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Swimmer collapses during Paris Olympics

A swimmer from Slovakia collapsed this morning after qualifying for the 200-meter individual medley.
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PARIS (NBC 26) — A Solvakia swimmer collapsed Friday morning by the pool after qualifying in a heat of the women's 200M individual medley.

That's according to the Associated Press.

She's Tamara Potocka, and she was given first aid and then carried off on a stretcher.

She was seen wearing an oxygen mask and was taken away for medical attention.

People near the pool says she was awake when they carried her away.

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