Tamara Potocka, a swimmer from Slovakia participating in the 2024 Paris Olympics, needed medical attention shortly after finishing the Women's 200-Meter individual medley.

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NANTERRE, FRANCE - AUGUST 02: (EDITORS NOTE: Image was captured using a robotic camera positioned above the field of play.) Tamara Potocka of Team Slovakia receives medical treatment after collapsing following the Women's 200m Individual Medley Heats on day seven of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on August 02, 2024 in Nanterre, France. Al Bello/Getty Images

Upon completing the Women's 200-Meter individual medley, the 21-year-old collapsed after exiting the pool. She was treated by medical staff near poolside on Friday.

According to the 'Associated Press,' the Slovak swinner was quickly surrounded by medical personnel, received first aid, and was taken away on a stretcher.

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Slovakia's Tamara Potocka competes in a heat of the women's 200m individual medley swimming event during the 2024 World Aquatics Championships at Aspire Dome in Doha on February 11, 2024. SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP - SEBASTIEN BOZON/AFP via Getty Images

A representative from the Slovak Olympic Team in Paris stated the incident was triggered by an asthma attack.

"Tamara Potocka is an asthmatic," the representative told 'E! News' in a statement. "In the medical room she received an oxygen therapy and during this procedure she communicated. Now she will be monitored by doctors in hospital for some time."

The occurrence happened during a live broadcast, leaving the audience, commentators, and officials in shock, the 'Daily Mail' reported.

Swimming - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 7
NANTERRE, FRANCE - AUGUST 02: (EDITORS NOTE: Image was captured using a robotic camera positioned above the field of play.) Tamara Potocka of Team Slovakia leaves the arena on a stretcher with medical staff after receiving treatment after collapsing following the Women's 200m Individual Medley Heats on day seven of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on August 02, 2024 in Nanterre, France. Al Bello/Getty Images

"Fifteen thousand people are now watching an athlete surrounded by medical staff," a commentator remarked, according to the publication, "And I can assure you it's absolutely silent in here. They've got a stretcher out, they've got an oxygen mask on the athlete, and I'm going to say... this looks very serious."

He added: "We hope that there's nothing more than that."

Potocka, who holds the Slovakian record for the 50m butterfly and the 200m individual medley, placed seventh in her heat with a time of 2 minutes, 14.20 seconds. This result does not qualify her for the event semifinals.