A special base forced Andrea Fuentes to save her skill.
When she threw herself into the water, lifeguards remained.
– According to the rules, lifeguards can only jump into the pool after a physical indication from the stewards, says Bella Merkley, WC’s director of security.
The World Swimming Championships in Budapest was rocked by scary scenes on Wednesday.
American art swimmer Anita Alvarez fainted during her last number and was saved by art coach Andrea Fuentes who jumped into the pool in her clothes.
After the accident, the question arose: why did the rescuers not jump into the water before Andrea Fuentes did?
– It was so scary. Fuentes adds I had to throw myself because the rescuers didn’t France Press agency after the accident.
Don’t jump in
The answer to the question came from the International Swimming Federation (FINA) on Thursday. Then the union announced that lifeguards are not allowed to throw themselves into the water until they get the go-ahead from the judges – a system that didn’t work when Alvarez passed out.
– According to the rules, lifeguards can only jump into the pool after a physical indication from the stewards, WC’s head of security Bella Merkley says in a press release from the Swimming Association.
The referee’s signal finally came, but when the rescuers showed no sign of moving, the coach had to take matters into his own hands.
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The rule exists to avoid software interruptions due to possible misunderstandings. However, Bella Merkel admits that the referees did not react quickly enough when Anita Alvarez went down.
After the coach threw himself into the pool and the rescuers saw the situation, they no longer waited for the referees’ signal and intervened, says Merkley.
