“Was not breathing”, speaks the heroin coach who saved the swimmer: His lungs were filled with water

Artist Anita Alvarez spent a dramatic moment in the Budapest World swimming competition.

Alvarez was seen fall unconscious, but fortunately coach Andrea Fuentes jumped to rescue her.

Large “I had to jump because the lifeguards were not doing it”, Fuentes told the Spanish newspaper Marca.

Fuentes, wearing short trousers and a T - shirt, dived at the bottom of the pool and pulled Alvarez to the surface and then took him to the edge of the pool.

I was scared, because I saw her not breathing, but now she's fine”, said Fuentes, winner of the four-time Olympic medals in the artistic swimming.

It was all very intense. I think it's been at least two minutes without breathing because it's got his lungs full of water. But he managed to draw out the water, cough, and get better. But fear was great”

Fuentes was critical of the bodyguards.

When I saw him diving, I looked back at the guards, but I saw them freeze. They did not respond. I thought, you should jump now. My reflexes were faster. I didn't think long and I jumped. It was the fastest and craziest thing I've ever done in my career. I picked it up, but normally it was too heavy. It wasn't easy.

Anita is fine, doctors have controlled all vital organs and everything is normal, heart, oxygen, sugar levels, tension. These things happen in sports like marathons, cycling, and swimming. It's just that the difference is that we dive into the pool.

Anita is fine now, she will rest one day and later the doctor will decide whether to continue the race or not”, Fuentes said.