Team 'drank themselves sick' during Olympics Swimmer Jade Neilsen / Pic: Jay Nel-mcintosh Source: The Sunday Telegraph Further lifting the lid on the binge-drinking culture in Australian swimming, 200m relay silver medallist Jade Neilsen yesterday said she spent a night in a London hospital after swimming events were over. She was collected by a team doctor and swimming manager the next morning. "There were lots of other incidents of swimmers that got sick," Neilsen said yesterday. Australian swimming officials are still coming to grips with the Bluestone report that revealed a toxic culture within the team, the use of banned drug Stilnox and bullying. He included it in the official daily report that was passed on to Swimming Australia officials but it was never acted on. Neilsen last week said she and her roommate had been targeted with late-night phone calls and door-knocking during the pre-Olympic camp. She defended the drinking after her events were over. "It happened after our events competition had finished," she said. All these events are going on in the media about the boys because they occurred during competition. a medley and freestyle swimmer from Newcastle, made the decision to call an ambulance when Neilson collapsed at the hotel where they had been drinking. would not comment when asked how much alcohol she had consumed. swimming officials have confirmed they knew about the incident. "Once informed by a teammate of the situation, the team doctor and section manager went to the hospital to check on the athlete's welfare as the first priority, and she was soon discharged," a Swimming Australia spokesman said. Such behaviour is certainly discouraged and the matter was reported to the AOC team executive. On returning to the village, the athlete was asked to meet with Nick Green to explain the events which had occurred The incident will be reviewed. AOC spokesman Mike Tancred said athletes had completed their events and were under no curfew at the time"This sort of thing is disappointing," he said. Once they finish competition we don't stop the athletes from going out but we always stress to drink responsibly. Nick Green spoke to the swimmer and reiterated the message about responsible drinking. He gave her a stern talking too. It's obviously not responsible when you end up in a hospital bed. It's a bit scary.