Canadian swimming sensation, Mary-Sophie Harvey has revealed in a recent Instagram post that she was drugged at the World Aquatics Championships.
Harvey wrote that the incident happened on the last night of the World Championships that took place recently in Budapest, Hungary. She made it known she was debating whether to share anything about it and decided to be “transparent” with her followers.
She wrote: “On the last night of the Worlds (sic) Championships, I got drugged.
“At the time I wasn’t aware of what got inside of me, I just remember waking up the next morning completely lost; with our team manager and doctor at my bedside. I remember celebrating my competition while also being reasonable and aware of my next objective, which is (the) Commonwealth Games. But then, I don’t remember anything. There’s this four-to-six-hour window where I can’t recall a single thing. I’ve heard bits and pieces by people and I’ve experienced judgment too.
“The only thing I can say is this: I’ve never felt more ashamed.”
Harvey said she felt different when she travelled back home to see her family.
She wrote: “It felt like the body I was in, wasn’t mine (it still feels this way). I got home and found a dozen bruises on my body. Some of my friends told me afterwards that they had to (carry) me while I was unconscious and it probably explained why.
“I didn’t make me feel any better.”
Harvey revealed that she consulted with doctors and they told her she was “lucky” to only suffer a rib sprain and a minor concussion.
“It did help me cure some of the fears I had but sadly not all of them,” she added.
She advised her followers to be careful.
She wrote: “I thought I was safe, that it would never happen to me, especially while being surrounded b[y] friends. But it did… and I wish someone had educated me on the matter prior to that night.”
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