FINA prohibits Anita Álvarez from competing in the team final after her fainting and rescue in solo

The American

will not be able to participate in the team final at the World Cup in Budapest.

FINA has not authorized the swimmer to compete again after she fainted last Wednesday after finishing her exercise in the solo final.

A faint that has gone around the world after her coach, the Spanish

, jumped into the pool to rescue her in the face of the passivity of the lifeguards, waiting for a signal from the referees to enter the water.

According to what Fuentes told EL MUNDO, in the hours after the fainting

.

"You don't want to leave here with a photo of her unconscious at the bottom of the water. Also, in the team routine, Anita does a lot of pirouettes and very few apneas, so she will surely compete," Andrea assured.

USA authorization

The doctors of the American Federation had given the go-ahead for her to compete again and she wanted to participate, but it was the International Federation that would have vetoed her participation.

The head of the championship's medical services,

, was in favor of caution, as expressed in the Hungarian media after the incident: "There are different types of athletes, and they handle the amounts of oxygen and carbon dioxide in different ways. Some are more sensitive and Anita is one of them. This sport is probably not for her."

Conforms to The Trust Project criteria

Know more