A gold-worthy rescue. Following Olympian Anita Alvarez's frightening fainting incident in the pool in Budapest, the Team USA coach who dramatically jumped in to save the artistic swimmer described the experience as a "difficult nightmare." Andrea Fuentes, 39, told People that when she spotted the athlete sinking to the bottom of the pool during the 2022 World Aquatics Championships on June 22, her "only goal was to fix it." "I thought that she was just doing a huge effort and I was proud of her because that's the world champs, it's the final," she recalled, noting that she noticed Alvarez's feet were a little bit more pale than usual. So I was like,...
- 6/29/2022
- E! Online
Olympian swimmer Anita Alvarez says she's doing well after fainting underwater during the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. "Thank you everyone," she wrote on her Instagram Story June 23. "Know that I am okay and healthy! I appreciate all of the messages of support and hope everyone can respect that my team and I still have 2 more days of competition to be focused on here in Budapest." However, Alvarez says her chance of continuing to swim in the remaining competition is still undecided, writing, "Whether that's in the water for me or on the sidelines will be determined by myself and expert medical staff, but either way @artswimusa and I have a job to finish and I...
- 6/24/2022
- E! Online
A frightening scene unfolded at the Fina World Aquatic Championships in Budapest, Hungary when Anita Alvarez, a swimmer from the U.S., passed out in the middle of a swim routine and was rescued by her coach, Andrea Fuentes. Fuentes has rescued Alvarez once in the past when she fainted last year during an Olympic qualifying […]
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- 6/23/2022
- by Jacob Linden
- Uinterview
The 2022 World Aquatics Championships took a scary turn when Olympian Anita Alvarez appeared to faint in the pool On June 22, the 26-year-old Team USA artistic swimmer was rescued by her swimming coach, Andrea Fuentes, who jumped into the water to save her. In images captured of the life-saving moment, Alvarez could be seen floating toward the bottom of the pool, seemingly unconscious, after finishing her solo free routine in Budapest, Hungary. Fuentes—who previously won four synchronized swimming Olympic medals for Spain—heroically leapt in the pool and was later photographed pulling the swimmer up to the surface of the water. The coach and an unidentified man then...
- 6/23/2022
- E! Online
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