Anita Alvarez

American artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez was rescued by her coach after she lost consciousness in the pool m...

We push through limits and sometimes we find them. "Anita is okay. "We sometimes forget that this happens in other high-endurance sports.

Dramatic moment coach dives in to rescue swim star who fainted in pool at World Champs.

I had to jump in because the lifeguards weren’t doing it. At an Olympic qualifier in Barcelona last year, she lost consciousness during her artistic swimming routine. On their last element, I could tell something was up.

Andrea Fuentes leapt in to rescue Team USA's Alvarez, who had sunk to the bottom of the pool and was not breathing after completing her routine during ...

Andrea Fuentes leapt in to rescue Team USA's Alvarez, who had sunk to the bottom of the pool and was not breathing after completing her routine during Wednesday night's solo free final. Fuentes, dressed in shorts and a T-shirt, dived to the bottom of the pool and dragged Alvarez to the surface before being assisted to get the stricken swimmer to the edge of the pool. Andrea Fuentes leapt in to rescue Team USA's Alvarez, who had sunk to the bottom of the pool and was not breathing after completing her routine during Wednesday night's solo free final

Team USA coach Andrea Fuentes dived into the pool without hesitation and grabbed Anita Alvarez when she noticed the athlete had fainted midway through her solo ...

“I had to jump in because the lifeguards weren’t doing it. On their last element, I could tell something was up. “Our sport is no different than others, just in a pool. “We sometimes forget that this happens in other high-endurance sports. We push through limits and sometimes we find them. I knew right away.

American artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez was in danger of drowning after losing consciousness in the pool at the world championships in Budapest before being ...

"I jumped into the water again because I saw that no one, no lifeguard, was jumping in. She has to rest." It was a good scare, to be honest," Fuentes told Spanish newspaper Marca.

The American artistic swimmer had to be rescued from the bottom of the pool by her coach after losing consciousness in the water.

It is not the first time Alvarez has fainted in the pool, according to reports. Andrea Fuentes, her coach, quickly realised something was amiss and dived in fully clothed to pull Alvarez up to the surface. Anita Alvarez was at the centre of a dramatic episode at the world swimming championships in Budapest on Wednesday when the artistic swimmer had to be rescued from the bottom of the pool by her coach after losing consciousness in the water.

American artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez was in danger of drowning after losing consciousness in the pool at the world championships in Budapest on Wednesday ...

She has to rest." "I jumped into the water again because I saw that no one, no lifeguard, was jumping in. It was a good scare, to be honest," Fuentes told Spanish newspaper Marca on Wednesday.

American artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez was in danger of drowning after losing consciousness in the pool at the world championships in Budapest on Wednesday ...

She has to rest." "I jumped into the water again because I saw that no one, no lifeguard, was jumping in. It was a good scare, to be honest," Fuentes told Spanish newspaper Marca on Wednesday.

U.S. artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez is OK after fainting at the end of her free solo final routine at the world championships in Budapest on Wednesday.

Solo artistic swimming is not on the Olympic program. “It was a good scare, I had to dive because the lifeguards didn’t do it,” Fuentes said, according to the newspaper. Spanish newspaper Marca reported that Fuentes, a retired Spanish Olympic artistic swimmer, was one of the people who dove in.

Team USA Artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez was rescued by her coach after she appeared to faint in the water during the world championships in Budapest on ...

"Anita feels good now and the doctors also say she is okay." "We all have seen images where some athletes don’t make it to the finish line and others help them to get there." Marathon, cycling, cross country," she continued.

American swimmer Anita Alvarez was rescued from the bottom of the pool by her coach at the FINA World Aquatic Championships in Budapest, Hungary, ...

Anita feels good now and the doctors also say she is okay." "We sometimes forget that this happens in other high-endurance sports. Later, came the lifeguard."

Anita Alvarez, an American artistic swimmer, lost consciousness while performing her solo routine in Budapest. She was “fine” afterward, her coach said.

Our sport is no different than others, just in a pool, we push through limits and sometimes we find them.” Fuentes was hailed for her quick thinking, but she knew what to do because she had done it before. On Wednesday, Fuentes, dressed in shorts and a T-shirt, saved Alvarez again. Alvarez is a two-time Olympian. She finished ninth in the duet event at the 2016 Rio Games and placed 13th in the competition at the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Games last summer in Japan. She is competing in the world championships for the fourth time. She did not rule out having her returning for the team event later this week. Fuentes said Alvarez, who was treated by medical staff, had gone about two minutes without breathing as water filled her lungs.

American artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez was in danger of drowning after losing consciousness in the pool at the world championships in Budapest before being ...

"I jumped into the water again because I saw that no one, no lifeguard, was jumping in. She has to rest." It was a good scare, to be honest," Fuentes told Spanish newspaper Marca.

Artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez, who was dramatically rescued from the bottom of the pool after fainting, has yet to decide whether to return to the pool for ...

Anita feels good now and the doctors also say she is OK.” They didn’t react,” Fuentes was reported as saying by the newspaper. “We sometimes forget that this happens in other high-endurance sports. I think it was the craziest and fastest free dive I’ve ever done in my career. She has been fully evaluated by both our team doctor and event medical staff. It’s why the latest update is crazy.

Two-time Olympics swimmer Anita Alvarez fainted and sank to the bottom of the pool during Wednesday's World Aquatics Championships in Budapest.

It remains unclear what caused Alvarez to collapse but the sport often requires swimmers to hold their breath. Alvarez, she said, taught the group a TikTok dance. “We have all seen images where some athletes do not make it to the finish line and others help them get there. Alvarez, from Tonawanda, N.Y., began artistic swimming, more broadly known as synchronized swimming until 2017, at the age of 5. Following the incident. Two-time Olympics swimmer Anita Alvarez fainted and sank to the bottom of the pool during Wednesday’s World Aquatics Championships in Budapest. Her coach on Team USA, Andrea Fuentes, dived in to save her, scooping her limp body up and rushing her back to the water’s surface.

American swimmer Anita Alvarez was rescued from the bottom of the pool by her coach at the FINA World Aquatic Championships in Budapest, Hungary, ...

Four years later, she made the team, finishing ninth in the duet at Rio 2016. Anita feels good now and the doctors also say she is okay." Japan's Yukiko Inui claimed gold, while Ukrainian Marta Fiedina and Evangelia Platanioti of Greece came second and third respectively. "We sometimes forget that this happens in other high-endurance sports. She was 13th in the same event at Tokyo 2020. "Ms. Alvarez was immediately treated by a medical team in the venue and is in good health," the statement read.

"I saw that the lifeguards were not jumping into the water because they were paralyzed," Team USA coach Andrea Fuentes said. Luckily for athlete Anita ...

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U.S. artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez is OK after fainting at the end of her free solo final routine at the world championships in Budapest on Wednesday.

Solo artistic swimming is not on the Olympic program. Anita feels good now and the doctors also say she is okay.” And that’s literally the last thing I remember, actually.” Two people dove in to help get her out of the pool, including U.S. head coach Andrea Fuentes, a retired Spanish Olympic artistic swimmer. Our sport is no different than others, just in a pool, we push through limits and sometimes we find them. It’s such a simple, small arm, but I was giving everything until the very end, and I did that, and then I remember going down and just being kind of like, uh-oh, I don’t feel too great.