{"id":2323882,"date":"2024-08-13T14:46:57","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T18:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/olympian-gets-rushed-to-hospital-just-before-he-was-supposed-to-be-flag-bearer-at-closing-ceremony\/"},"modified":"2024-08-13T14:51:05","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T18:51:05","slug":"olympian-gets-rushed-to-hospital-just-before-he-was-supposed-to-be-flag-bearer-at-closing-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/olympian-gets-rushed-to-hospital-just-before-he-was-supposed-to-be-flag-bearer-at-closing-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympian Gets &#8216;Rushed to Hospital&#8217; Just Before He Was Supposed to Be Flag Bearer at Closing Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/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%2Folympian-gets-rushed-to-hospital-just-before-he-was-supposed-to-be-flag-bearer-at-closing-ceremony%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=2323882&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>During the Paris Olympics, Irish swimmer Daniel Wiffen, who was meant to be the flag-bearer at the closing ceremonies, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/putrid-smell-at-funeral-sickens-mourners-coroner-steps-down-after-allegations-come-out\/\" title=\"Coroner resigns amid allegations after mourners sickened by &#039;putrid&#039; funeral smell.\">fell ill due<\/a> to a viral infection and was\u2063 unable to attend. He had\u200b participated in the men\u2019s 10K swim in the Seine river, which has \u200ba reputation for pollution and health risks. Following his illness, Wiffen expressed\u200b his disappointment on social media, stating\u200d he \u2064was recovering but had\u200b been rushed to the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Concerns about the water quality\u2062 of the Seine have\u200c been highlighted by \u2062various \u200cathletes, with reports of\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teammates-uncomfortable-changing-in-locker-room-with-trans-swimmer\/\" title=\"Teammates Uncomfortable Changing in Locker Room with Trans Swimmer\">multiple swimmers<\/a> falling sick after competing. For example, Belgian triathlete \u200dClaire Michel was hospitalized with E. coli, and \u200cseveral others also reported illnesses, including stomach ailments and other infections after their events \u2064in \u200cthe river. Environmental\u2063 experts have criticized the decision to hold swimming \u2063events in such polluted waters, suggesting \u2062that merely testing for E. coli \u2062does not adequately assess the\u2063 presence of other harmful viruses\u2062 that may also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-to-spend-10-billion-on-emergency-pandemic-funds-while-admitting-immigrants-who-pose-health-risks\/\" title=\"Democrats to Spend\u00a0 Billion on &#039;Emergency&#039; Pandemic Funds While Admitting Immigrants Who Pose Health Risks\">pose health risks<\/a>. the situation has raised significant concerns over the health\u200c and safety of athletes during this year\u2019s Olympic events.  <\/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>As the Paris Olympics ended, the Seine river claimed one more victim of whatever lies in its murky depths.<\/p>\n<p>Irish swimmer Daniel Wiffen, who had been scheduled to be the flag-bearer at the closing ceremonies of the Paris Games, said that a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/olympic-event-cancelled-world-aquatics-discovers-exactly-seine-river\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">viral infection<\/a> laid him low, forcing him to miss the ceremonies.<\/p>\n<p>Wiffen had competed Friday in the men&rsquo;s 10K swim, which was held in the long-polluted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/triathletes-forced-withdraw-olympics-official-event-revolting-seine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Seine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Thanks everyone who reached out, I&rsquo;m incredibly disappointed to miss out on the opportunity to be flag bearer last night,&rdquo; Wiffen <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WiffenDaniel\/status\/1822814392775262466\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thanks everyone who reached out, I&rsquo;m incredibly disappointed to miss out on the opportunity to be flag bearer last night.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday I rushed to hospital as I was very unwell with a bug that I am being treated for, and am feeling better now. I hope everyone enjoys the evening&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Daniel Wiffen (@WiffenDaniel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WiffenDaniel\/status\/1822814392775262466?\">August 12, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\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<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Yesterday I rushed to hospital as I was very unwell with a bug that I am being treated for, and am feeling better now. I hope everyone enjoys the evening and I hope to be well enough to seeing everyone when we get home,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Davey Jones, a professor of environmental science and public health at Bangor University, said testing the Seine for the presence of E. coli bacteria was only part of what needed to be done, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/news\/olympic-seine-virus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Evidence suggests a lot of us get sick in water from viruses, and viruses behave very differently from E. coli. So if you just measure E. coli it provides no information whatsoever on the risk of viruses,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I would never have selected the Seine,&rdquo; the stunned professor added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I know it&rsquo;s iconic, but it also runs through a hugely urbanised area which is always a recipe for disaster when it comes to potential exposure to chemicals or biological pathogens,&rdquo; Jones continued.