(CNN)American swimmer Anita Alvarez is at the bottom of the pool by coach at the FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Was rescued from. According to Reuters, after she lost consciousness.
Andrea Fuentes jumped into the pool after seeing a 25-year-old artistic swimmer sink to the bottom at the end of her routine at a women's solo free event.
Four-time Olympic medalist in synchronized swimming, Fentes lifted Alvarez to the surface before helping to take him to the edge of the pool.
Alvarez was treated by the pool, Reuters reported, and then carried away on her stretcher.
According to Reuters, Fuentes rescues Alvarez after Fuentes jumps into the pool at last year's Olympic qualifying event and takes her safely with American swimming partner Lindi Schroeder. It was the second time.
"Sometimes I forget this happens in other high endurance sports. Marathon, cycling, cross-country ... we all have some athletes not reaching the finish line and others I've seen images of athletes helping them to get there, "Fentes added.
"Our sport is no different from any other sport. In the pool, we push the limits and sometimes find the limits. Anita feels good now and the doctor is okay with her. According to the FINA website, Alvarez finished in 7th place after Japan's Yukiko Inui, who won the gold medal, with Malta Fiedina of Ukraine. Greece's Evangelia Platanioti was second and third, respectively. 31}.
