
Slovakian swimmer Tamara Potocká, 21, collapses and is taken away on a stretcher in front of horrified spectators and her Brit rival after finishing Olympic 200m individual medley heat
Slovakian athlete Tamara Potocka collapsed after completing a swim at the Olympic Games this morning, leaving spectators at the Paris Aquatics Centre shocked as she was hurriedly carried away on a stretcher. The 21-year-old competed in a heat of the women's 200-meter individual medley at 10:30am BST this morning and clambered out of the pool having come in seventh, missing out on qualification for the later rounds. But moments later her legs buckled and she tumbled to the ground, sitting poolside for a few seconds before slumping backwards even as another eight swimmers lined up for the next heat.
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