US swimmer rescued by coach after fainting in pool during world championships
A coach just saved a swimmer's life after she fainted in the water during a competition.
Anita Alvarez, 25, an Olympic artistic swimmer, was in the middle of her routine at the FINA World Aquatic Championships in Budapest, Hungary, when she lost consciousness and began sinking to the bottom of the pool.
TOPSHOT-ARTISTIC SWIMMING-WORLD-WOMEN-2023 (Oli Scarff / AFP via Getty Images)
ARTISTIC SWIMMING-WORLD-WOMEN-2023 (Oli Scarff / AFP via Getty Images)
Her Team USA swimming coach, Andrea Fuentes, realized something was wrong, and she dove into the pool fully clothed to rescue Alvarez.