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Disturbing events occurred at the swimming World Championship in Budapest when a coach was required to jump into the pool after her athlete lost consciousness during the competition.
Anita Alvarez, an American swimmer, lost consciousness during the FINA World Aquatic Championships in Budapest, Hungary. She was rescued from the bottom of the pool by her coach, according to Reuters.
The 25-year-old artistic swimmer was competing in the women’s solo free event on Wednesday when coach Andrea Fuentes noticed that she had sunk to the bottom at the conclusion of her performance. Suddenly the coach jumped into the pool to save her.
According to Fuentes, Alvarez was “very fine” on Thursday, and all of her medical issues appeared to be “in control.”
Alvarez was raised to the surface by Fuentes, a four-time synchronized swimming Olympic medallist, who then supported in taking her to the pool’s edge.
According to Reuters, Alvarez, who participated in the 2016 and 2020 Olympics, received medical assistance next to the pool before being taken away on a stretcher.
Fuentes had to save Alvarez twice already. Last year, while competing in an Olympic qualification event, she dived into the water and dragged the American and her swimming partner, Lindi Schroeder, to safety.
Finally, Alvarez Was Fine
A statement from Fuentes claiming that Alvarez had been properly examined by doctors and was recovering was released by the official USA artistic swimming account on Instagram on Wednesday. She expressed gratitude for the good wishes received and stated that the athlete was “feeling fine now.”
“Everything is fine,” she responded before pointing out the danger that swimmers and other competitors encounter when competing.
“We’ve all seen pictures where some athletes fall short of the finish line and other others help them over it. Just played in a pool, our sport is the same as others, she claimed. We occasionally push past boundaries only to discover them afterwards.
Several pictures of the heroic rescue were taken. In one picture, Fuentes can be seen reaching underwater while still wearing her clothes in an effort to catch the unconscious swimmer. In another, Fuentes is seen guiding the couple up for air while they are entwined in each other.
I Wouldn’t Be Holding Out
The coach told CNN that although the incident may have sounded weird to outsiders, it is really rather normal in the sport, where swimmers frequently hold their breath for prolonged periods of time in order to increase their lung capacity. The coach also emphasized that these practices never go against the medical advice given to the swimmers.
On Wednesday, Fuentes noticed that Alvarez’s feet appeared to be paler than usual toward the finish of the swimmer’s practice. And when she noticed Alvarez breathing downward rather than upward, she jumped in.
Fuentes claimed, “I was already paying attention, and then I saw her sliding down. “I simply made the decision to jump without giving it a second thought..”
Even when I won Olympic medals, “I don’t think I’ve ever swum as quickly,” and “well, in the end, I was able to bring her up and she wasn’t breathing,” Everything worked out just well in the end.
The Lifeguard Did Not Act Quickly
In a radio interview with Spanish broadcaster Cadena COPE, Fuentes claimed that on Wednesday, the lifeguards weren’t quick enough to respond, which is why she dove in.
“I noticed that instead of going up, she was going down, and I told myself that when a swimmer finishes their routine, the first thing they want to do is breathe., “Something is going on,” and I shouted for the lifeguards, telling them to “get into the pool. Can’t you see she’s going down in the water?”
Fuentes admitted to Spain’s Marca newspaper that “it was a tremendous scare.” “The lifeguards weren’t doing it, so I had to jump in.”
Fuentes responded that she was better able to identify the issue fast because “I know Anita very well and I know the sport very well,” when asked if she thought the lifeguards had responded to the situation quickly enough.
Then Fuentes said, “They performed their job, and I did mine.”
When CNN contacted the International Swimming Federation (FINA), the organization that oversees the sport, they did not answer right away.
However, following what it described as a “medical emergency,” FINA stated in a statement to CNN on Thursday that it had been in touch with Alvarez, her team, and medical personnel.
The Photographer Behind The Iconic Underwater Shot Of The Rescue
According to CNN, Oli Scarff was looking at his computer at the conclusion of Alvarez’s routine when he heard some disturbance. Scarff used a remote robotic camera underwater to take spectacular photos of the rescue. The swimmer at the bottom of the pool was visible when he looked at the screen of the footage the robotic camera was producing.
For everyone in the arena, who was viewing the action via the water’s surface, the photographer said, “It was sort of a shocking thing to witness because as soon as I looked back down at the robotic camera I got this kind of clear perspective of the scene.”
The End
Alvarez, the 2021 American Athlete of the Year in artistic swimming, came in seventh. Yukiko Inui of Japan won the gold, followed in order by Marta Fiedina of Ukraine and Evangelia Platanioti of Greece.
Alvarez, who was born in Kenmore, New York, participated in the 2012 US Olympic trials at the age of 14. She joined the squad four years later, placing tenth in the duet at the 2016 Summer Olympics. In the same competition in Tokyo 2020, she placed 13th.
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