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Dramatic rescue after Olympic swimmer faints, sinks to bottom of pool

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A Team USA coach executed a dramatic rescue when an American artistic swimmer appeared to faint in the water at the World Aquatics Championships in Budapest on Wednesday.

Anita Alvarez, who was competing in her third world championships, had just completed her solo free routine when she was seen sinking to the bottom of the pool, apparently unconscious.

Alvarez is a two-time Olympian and competed at the 2016 Rio Games and the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Games last summer in Japan.

Alvarez’s coach, Andrea Fuentes, acted quickly and dove into the pool fully dressed in a T-shirt and shorts. Fuentes, who now coaches in the U.S., had formerly earned four synchronized swimming Olympic medals for Spain.

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