Swimming: Olympic silver medalist Michael Jamieson reveals he had heart restarted on Wednesday

Jamieson sent out a tweet confirming he suffered an irregular heartbeat but is already back in the pool

Michael Jamieson confirmed that he had to have his heart restarted on Wednesday (GETTY IMAGES)

Olympic silver medallist Michael Jamieson revealed on Saturday that he had to have his heart re-started on Wednesday.

The Bath Intensive Training Centre swimmer was upbeat about the news which he announced on Twitter.

The 25-year-old said on mj88live: "Long week! My heart was restarted on Wednesday AM, pushing bit too hard at training on Tuesday haha. Docs & nursing staff at RUH/EIS...have been amazing. I'm back home & cleared to train! Specialist said he's only seen this 3 times, all Olympic medallists - pretty cool! p\u001F

"...not really sure the reasons behind it happening but I went into an irregular beat after reaching 203 heart rate in a session (max is 193)."

A British Swimming spokesman said: "Michael experienced a minor irregularity in his heart rhythm this week and was seen immediately by specialists.

"He has been cleared to train following medical treatment and is already back in the water."

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