Hungary’s Bettina Fabian Hospitalized Shortly After Women’s Open Water Race In Paris

Bettina Fabian has been hospitalized after falling ill shortly after the women’s open water 10km race that took place on Thursday in the Seine River, Hungarian media reports.

Fabian said on social media that she had vomited and also had a fever. She was hospitalized with her symptoms, receiving an IV before then flying home to Hungary.

Leonie Beck of Germany also competed in the women’s open water race and was experiencing GI symptoms such as vomiting and diarrhea afterward. Beck said on her Instagram story “vomited 9 times yesterday + diarrhea” and “water quality in the Seine is approved.”

Fabian finished 5th in the women’s competition in a final time of 2:04:16.9, less than a minute off of Sharon van Rouwendaal‘s winning time of a 2:03:34.2 for the Netherlands. Italy’s Ginevra Taddeucci won bronze in a 2:03:42.8.

Fabian had said to TIME after the race, “It was really hard because we couldn’t really focus on the race.” She continued, “We had to care about the [water] quality, and what’s going to happen afterwards. We [had to] focus on not swallowing water and [being] safe in the race. I saw some brown things; I hope it’s not what I thought it was. I am concerned, but I brought some Hungarian palinka [fruit brandy] so I hope I’m not going to get sick after [the race].”

The water quality of the Seine came into concern in both the lead-up to the Paris Olympics as well as during potential training sessions and competitions in the last two weeks. Over a billion euros were spent on the cleaning of the river in hopes of its ability to host the competitions, and swimming had been banned in the river since 1923.

In late June, the river failed a water quality test as it reported E. Coli levels that were 10x above the acceptable limit. NBC also reported during the opening ceremony that the competition would have been postponed if they were scheduled that day in Paris.

Training sessions were canceled for both triathlon athletes and open-water athletes during the last two weeks. The men’s triathlon was postponed to be on the same day as the women’s triathlon due to poor water quality.

Belgium media reported that triathlete Claire Michel fell ill due to E. Coli after the women’s triathlon but Michel took to social media to say that she instead tested positive for a virus and that was the reason for her hospitalization.

Victor Johansson of Sweden opted to scratch the men’s open water 10km race after doctor’s recommendations due to water quality concerns. The current was also a topic of discussion after the open water competitions.