<\/p>\n<p>Austrian swimmer Felix Aub&ouml;ck said swimmers knew there was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/olympian-drops-final-event-team-doctor-advises-venue-unsafe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">risk.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think if anyone&rsquo;s saying they&rsquo;re not concerned at all, they&rsquo;re probably lying. I am concerned. I just hope and trust the organisation in the sense that they let us in when it&rsquo;s safe enough to do so. No one wants to get ill,&rdquo; he said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/7008657\/open-water-swimmers-train-seine-river-olympic-marathon-races\/\">Time<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Bad planning? Health crisis for athletes who took part of the 10km swim in the Seine has been another huge issue from the Olympics is Paris.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SportEntertainment2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SportEntertainment2024<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisYorkePhD?\">@ChrisYorkePhD<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/j_richo1990?\">@j_richo1990<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tony Habib (@ThePremiersSC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThePremiersSC\/status\/1823267564916810101?\">August 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/sport\/olympics\/article\/second-olympian-in-hospital-after-swimming-in-seine-m07g5mmx5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Times<\/a>, whenever it rains, the sewers of Paris are overwhelmed, leading to raw sewage flowing into the Seine.<\/p>\n<p>A massive project was designed to clean up the river, but multiple swimmers in the Games were taken sick.<\/p>\n<p>Belgian triathlete Claire Michel was hospitalized with E. coli after her race. Swiss triathletes Adrien Briffod and Simon Westermann were sick with infections and had to withdraw. Norwegian swimmer Vetle Bergsvik Thor also suffered a stomach ailment.<\/p>\n<p>Swedish swimmer Victor Johansson pulled out of the 10k swim due to the quality of the Seine.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;After we have weighed their recommendation with all the risks that exist, it felt like the best decision is to drop out. Therefore, it has now been decided that I will not swim,&rdquo; Johansson told a Swedish media outlet, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/victor-johansson-of-sweden-will-not-race-mens-10k-in-seine-after-doctors-recommendation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SwimSwam<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is a lot of information that has been flying around, but what we know for sure is that people have become ill. So even though the levels (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/olympic-swimmer-drops-out-of-his-final-event-after-doctor-advises-him-venue-is-unsafe\/\" title=\"Olympic Swimmer Drops Out of His Final Event After Doctor Advises Him Venue Is Unsafe\">intestinal bacteria e-coli<\/a>) have gone down, it didn&rsquo;t feel good to start,&rdquo; he said.<\/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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Irish swimmer Daniel Wiffen, who was set to be the flag-bearer at the closing ceremonies, revealed that he was sidelined by a viral infection. He had participated in the men&#8217;s 10K swim event held in the heavily polluted Seine just days earlier. Wiffen expressed his disappointment on X, stating, &#8220;Thanks to everyone who reached out; I\u2019m incredibly disappointed to miss out on being flag bearer last night.&#8221; He explained that he had been rushed to the hospital due to feeling unwell from a bug but was now recovering and hoped everyone enjoyed the evening.<\/p>\n<p>Davey Jones, an environmental science and public health professor at Bangor University, commented on testing for E. coli in the Seine as only part of what needed addressing. He noted that many illnesses from water come from viruses which behave differently than E. coli and emphasized that measuring only E. coli does not indicate virus risk.<\/p>\n<p>Jones also expressed disbelief over choosing the Seine for swimming events due to its urban surroundings posing risks of chemical or biological contamination. Austrian swimmer Felix Aub\u00f6ck acknowledged concerns among athletes about potential health risks but trusted organizers would ensure safety before allowing swimmers into contaminated waters.<\/p>\n<p>The Times reported that heavy rains often overwhelm Paris&#8217;s sewer system, leading raw sewage into the Seine despite efforts for cleanup projects. Several athletes fell ill during their events; Belgian triathlete Claire Michel required hospitalization due to E. coli while others like Swiss triathletes Adrien Briffod and Simon Westermann withdrew after becoming sick with infections. Norwegian swimmer Vetle Bergsvik Thor experienced stomach issues as well, while Swedish swimmer Victor Johansson opted out of his race citing concerns over water quality despite reduced levels of intestinal bacteria like E.coli<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2323883,"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\/wiffen.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[37880,38034,3870,25774],"class_list":["post-2323882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-closing-ceremony","tag-flag-bearer","tag-hospital","tag-olympian"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/wiffen.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2323882","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=2323882"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2323882\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2323883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2323882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2323882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2323882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}