Anita Alvarez is a Mexican American artistic and synchronized swimmer. Originally from Buffalo, New York, she attended Kenmore West Senior High School, from which she graduated in 2014. She began her professional synchronized swimming career after she graduated.
Anita Alvarez: Lost consciousness video| Nadadora| Swimmer
Lost consciousness video:
American swimmer Anita Alvarez was rescued from the bottom of the pool by her coach at the FINA World Aquatic Championships in Budapest, Hungary, after she lost consciousness.
Coach Andrea Fuentes jumped into the pool after she saw the 25-year-old artistic swimmer sink to the bottom at the end of her routine in the women’s solo free event on Wednesday.
Fuentes, a four-time Olympic medalist in synchronized swimming, lifted Alvarez to the surface before helping bring her to the edge of the pool.
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A tournament rescuer helped the coach pull Alvarez out of the pool. The young athlete received medical attention before being carried away on a stretcher, according to the Olympics website.
In a statement shared on USA Artistic Swimming’s Instagram page, Fuentes said, “Anita is fine” after the harrowing incident.
Her coach told Spanish media that the athlete was not breathing. “His jaw was locked and super hard. I slapped him twice and yelled at him: Anita breathe!”
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Alvarez competed in the women’s duet at the 2016 Summer Olympics with Mariya Koroleva. She is a member of the USA Synchronized Swimming National Team. She competed at the 2015 World Championships in Kazan and at the 2014 Junior World Championships.
Previously, Alvarez coached intramural swimming in Western New York. As coach for Walnut Creek Aquanuts, she saw them to the 2019 Junior Olympics in Buffalo, New York.
She has qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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| Born | December 2, 1996 Amherst, New York, U.S. |
