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Aimee Berg

She blacked out at World Championships. Now swimmer Anita Alvarez makes a comeback

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 at Alfred Hajos National Aquatics Complex on June 22, 2022 in Budapest, Hungary. (Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

On Thursday, artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez will compete for the first time in nine months. Last June, at the World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, the two-time Olympian finished her free solo routine, passed out, and sunk to the bottom of the pool.

Team USA head coach Andrea Fuentes dove in, fully clothed, and saved her.

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