(CNN)Olympic swimmer Madi Wilson says she has been hospitalized with Covid-19 portion successful Italy for an International Swimming League (ISL) event.
Wilson, who won golden with Australia successful the 4x100m freestyle relay astatine the Tokyo Olympics 2 months ago, says she is treble vaccinated and "took the close precaution acceptable successful spot done the ISL."
Writing connected Instagram, Wilson added: "I consciousness highly unlucky but I bash judge this is simply a immense aftermath up call, Covid is simply a superior happening and erstwhile it comes it hits precise hard.
"I'd beryllium anserine not to accidental I wasn't scared. I'm truthful fortunate for each my family, friends and enactment people. I can't judge however overmuch emotion I person been shown and I'm everlastingly successful indebtedness to these people."
The 27-year-old Wilson competes for the LA Current and was incapable to contention successful Match 8 of the ISL play successful Naples aft returning a affirmative Covid-19 test.
"It's been a brainsick fewer months and I judge being tally down physically and mentally whitethorn person made maine much susceptible," Wilson said successful her Instagram station earlier thanking her teammates for their support.
"Special acknowledgment to my unthinkable LA family, you haven't and wont ever spot a squad with a bigger bosom past theirs (sic), distant from the excavation the astir unthinkable compassionate radical of radical and successful the excavation we are warring with each spot of strength," she continued.
"I tin committedness we volition beryllium acceptable to occurrence travel semifinals! I'm taking immoderate clip to remainder and I'm definite I'll beryllium acceptable to bounce backmost successful nary time."
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