American artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez is rescued from the bottom of the pool by her coach, Andrea Fuentes, after her routine in the women's solo free artistic swimming finals at the 2022 FINA World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, on June 22.
American artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez is rescued from the bottom of the pool by her coach, Andrea Fuentes, after her routine in the women's solo free artistic swimming finals at the 2022 FINA World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, on June 22.
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Fuentes and a lifeguard took Alvarez (center) out of the pool, where she was given emergency medical attention and taken off on a stretcher. Fuentes later told a Spanish radio station that Alvarez was OK.
Fuentes and a lifeguard took Alvarez (center) out of the pool, where she was given emergency medical attention and taken off on a stretcher. Fuentes later told a Spanish radio station that Alvarez was OK.
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Members of Team United States react as Alvarez is attended to by medical staff.
Members of Team United States react as Alvarez is attended to by medical staff.
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It was the second time that Fuentes had to rescue Alvarez in similar circumstances. The Spanish coach told El Partidazo de COPE: "I don't think I've swum as fast ever before, even when I got Olympic medals and well, in the end, I was able to get her up and she wasn't breathing ... In the end, everything came out OK."
It was the second time that Fuentes had to rescue Alvarez in similar circumstances. The Spanish coach told El Partidazo de COPE: "I don't think I've swum as fast ever before, even when I got Olympic medals and well, in the end, I was able to get her up and she wasn't breathing ... In the end, everything came out OK."
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Fuentes told COPE: "When a swimmer finishes their routine, the first thing they want to do is breathe and so I saw that instead of going up, she was going down and I told myself, 'Something is going on' ... So after a couple of seconds, I went in as fast as I could."
Fuentes told COPE: "When a swimmer finishes their routine, the first thing they want to do is breathe and so I saw that instead of going up, she was going down and I told myself, 'Something is going on' ... So after a couple of seconds, I went in as fast as I could."
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In a statement on the US Artistic Swimming Instagram page, Fuentes said Alvarez was fine after the incident: "Anita is okay -- the doctors checked all vitals and everything is normal: heart rate, oxygen, sugar levels, blood pressure, etc ... All is okay ... Anita feels good now and the doctors also say she is okay."
In a statement on the US Artistic Swimming Instagram page, Fuentes said Alvarez was fine after the incident: "Anita is okay -- the doctors checked all vitals and everything is normal: heart rate, oxygen, sugar levels, blood pressure, etc ... All is okay ... Anita feels good now and the doctors also say she is okay."
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