Swimmer Tamara Potocka collapses after 200M IM race at the Olympics following an asthma attack

AP Sports Writers

NANTERRE, France (AP) — Slovakia swimmer Tamara Potocka collapsed poolside Friday morning after a qualifying heat of the women’s 200-meter individual medley at the Paris Olympics. A Slovakian team spokesman says Potocka suffered an asthma attack after the race. She was given first aid and carried off on a stretcher. The spokesman says the 21-year-old was taken to the hospital in the Olympic Village, where the team doctor was waiting for her.