publishedJuly 9, 2022 at 9:52 p.m
Canadian swimmer Mary-Sophie Harvey says in an Instagram post that she was drugged against her will at the World Championships in Budapest.
Now Harvey reports on a bad incident on the last night of the World Cup.
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Apparently she was the victim of a violent attack.
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Canadian swimmer Mary-Sophie Harvey says she was drugged during the World Championships in Budapest. “I was drugged on the last night of the World Championships,” Harvey wrote on Instagram. “At that point I didn’t realize what had gotten into me. I can’t remember anything. All I remember is waking up completely lost the next morning, with my trainer and doctor by my bedside.”
She celebrated and has no memory of a time window of four to six hours, says the 22-year-old, who won the bronze medal in the 4×200 meter freestyle relay at the World Championships on June 22nd. She heard snippets of what happened. “I can only say this: I’ve never been so ashamed.”
Rib sprain and concussion
The next day she traveled home and ate with her family. “I remember my mother saying, ‘You seem different.’ She didn’t know I felt the same way,” Harvey explains. “I felt like the body I was in wasn’t mine (it still feels that way).”
At the hospital, she was told “this happens more often than you think and that I was kind of lucky to get away with a sprained rib and a minor concussion.” Harvey adds: “It has helped me to overcome some of my fears, but unfortunately not all.”
“I’m still scared”
The Tokyo 2021 Olympian posted pictures showing some injuries. Some of her friends told her they had to carry her when she lost consciousness. That probably explains injuries. But it doesn’t make her feel any better. Harvey writes: “I still get scared when I think about the unknown of that night. I’m still trying to find the ‘happy Mary’ who found happiness before this event.”
The world swimming association Fina said at the request of the German Press Agency that he was “aware of the worrying media reports about Harvey and is deeply concerned about her well-being”. The federation is in contact with the Canadian Swimming Federation and the local organizing committee. “In 2021, Fina took comprehensive measures to protect athletes and an independent investigator will be appointed to further investigate the matter.”
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