Irish Olympic swimmer Daniel Wiffen said he was “rushed to [the] hospital” after competing in the Seine River during the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
“Yesterday I rushed to hospital as I was very unwell with a bug that I am being treated for, and am feeling better now,” Wiffen wrote Sunday on Twitter, sharing he would not be at the Olympics closing ceremony where he was scheduled to be a flag bearer.
Thanks everyone who reached out, I’m incredibly disappointed to miss out on the opportunity to be flag bearer last night.
Yesterday I rushed to hospital as I was very unwell with a bug that I am being treated for, and am feeling better now. I hope everyone enjoys the evening…
— Daniel Wiffen (@WiffenDaniel) August 12, 2024
The 23-year-old Olympian swam in the polluted river during the men’s 10-kilometer event Friday. Wiffen came in 18th place in his first time…
