21-year-old Slovakian swimmer Tamara Potocka collapsed poolside from an asthma attack during the Paris Olympics, needing hospital transfer.

21-year-old Slovakian swimmer Tamara Potocka collapsed poolside after experiencing an asthma attack during the women's 200-meter individual medley qualifying heat at the Paris Olympics. She was given first aid, carried off on a stretcher, and transferred to the hospital in the Olympic Village. This was Potocka's first Olympics, and her time in the heat was not fast enough to advance her to the semifinals, eliminating her from the competition.