Post by Admin on Jun 23, 2022 14:35:05 GMT -4
Hero Coach Dives Into Pool to Save Synchronized Swimmer Who Fainted Underwater
A U.S. synchronized swimming coach dived into the pool to save one of her swimmers who fainted underwater after a solo routine in Budapest on Wednesday.
Anita Alvarez, 25, had just competed in the final of the women's solo free event during the World Championships in Budapest when she lost consciousness and sank to the bottom of the pool on Wednesday.
Coach Andrea Fuentes reacted quickly and dove into the pool when she saw Alvarez didn't come up to breathe.
"When you finish, you really want to breathe because you hold your breath for a long time and the first thing you want to do is breathe," Fuentes told "Good Morning America" on Thursday. "I saw she was going down, so I was like immediately knew that something was happening so I went as far as I could and I reach her and grab her to the surface and tried to make her breathe."
Fuentes said she dived into the water because the lifeguards didn't do anything to help the stricken swimmer.
A male swimmer who was waiting to compete next jumped into the water to help after Fuentes got her to the surface.
