The incident occurred Wednesday at the FINA World Aquatic Championships in Budapest, Hungary, theOlympicsreported. Anita Alvarez, 25, had just completed her performance in the women’s solo free routine when she started to sink. Her coach, Andrea Fuentes, immediately jumped into the water — fully clothed — to save her.

“I jumped into the water again because I saw that no one, no lifeguard, was diving in. I got a little scared because she wasn’t breathing, but now she’s fine,” Fuentes toldMarcanewspaper, according to the Olympics.

Coach Andrea Fuentes (R) rescuing swimmer Anita Alvarez.OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images

A member of Team USA (R) recovers USA’s Anita Alvarez (L), from the bottom of the pool during an incident in the women’s solo free artistic swimming finals, during the Budapest 2022 World Aquatics Championships

Fuentes also spoke toGood Morning Americaovernight and said that when swimmers finish choreography, “you really want to breathe.” She added that the athletes hold their breath for “a long time” and when she saw Alvarez start sinking to the pool she knew something “was happening.”

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Fuentes explained that this situation isn’t as uncommon as one might expect, explaining that “sometimes people pass out.”

A member of Team USA (R) recovers USA’s Anita Alvarez (L), from the bottom of the pool during an incident in the women’s solo free artistic swimming finals, during the Budapest 2022 World Aquatics Championships

Reporter T.J. Holmes toldGMAthat Alvarez actually lost consciousness during competition last year as well.

In a statement shared to the USA Artistic SwimmingInstagrampage following the incident, Fuentes said that Alvarez was okay.

Coach Andrea Fuentes (L) rescuing swimmer Anita Alvarez.PETER KOHALMI/AFP via Getty Images

A member of Team USA (L) recovers USA’s Anita Alvarez (C), from the bottom of the pool during an incident in the women’s solo free artistic swimming finals, during the Budapest 2022 World Aquatics Championships

“The doctors checked all vitals and everything is normal: heart rate, oxygen, sugar levels, blood pressure, etc… all is okay. We sometimes forget that this happens in other high-endurance sports. Marathon, cycling, cross country… we all have seen images where some athletes don’t make it to the finish line and others help them to get there,” the statement said.

She continued, “Our sport is no different than others, just in a pool, we push through limits and sometimes we find them. Anita feels good now and the doctors also say she is okay. Tomorrow she will rest all day and will decide with the doctor if she can swim free team finals or not. Thank you for all of your well wishes for Anita.”

Rescue of Anita Alvarez.Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images

Anita Alvarez of Team United States is attended to by medical staff following her Women’s Solo Free Final performance on day six of the Budapest 2022 FINA World Championships

Fuentes competed in synchronized swimming for Spain at the Olympics in 2004, 2008 and 2012, winning four medals. She retired in 2013 as the most decorated swimmer in national history, and has served as the head coach for the U.S. Senior National Synchronized Swimming Team since 2018, according to theteam.

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