The International Swimming Federation (FINA) banned the American from participating in further performances at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest.

A few days ago, Alvarez passed out in the pool after her final free solo performance.. The athlete did not swim to the surface on her own. Her coach, Andrea Fuentes, jumped into the water and pulled the unconscious trainee out of the pool with the help of another lifeguard.. Anita didn't breathe for two minutes..

After the terrible incident, Alvarez turned to the fans on Instagram, where she assured that nothing threatened her health.. The American noted that she plans to perform in further types of the program at a tournament in Budapest.

However, Alvarez was not included in the US team for the free team competition.. And just before the start of the final, FINA announced that the athlete was prohibited from continuing to compete at the 2022 World Cup..

" However, this decision was made in its best interests,"

Note that after the incident, Alvarez underwent medical tests in the US team, which did not reveal any violations of her health..

Thus, Anita will miss not only the team final in the free skate, but also the final performance of the US team in the gaylight, which will take place on Saturday, June 25. At the same time, the FINA decision does not indicate whether the athlete is prohibited from competing in other tournaments after the 2022 World Cup..

We add that Alvarez is a two-time " In addition, she is an eight-time World Series Champion.. In total, he has 26 medals of this level. Alvarez was named the best artistic swimmer of the year in the USA three times (2016, 2019 - duet, 2021 - solo).