Former Olympic athlete Chemmy Alcott faced a serious health scare as she was hospitalized with a collapsed lung following a failed front flip into a lake during her holiday in France. The incident occurred after she dove off a five-meter platform, leading to a heavy landing that necessitated medical attention.

On Thursday, Alcott shared a video on Instagram capturing the moment of the dive, accompanied by a voiceover reflecting on her mishap:

Most people badly time a front flip off a five-metre platform and get winded. I apparently don’t do things by halves. A collapsed lung, a chest drain and a very expensive lesson in rotation.

In her caption, she detailed the quick escalation of her situation:

• One badly timed front flip
• One very hard landing
• One collapsed lung
• One chest drain
• A few more hospital overnights than were on the holiday itinerary

She humorously noted, "I absolutely loved Annecy… but I’m not entirely sure it loved me back."

A pneumothorax, or collapsed lung, occurs when air gets trapped between the lung and the chest wall, as explained by the NHS.

Chemmy Alcott, a former ski champion, has a remarkable history in sports, being the first and only British female skier to win a run during a World Cup race. She earned seven British National titles and represented Team GB in several Winter Olympic Games before retiring from professional skiing in 2014. Since then, she has transitioned into broadcasting, joining Ski Sunday as a presenter in 2020 and contributing to the coverage of the recent Winter Games held in Milan and Cortina.