Dramatic rescue of USA’s Anita Alvarez from the bottom of the pool

AFP photographers Oli Scarff and Peter Kohalmi capture the dramatic rescue of USA’s Anita Alvarez from the bottom of the pool when she fainted during the women’s solo free artistic swimming finals at the Budapest 2022 World Aquatics Championships.

Alvarez’s coach, who rescued her, told the media that Alvarez is doing well.

“It was a big scare. I had to jump in because the lifeguards weren’t doing it.”