Swimming-US swimmer Alvarez saved from drowning by coach
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 [June 23, 2022] (Reuters)
- American artistic swimmer Anita
Alvarez was in danger of drowning after losing consciousness in the
pool at the world championships in Budapest on Wednesday before
being rescued by her coach Andrea Fuentes.
Spaniard Fuentes, a four-time Olympic medallist in synchronised
swimming, jumped into the pool after she saw Alvarez sink to the
bottom at the end of her solo free final routine.
She was given medical attention beside the pool before being taken
away on a stretcher.
It was the second time Fuentes has had to rescue Alvarez after she
leapt into the pool during an Olympic qualification event last year
and pulled her to safety along with the American's swim partner
Lindi Schroeder.
"Anita is much better, she is already at her best. It was a good
scare, to be honest," Fuentes told Spanish newspaper Marca on
Wednesday.
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Anita Alvarez of the U.S. performs during the women's solo free
final REUTERS/Lisa Leutner
"I jumped into the water again because I saw that
no one, no lifeguard, was jumping in. I got a little scared because
she wasn't breathing, but now she's fine. She has to rest."
In a statement on the U.S. Artistic Swimming Instagram page, Fuentes
said 25-year-old Alvarez would be assessed by doctors on Thursday
before a decision was made on her participation in Friday's team
event.
(Reporting by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
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