Olympic swimmer collapses following event

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Swimmer Tamara Potocka has collapsed following the women’s 200-metre individual medley.

The Slovakian athlete, 21, was seen being carried away from the pool on a stretcher.

She was seen with an oxygen mask as she was taken away.

Potocka had finished seventh in the third heat of the event in the morning session at La Defense Arena in Nanterre, Paris.

The venue’s media manager confirmed Potocka was conscious and under medical assessment, the Reuters news agency reported.

Is is not clear whether she received CPR.

Potocka collapsed as she got out of the water and was immediately surrounded by a group of medical attendants.

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