US artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez has been banned from competing in the team final at the World Championships today, after she was dragged unconscious from the pool less than 48 hours ago.
Recalled that Alvarez fainted during her individual routine in Budapest on Wednesday afternoon and she was dramatically rescued by her coach, Andrea Fuentes.
The swimmer had hoped to take part in the final today, but she has been excluded by the International Swimming Federation, just hours before the event was due to begin.
