Anita Alvarez (synchronized swimmer)
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| Born | December 2, 1996 Amherst, New York, U.S.[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Synchronized swimming | ||||||||||||||||
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Anita Alvarez (born December 2, 1996) is an American synchronized swimmer. Originally from Buffalo, New York, she attended Kenmore West Senior High School, from which she graduated in 2014, after which she began her professional synchronized swimming career. She competed in the women's duet at the 2016 Summer Olympics with Mariya Koroleva.[2] She is a member of the USA Synchronized Swimming National Team. She competed at the 2015 World Championships in Kazan and the 2014 Junior World Championships.
Anita was named USA Synchro Athlete of the Year along with Mariya Koroleva in 2016. She is Mexican American. [3]
Previously, Alvarez coached intramural swimming in Western New York. As coach for Walnut Creek Aquanuts, she saw them to the 2019 Junior Olympics in Buffalo, New York.
She has qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Anita Alvarez". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- ^ "Anita Alvarez". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 26, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
- ^ "Anita Alvarez brings touch of Latino elegance to synchronized swimming".
- ^ OlympicTalk (June 16, 2021). "U.S. Olympic team roster: Athletes qualified for Tokyo Games". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
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