Coach rescues US artistic swimmer after she faints in pool during World Championships

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The coach for U.S. artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez reportedly jumped into action on Wednesday when the athlete fainted while performing at the World Championships.

Coach Andrea Fuentes dove into the pool with all her clothes on and grabbed Alvarez who was sinking to the bottom of the pool. When she got the swimmer to the side of the pool with the help of another person Alvarez wasn’t breathing. 

Coach Andrea Fuentes (R) rescues the U.S.'s Anita Alvarez (L), from the bottom of the pool to rescue her after she passed out at the Budapest 2022 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest on June 22, 2022. (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Alvarez had just finished her solo free event at the competition in Budapest.

Fuentes called Alvarez’s swim her "best performance ever" in an Instagram post Wednesday night, adding, "she just pushed through her limits and she found them." 

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Anita Alvarez of the U.S. receives medical attention during the women's solo free final at the FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, on June 22, 2022 (REUTERS/Lisa Leutner)

The coach noted that athletes sometimes pass out or barely finish their races in running and cycling. "Our sport is very hard too." 

Alvarez plans to compete in Friday’s team event, Fuentes said, according to The Guardian. 

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Anita Alvarez of the U.S. receives medical attention during the women's solo free final. (REUTERS/Lisa Leutner)

"It was a big scare," Fuentes reportedly told Spanish newspaper Marca. "I was scared because I saw she wasn’t