses-is-removed-on-stretcher\/"},"modified":"2024-08-02T14:57:17","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T18:57:17","slug":"terrifying-scene-unfolds-at-olympic-pool-as-swimmer-collapses-is-removed-on-stretcher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/terrifying-scene-unfolds-at-olympic-pool-as-swimmer-collapses-is-removed-on-stretcher\/","title":{"rendered":"Terrifying Scene Unfolds at Olympic Pool as Swimmer Collapses, Is Removed on Stretcher"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fterrifying-scene-unfolds-at-olympic-pool-as-swimmer-collapses-is-removed-on-stretcher%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2318303&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Tamara Potocka, a Slovakian Olympic swimmer, collapsed after completing her heat in the \u2063women&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/transgender-swimmer-sets-womens-record-at-new-jersey-college\/\" title=\"Transgender swimmer smashes women&#039;s record at NJ college\">200-meter \u2062individual medley<\/a> at the Paris Olympics. She was immediately surrounded by\u2064 medical staff\u2063 and \u2063placed on a stretcher with\u200d an oxygen\u2062 mask. Reports indicate she was conscious and able \u2064to communicate \u200cwith\u200b the\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-facing-questions-over-whether-prioritizing-teachers-for-vaccine-violates-equity\/\" title=\"White House Facing Questions Over Whether Prioritizing Teachers For Vaccine Violates \u2018Equity\u2019\">medical team<\/a>. Potocka has asthma, and \u2064it is believed that\u2064 the combination of stress and the absence of\u2062 her inhaler contributed to her collapse. She was \u2063given oxygen and medication and\u2063 required continuous monitoring. Unfortunately, Potocka finished seventh in\u200b her heat and did not qualify for the semifinals, ending her participation in the competition. \u200dOther athletes \u2062reflected on the risks \u200dof\u200d competing at the Olympic level, acknowledging the \u2063physical and mental pressure involved.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>An Olympic swimmer collapsed Friday on the side of the pool and was carried away on a stretcher.<\/p>\n<p>Tamara Potocka of Slovakia was stricken after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-republicans-promise-to-oppose-elite-backed-transgender-ideology\/\" title=\"Senate Republicans Promise to Oppose Elite-Backed Transgender Ideology\">qualifying heat<\/a> in the women&rsquo;s 200-meter individual medley, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/olympics\/story\/_\/id\/40704937\/slovakia-tamara-potocka-collapses-200-meter-im\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESPN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Potocka was getting out of the pool after the race when she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/olympic-swimmer-collapses-shock-disqualified-breaking-little-known-rule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">collapsed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She was immediately surrounded by medical attendants before she was carried away with an oxygen mask over her face.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/olympics\/articles\/c03537dqjg1o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC<\/a>, Potocka was conscious and able to communicate with medical staff.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Athlete taken off on backboard and apparently getting oxygen. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/reFmN7kM4J\">pic.twitter.com\/reFmN7kM4J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pat Forde (@ByPatForde) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ByPatForde\/status\/1819306134223606083?\">August 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Tamara has asthma,&rdquo; Slovakia team leader Ivana Lange said in a statement, ESPN reported.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This whole combination of nervous and physical tension while she did not have her inhaler immediately available to use contributed to the creation of this problem,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She received oxygen and necessary medication. Her condition is constantly monitored. A few minutes ago, the doctor told me that she must be monitored for several more hours,&rdquo; Lange said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Slovakia swimmer Tamara Potocka is under medical assessment after collapsing following her women&rsquo;s 200 meters individual medley heat at the Paris Olympics on Friday, a venue official said.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/paris2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#paris2024<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/olympics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#olympics<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/swimming?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#swimming<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/slovakia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#slovakia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0bI02Gzfrn\">pic.twitter.com\/0bI02Gzfrn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CGTN Europe (@CGTNEurope) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CGTNEurope\/status\/1819342896056680915?\">August 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Israeli swimmer Lea Polonsky, who swam in a different heat, said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/brazilian-swimmer-panics-banished-olympics-brutal-mistake-helpless\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">swimming<\/a> at the Olympic level does have risks, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/olympics-2024-swimming-tamara-potocka-bc6387265c9de3e4b96491a6b6bf1dd3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Of course that&rsquo;s something in the back of your mind, but we do every day push ourselves to the limit,&rdquo; Polonsky said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You always know something like that can happen. It&rsquo;s not something you think about during the race, but it&rsquo;s always there,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Slovakian swimmer Tamara Potock&aacute;, 21, collapses and is taken away on a stretcher in front of horrified spectators after finishing her Olympic 200m individual medley heat <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9CjdYW6RTh\">https:\/\/t.co\/9CjdYW6RTh<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dtqC6AyN9a\">pic.twitter.com\/dtqC6AyN9a<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MailOnline\/status\/1819316825873604736?\">August 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Potocka finished seventh in her heat.<\/p>\n<p>Her time was not fast enough to reach the semifinals, meaning that she is out of the competition.<\/p>\n<p>The Paris Games were the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/star-competitor-withdraws-olympics-medical-grounds-racism-investigation-hits-hard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olympics<\/a> in which Potocka competed.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Tamara Potocka from Slovakia experienced this incident after her qualifying heat in the women&#8217;s 200-meter individual medley, as reported by ESPN. She fell after exiting the pool following her race and was quickly attended to by medical personnel before being transported with an oxygen mask on her face. The BBC noted that Potocka remained conscious and could communicate with the medical team.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Tamara has asthma,&#8221; stated Ivana Lange, Slovakia&#8217;s team leader, according to ESPN. &#8220;The combination of nervousness and physical strain, along with not having her inhaler readily available, contributed to this situation,&#8221; she explained. Lange added that Potocka received oxygen and necessary medication while her condition is continuously monitored. A doctor informed Lange that Potocka would need further observation for several more hours.<\/p>\n<p>Tamara Potocka is currently undergoing medical evaluation after collapsing post-heat in the women\u2019s 200 meters individual medley at the Paris Olympics on Friday, as confirmed by a venue official.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli swimmer Lea Polonsky, who participated in a different heat, acknowledged that competing at an Olympic level carries risks. &#8220;Of course that&#8217;s something you keep in mind; we push ourselves to our limits every day,&#8221; Polonsky remarked. &#8220;You know something like this can happen; it&#8217;s not something you focus on during the race but it&#8217;s always there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Potocka finished seventh in her heat and did not achieve a time fast enough to qualify for the semifinals, thus ending her competition at these Games\u2014the first Olympics she has participated in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2318304,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Tamara-Potocka.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32661,35989,34619,13746],"class_list":["post-2318303","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-health-emergency","tag-olympic-games","tag-sports-news","tag-swimming"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Tamara-Potocka.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2318303","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2318303"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2318303\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2318304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2318303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2318303"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2318303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}