Her coach Andrea Fuentes, former Olympica from Spain, then intervened very accurately and prevented a life-threatening situation for her Mexican athlete. Fuentes did not hesitate and jumped into the water.
During her exercise, Anita Alvarez loses consciousness
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“It was scary. I had to do it because the responsible lifeguards did not intervene,” the Spanish newspaper quoted marca the coach, herself a former swimmer. Dressed in shorts and a T-shirt, she dove into the water and eventually got Alvarez out of the tub with help. The swimmer was taken off on a stretcher, while teammates and spectators looked on in shock.
“Anita is okay, the doctors confirmed that”
Moments later, the news came that she had regained consciousness. Fuentes later said that Alvarez may not have breathed for two minutes. “Her lungs were full of water. Once in a safe place she vomited, coughed a few times and all was well again.”
The fear is in it with the spectators
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All those present were shocked, but to everyone’s relief, Alvarez quickly regained consciousness. Medical help was quickly on site and an employee of the tournament organization immediately jumped into the water.
The 25-year-old Alvarez had also briefly lost consciousness during her exercise during an Olympic qualifying tournament in Barcelona last year. “Anita is okay, the doctors have confirmed that,” the US Swimming Federation reported. Fuentes emphasized that in other sports it is more common for athletes to pass out. “We know the images from the marathon, cycling. Our sport is not much different. We also sometimes go over our limit in the swimming pool.”