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USA Swimmer Anita Alvarez Saved by Coach Andrea Fuentes After Fainting in Pool

Team USA artistic swimming coach Andrea Fuentes saved American swimmer Anita Alvarez from drowning Wednesday at the FINA World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, after Alvarez fainted in the pool at the conclusion of her solo free final routine.

According to Reuters, it marked the second time Fuentes had saved Alvarez from the pool after fainting, as it previously occurred last year during Olympic qualifying.

AFP News Agency

Rapid rescue.<a href="https://twitter.com/AFP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AFP</a> photographers Oli Scarff and Peter Kohalmi capture the dramatic rescue of USA's Anita Alvarez from the bottom of the pool when she fainted during the women's solo free artistic swimming finals at the Budapest 2022 World Aquatics Championships <a href="https://t.