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Coach Dives Into Pool To Rescue Swimmer Who Fainted Mid-Event At World Championships

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Updated 14:14 23 Jun 2022 GMT+1Published 04:00 23 Jun 2022 GMT+1

Coach Dives Into Pool To Rescue Swimmer Who Fainted Mid-Event At World Championships

The photographs of the incident are incredible. Scary, but incredible.

Max Sherry

Max Sherry

Scary scenes unfolded at the swimming World Championship in Budapest when a coach was forced to jump into the pool after her athlete fainted mid-event.

American Anita Alvarez was dramatically rescued by her coach Andrea Fuentes who dragged her to the surface where she was rushed to hospital.

Thankfully she survived and is on the mend.

25-year-old Alvarez was performing in the final of the women’s solo free artistic event but her routine ended prematurely when she fainted.

Losing consciousness, the Olympian's body went completely limp as she sank towards the bottom of the pool.

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Alvarez's coach Fuentes could sense that something wasn't right and sprung into action, diving into the pool to rescue the American.

Saving her from an inevitable drowning, Fuentes heroically dragged Alvarez up to the surface of the pool where she received medical attention.

“It was a big scare. I had to jump in because the lifeguards weren’t doing it. I was scared because I saw she wasn’t breathing, but now she is doing very well,” Fuentes told MARCA.

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“Anita is (doing) much better.”

Fuentes has now been hailed a hero – and rightly so.

Footage of the incident hasn't been released, but shortly after the terrifying incident unfolded, photos emerged online and they're truly remarkable.

Scary, but remarkable.

Sadly this isn't the first time Alvarez has had one of these episodes during a routine.

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“Unfortunately, I’ve seen it happen to her before,” Alvarez’s mother Karen told WIVB after the same thing happened during an Olympic qualifier back in June.

“Never in competition, though. I knew right away. On their last element, I could tell something was up.

“It was hard to watch, definitely.”

Featured Image Credit: Alamy

Topics: Australia, Swimming, Olympics

Max Sherry
Max Sherry

Max Sherry is a journalist for SPORTbible Australia. After migrating Down Under from London as a teenager, he instantly fell in love with Aussie sport and its culture. From NRL to AFL, cricket to rugby — you name it, Max watches it (with a beer in hand, of course). During his time at Fox Sports, he worked in the football department covering the Premier League, A-League, Socceroos and Matildas. Born a stone's throw away from West Ham's training ground, Max is obviously a die-hard Liverpool fan.

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