Fully vaccinated Olympian Madison Wilson has been hospitalised in Europe with COVID-19.
Just a few months after claiming gold at the delayed Tokyo Olympics with the 4x100m women’s freestyle team, Wilson now finds herself in a Naples hospital fighting the infectious disease.
Wilson was in Italy for the International Swim League event, competing with her team, the Los Angeles Current alongside fellow Aussies Bronte Campbell and Matthew Wilson.
As a result of contracting the virus, she was forced to withdraw from the ISL and was admitted to hospital.
“I am extremely disappointed and upset not to be racing alongside my teammates in match 8 here in the ISL,” Wilson wrote on Instagram.
“I recently tested positive for COVID and yesterday was moved into hospital for further care and observation.”
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Wilson blamed a busy schedule as a possible reason for her becoming run down and more vulnerable to coronavirus.
“Even though I am double vaccinated and took the right precaution set in place through the ISL, I have managed to fall to this virus. It’s been a crazy few months and I believe being run down physically and mentally may have made me more susceptible,” she said.
“I feel extremely unlucky but I do believe this is a huge wake up call, COVID is a serious thing and when it comes it hits very hard.
“I’d be stupid not to say I wasn’t scared. I’m so lucky for all my family, friends and support people. I can’t believe how much love I have been shown and I’m forever in debt to these people,” she said.
“Special thanks to my incredible LA family, you haven’t and won’t ever see a team with a bigger heart then theirs, away from the pool the most incredible compassionate group of people and in the pool we are fighting with every bit of strength. I can promise we will be ready to fire come semi-finals!
“I’m taking some time to rest and I’m sure I’ll be ready to bounce back in no time.”