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