USA swimmer Anita Alvarez speaks out after fainting during world championship: 'I am okay and healthy'

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USA Artistic Swimming’s Anita Alvarez is speaking out after she fainted while performing at the world championships in Budapest, Hungary. 

In a post on Instagram, the athlete wrote that she would "give a brief update soon." 

"But in the meantime know that I am okay and healthy! I appreciate all of the messages of support and hope everyone can respect that my team and I still have two more days of competition to be focused on here in Budapest," Alvarez wrote. 

She said she hoped people could understand that USA Artistic Swimming and she "have a job to finish" – whether it is in the water or on the sidelines. 

Anita Alvarez of United States competes before collapsing during the solo free final of the artistic swimming at the 19th FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. Alvarez collapsed in the pool during her routine and had to be rescued.  (AP Photo/Anna Szilágyi)

COACH OPENS UP ABOUT RESCUING FAINTED ARTISTIC SWIMMER: 'I WENT AS FAST AS I COULD'

This comes after head coach Andrea Fuentes dived into the pool to rescue the two-time Olympian on Wednesday. 

Anita Alvarez of United States, center, is taken from the pool after collapsing during the solo free final of the artistic swimming at the 19th FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, June 22, 2022.   (Zsolt Szigetvary/MTI via AP)

After fainting, Alvarez sunk to the bottom of the pool during a solo free routine that she told NBC's "Nightly News" on Thursday was her best performance "by far."

"And then, at the very end, I do remember, like, the very last arm I did … It's such a simple small arm, that I was like, ‘give everything until the