USA swimmer Anita Alvarez speaks out after fainting during world championship: 'I am okay and healthy'
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US swimmer breaks silence after fainting in pool before hero coach jumped in to save her
US Synchronised swimmer Anita Alvarez has broken her silence after fainting in the pool, forcing her hero coach to jump in and save her. Alvarez was representing her country at the 2022 World Championships in Budapest when the terrifying incident occurred.
SA swimmer Van Niekerk edges close to African record en route to world champs semi-final
South Africa's Lara van Niekerk came within five hundredths of a second of her own African record on her way to victory in her 50m breaststroke heats at the Swimming World Championships in Budapest on Friday.
‘Like a superhero’: US swimmer who fainted in pool finds peace, beauty in images of rescue
BUDAPEST: American artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez said she was "shocked" when she saw the "beautiful" AFP photographs showing her sinking unconscious to the bottom of the pool and being rescued by her coach at the World Swimming Championships.
Coach opens up about rescuing fainted artistic swimmer: 'I went as fast as I could'
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Anita Alvarez, U.S. artistic swimmer, OK after fainting in pool at world championships
U.S. artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez is OK after fainting at the end of her free solo final routine at the world championships in Budapest on Wednesday.
'Two Minutes Without Breathing': Coach On Drama As Swimmer Faints In Pool At World Championships
Artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez went "at least two minutes without breathing" after she fainted and dropped to the bottom of the pool at the world championships, said her quick-thinking coach who saved her life. "I think she was at least two minutes without breathing because her lungs were full of water," said coach Andrea Fuentes, a four-time Olympic artistic swimming medallist, adding that the swimmer's heart was beating. "She vomited the water, coughed and that was it, but it was a big scare," Fuentes said.
US swimmer faints, sinks to bottom of pool at World Aquatics Championships
BUDAPEST: Artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez was dramatically rescued from the bottom of the pool by Team USA's head coach after fainting in a distressing scene at the World Aquatics Championships in Budapest.