This is the terrifying moment a Stanford sophomore swimmer was seen floating face-down in the pool shortly before collapsing at the end of a race in Atlanta, Georgia. Remarkably, the young Stanford star - who also competes for the Team USA junior national team - is then able to continue the race, going on to finish last, a second behind her nearest rival. Timesheets also showed Sauickie's pace drop off considerably on the final two laps, after she suffered her worrying moment on the eighth loop of the pool. On Saturday, she was then scratched again from the 100-yard freestyle, and it appears she will not participate further in the competition. Sauickie won back-to-back state titles in Florida before enrolling at Stanford, and in the 2024-25 season she was included in the All-ACC Academic Team as a freshman.

Source: Daily Mail February 21, 2026 20:49 UTC