"I remember suddenly beginning to see light through my eyes," Team USA artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez says of her near-death experience, "just as they were starting to put an oxygen mask on me" Even ...

As Team USA began competing in artistic swimming, formerly known as synchronized swimming, at the Paris Olympics Monday, three-time Olympian Anita Alvarez is jumping into the pool with a new ...

Two years ago, Anita Alvarez made headlines after she was rescued from drowning by her coach during an artistic swimming competition. Now, the elite athlete is an Olympic silver medalist. Alvarez, 27, ...

TOWN OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WKBW — A Western New York native has officially etched her name into the Olympic history books! Anita Alvarez and her teammates took home the silver medal in artistic swimming ...

(WIVB) – Anita Alvarez, a two-time Olympian from New York, had a scare Wednesday when she passed out in the pool during the FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. But her coach said on social ...

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Andrea Fuentes prevented a tragedy at the swimming world championships with her quick reaction. The United States coach knew something was wrong when she saw artistic swimmer ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Representing Western New York on the world’s stage, Anita Alvarez will bring an Olympic medal home from Paris. The Kenmore native trained in the Tonawanda Aquettes program as a ...

A hometown Olympic athlete returned to Western New York for a special performance during the USA Artistic Swimming ...

Olympic silver medalist, Anita Alvarez, performed in the water this weekend during USA Artistic Swimming's Youth National ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Despite swimming, dancing, and showing off gymnastics moves underwater, Team USA’s artistic swimmers make getting glammed a ...