A Stanford sophomore swimmer starred in a scary moment during a race at the ACC Swimming and Diving Championships this week. College sports didn’t have the best week, and this swimmer sounded the alarms during her race in Atlanta, Georgia.
Addison Sauickie competed for her college at the competition when she appeared to suffer a medical emergency. During the eighth lap of a 10-lap race, the 20-year-old suddenly stopped moving while face down in the pool.
She was performing front crawl in the 500-yard freestyle heats when her arms went limp, and she stopped moving for about five seconds. She reacted again and continued swimming.
However, she finished last, a second behind her nearest rival, after dropping her pace considerably in the final two laps.
Addison Sauickie Struggled To Get Out Of The Pool After Medical Emergency
After finishing last, Sauickie stayed in the pool long after the rest of her opponents left, and the next race’s competitors prepared to swim. A clip showed that she needed help to get out of the water.
Once officials hauled her from the water, she couldn’t stay up after taking one or two steps. As she fell to the ground, officials rushed to help her. Sauickie was reportedly helped away by her coaches after five minutes. Stanford Swim issued a statement on Friday, two days after the incident…