This is the horrifying moment a Stanford University swimmer struggles during a race before collapsing when she exited the pool.
Sophomore Addison Sauickie had been competing in the 2026 ACC Swimming and Diving Championships in Atlanta on Wednesday.
The 20-year-old was in the middle of a lap during the 500-yard freestyle when she suddenly began floating face down for a few seconds. She then recovered and managed to make it to the finish line.
A second video, taken by SwimSwamTV, showed her later remaining in her lane in the pool after all the other competitors had left the water.
Addison, a four-time World Junior Championship medalist, stayed there so long other competitors started lining up to take their spot for the next race.
Eventually a marshal came to her aid.
But once her feet hit the ground, she collapsed to the floor, before she was helped up by several bystanders on to a chair.
Addison was then able to leave the pool with a coach after “around five minutes.”
Two days later, exactly what happened and if she will be able to continue in the competition is up in the air, as she is still listed on the preliminary sheet for Saturday’s 100-yard freestyle event, SFGATE reports.
Brian Risso, Assistant Athletics Director, Communications for Stanford Athletics, confirmed to the California Post Addison “continues to be evaluated by our medical team and her status for the remainder of the meet is unknown.”
