USA swimmer Anita Alvarez speaks out after fainting during world championship: 'I am okay and healthy' - Fox News

Jun 24, 2022

USA Artistic Swimming’s Anita Alvarez is speaking out after she fainted while performing at the world championships in Budapest, Hungary. .

I appreciate all of the messages of support and hope everyone can respect that my team and I still have two more days of competition to be focused on here in Budapest," Alvarez wrote. .

She said she hoped people could understand that USA Artistic Swimming and she "have a job to finish" – whether it is in the water or on the sidelines. .

Anita Alvarez of United States competes before collapsing during the solo free final of the artistic swimming at the 19th FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, June 22, 2022.

COACH OPENS UP ABOUT RESCUING FAINTED ARTISTIC SWIMMER: 'I WENT AS FAST AS I COULD'.

Anita Alvarez of United States, center, is taken from the pool after collapsing during the solo free final of the artistic swimming at the 19th FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, June 22, 2022.

After fainting, Alvarez sunk to the bottom of the pool during a solo free routine that she told NBC's "Nightly News" on Thursday was her best performance "by far.".

Anita Alvarez of United States, center, is taken from the pool after collapsing during the solo free final of the artistic swimming at the 19th FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, June 22, 2022.

COACH RESCUES US ARTISTIC SWIMMER AFTER SHE FAINTS IN POOL DURING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

In her own statement shared by USA Artistic Swimming, Fuentes said that Alvarez is "okay" and that doctors had "checked all vitals and everything is normal: heart rate, oxygen, sugar levels, blood pressure, etc."

Anita Alvarez of United States is taken on a stretcher from the pool after collapsing during the solo free final of the artistic swimming at the 19th FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. 

Anita Alvarez of United States is carried on stretcher after collapsing during the solo free final of the artistic swimming at the 19th FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. 

USA's Anita Alvarez competes during the solo free final of the artistic swimming at the 19th FINA World Championships in Budapest in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, June 22, 2022.