American swimmer Anita Alvarez was rescued from the bottom of the pool by her coach at the FINA World Aquatic Championships in Budapest, Hungary, after she lost consciousness, according to Reuters.
A Team USA swimmer was rescued from drowning by her coach Wednesday after she fainted during the FINA World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
Team USA coach Andrea Fuentes leapt into the pool to rescue artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez, a two-time Olympian. “Anita is okay,” she said of Alvarez following the incident.
Underwater cameras caught the dramatic rescue as Anita Alvarez hung motionless in the water and her Olympic medalist coach Andrea Fuentes dove in to pull her to the surface.
Andrea Fuentes prevented a tragedy at the swimming world championships with her quick reaction. The United States coach knew something was wrong when she saw artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez sink motionless to the bottom of the pool during a solo free routine on Wednesday.
Artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez was dramatically rescued from the bottom of the pool by her coach after fainting at the World Aquatics Championships in Budapest.
(CNN) — American swimmer Anita Alvarez was rescued from the bottom of the pool by her coach at the FINA World Aquatic Championships in Budapest, Hungary, after she lost consciousness, according to Reuters.
The fully clothed coach dived in, swam to the unresponsive swimmer, put her arms around her, and lifted her to the water’s surface, where another person helped get her out of the pool.
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