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Andrea Fuentes Fache (born 7 April 1983 in
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) is a Spanish swimming coach and former synchronised swimmer. She is the most decorated swimmer in the history of the Spanish national team, with four Olympic, 16 World Championship and 11 European Championship medals: her four Olympic medals also make her the most decorated Spanish female Olympian of all time, alongside
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and
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Career

She joined the national synchronised swimming team in 1999. Andrea has competed at the Synchronized swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2004,
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and 2012 Summer Olympics, where she has won four medals in the women's duet and women's team events. She retired from elite competition in January 2013, citing demotivation as a result of a conflict between the Royal Spanish Swimming Federation and the head coach of the national team, Ana Tarrés. Since retiring she has become a synchronised swimming coach.


Coaching

, Fuentes became the USA senior national team head coach, working alongside
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. The two have a pre-established work relationship, having worked together in synchro for four years. In June of 2022, Fuentes was poolside coaching during the
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in
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in which the USA team was competing. Artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez fainted and sank to the bottom of the pool. Fuentes dove in to bring her to the surface. Medical checks after the rescue showed that Alvarez had apparently recovered and planned on continuing to compete.


Personal life

In 2014 Fuentes gave birth to a son, Kilian, from her relationship with gymnast and fellow Olympian Víctor Cano. Her sister Tina Fuentes, also a synchronized swimmer died in 2018 at the age of 34.Fallece la nadadora Tina Fuentes a los 34 años


See also

* List of Olympic medalists in synchronized swimming


References


External links


Andrea Fuentes official siteLondon 2012 profile
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