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Posted: 2022-06-23T11:09:56Z | Updated: 2022-06-23T11:09:56Z

U.S. artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez fainted underwater Wednesday at the 2022 FINA World Championships in Budapest and was rescued by her coach. (See the images below.)

Alvarez was performing her routine in the solo free final when she lost consciousness and sank to the bottom of the pool, CBS Sports reported .

U.S. coach Andrea Fuentes told the Spanish outlet MARCA that she noticed her athlete wasnt breathing and, when lifeguards didnt respond, jumped in to save her.

Fuentes called it a big scare but wrote on Instagram that Alvarez was okay.

Photos captured the terrifying sequence: