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Slovakian swimmer Tamara Potocka receives treatment after asthma attack on pool deck

Medical staff carry Slovakia's Tamara Potocka on a stretcher after she collapsed following a heat of the women's 200m individual medley swimming event during the 2024 Paris Olympic Games
Medical staff carry Slovakia's Tamara Potocka on a stretcher after she collapsed following a heat of the women's 200m individual medley swimming event during the 2024 Paris Olympic Games

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Slovakia’s Tamara Potocka collapsed after her women’s 200 metres individual medley heat at the Paris Olympics on Friday because she has asthma and did not have her inhaler with her, a team official said after the swimmer received medical treatment.

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