A second swimmer has collapsed on the pool deck after an Olympic race on the final night of action at Paris La Défense Arena.
Just moments after the women’s 4x100m medley relay, medical staff rushed out to Japan’s Rikako Ikee, who had hit the deck.
The 24-year-old was walking from post-race TV interviews to the mixed zone when she suddenly collapsed onto the ground.
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Officials quickly raced over to her and shielded her with towels and Ikee was carried away from view to be further assessed.
The Japanese swimmer battled acute lymphatic leukaemia for about 10 months after being diagnosed with the disease in 2019.
She returned to competition thereafter, recovering in time to make it back for Tokyo 2020 (in 2021).
Ikee anchored Japan’s relay and came home strong to finish fifth in the race, behind the USA, Australia, China and Canada.
It comes just days after Slovakian swimmer Tamara Potocka collapsed on in similar circumstances after her 200m individual medley heat on Friday night (AEST).
The swimming program was put on hold for several minutes as medical attention was given to the 21-year-old.
Staff rushed to Potocka when she lay motionless on the side of the pool after her race, in which she came seventh.
She was given an oxygen mask and put on a stretcher as the stadium watched on before applauding as she was wheeled out.
The Slovak remained conscious throughout the incident.
A statement from Slovakia’s team leader, Ivana Lange, later clarified that it was asthma related.
“Tamara has asthma. This whole combination of nervous and physical tension while she did not have her inhaler immediately available to use contributed to the creation of this problem,” Lange said at the time.
“She received oxygen and necessary medication, her condition is constantly monitored. A few minutes ago, the doctor told me that she must be monitored for several more hours.”
Potocka also made a statement of her own, saying her race tactics caught up with her.
“I told myself that I would go all out and leave my soul in the pool, and that actually happened,” she wrote.
“Unfortunately, due to total exhaustion, I couldn’t leave on my own, so they had to carry me on a stretcher. No, I didn’t drop out or have an asthma attack.
“I just couldn’t breathe and move my whole body. what do you think it feels like to be watched by 15,000 people?
“I wanted to do well so much, that I started too fast, but because I am a fighter and I didn’t want to give up, it caught up with me at the end of the track, because I wanted to squeeze everything out of myself.
“But that happens when an athlete reaches the very bottom of her strength, just to achieve the best possible result and please her loved ones.
“Anyway, I’m fine and I can finally say that I’m an OLYMPIAN.”