sport news Old footage shows US synchronised swimmer Anita Alvarez collapsing last year in ... trends now

sport news Old footage shows US synchronised swimmer Anita Alvarez collapsing last year in ... trends now
sport news Old footage shows US synchronised swimmer Anita Alvarez collapsing last year in ... trends now

sport news Old footage shows US synchronised swimmer Anita Alvarez collapsing last year in ... trends now

Footage from last year shows US synchronised swimmer Anita Alvarez collapsing in an Olympic qualifier in Barcelona - with coach and four-time Olympic medalist Andrea Fuentes rescuing her on that occasion too Anita Alvarez was dragged out of the pool by her coach in Budapest yesterday Remarkably, it is not the first time the 25-year-old has collapsed in competition Her coach, Andrea, Fuentes had to rescue Alvarez in a similar manner at a qualifying event for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Barcelona in June 2021 After her latest collapse in Hungary, Fuentes revealed Alvarez stopped breathing for 'at least two minutes' during the ordeal 

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Old footage of Anita Alvarez collapsing in the pool last year has come to light once again after the US synchronised swimmer fainted at the World Championships in Budapest. 

Coach Andrea Fuentes had to rescue Alvarez after lifeguards failed to react as she sunk in the pool. She regained consciousness after that and is reportedly recovering well. 

Remarkably though, it is not the first time its happened as Fuentes and one of Alvarez's team-mates had to rescue Alvarez, 25, in a similar manner at a qualifying event for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Barcelona in June 2021. 

Coach Andrea Fuentes dived into the pool last year to save Anita Alvarez after she fainted

Coach Fuentes and one of Alvarez's teammates helped the 25-year-old synchronised swimmer out of the water after she fainted while performing a routine

Coach Fuentes and one of Alvarez's teammates helped the 25-year-old synchronised swimmer out of the water after she fainted while performing a routine

'Unfortunately I've seen it happen to her before - never in competition, though,' Alvarez's mother Karen said at the

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