Who is Andrea Fuentes? The life-saving coach who is Spain’s most decorated Olympian
Andrea Fuentes made headlines this week for saving the life of synchronised swimmer Anita Alvarez.
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Joy Drop: It was a great week for mothers and their athletic offspring
Hello! Hello! As the week draws to an end, there are some great movements and stories building this week in the world of sports and beyond.
Welsh Paralympian Aled Davies has Commonwealth gold in his sights
Welsh Paralympian Aled Davies boasts several sporting accolades to his name but one still evades his clutches — a Commonwealth Games gold medal. The F42 shot put and discus thrower will head to the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games on the hunt for the ever-familiar taste of victory as the current world record holder, three-time Paralympic champion and nine-time world champion.
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.
Daniel Wiffen shatters Irish 1500m freestyle record but misses out on World Championships final berth
Daniel Wiffen narrowly missed out on reaching a second final at the World Championships in Budapest after setting a new Irish record in the heats of the 1500m freestyle.
‘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.
Anita Alvarez describes photos of her dramatic pool rescue as 'beautiful'
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.
Anita Alvarez saved by coach after fainting in the water mid-routine
Team USA synchronised swimmer Anita Alvarez was saved from drowning for the second time after the gallant actions of her coach Andrea Fuentes at the 2022 FINA World Aquatics Championships in Budapest on Wednesday.