Swimmer Anita Alvarez lost consciousness during a routine. Her trainer jumped into the pool to save her

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American swimmer Anita Álvarez was pulled from the bottom of the pool by her coach at the FINA World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, after losing consciousness, according to Reuters.

Trainer Andrea Fuentes jumped into the pool after seeing the 25-year-old artistic swimmer sink to the bottom at the end of her routine in the women's solo free event.

Fuentes, a four-time Olympic medalist in synchronized swimming, lifted Alvarez to the surface before helping her to the edge of the pool.

Álvarez received medical attention poolside, Reuters reported, and was later carried away on a stretcher.

It was the second time Fuentes had to rescue Álvarez, according to Reuters.

The first time was her when she jumped the pool during an Olympic qualifying event last year and carried her to safety, along with Alvarez's swimming partner, Lindi Schroeder.

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Fuentes told Spanish broadcaster Cadena COPE in a radio interview: "I think I've never swum so fast before, even when I got Olympic medals, and well, in the end I was able to lift her up and she wasn't breathing. Then the lifeguard came."