Anita Alvarez, who is representing Team USA as an artistic swimmer at the 2024 Olympics, talks about her training routine, her inspiring coach, and more.
Published on July 3, 2024 at 2:35 PMAnita Alvarez was destined for the pool. She grew up accompanying her mom, who was ancoach, to competitions. And though the 27-year-old Olympian says that her mom never"pushed" her to do it competitively, it was clearly in her bones.
It wasn't until Alvarez was 11 or 12 that she got more serious about the sport — a young age to put your mind to something, but a determination that clearly paid off. She was at a tournament where the Olympic artistic swimming team was handing out awards, and that's where"everything sparked." Alvarez thought to herself,"I want to go to the Olympics."
Alvarez and the rest of her team are in the throes of training right now; their days stretch from 6 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. every day, save for Sundays. That's the one day of the week where Alvarez can really slow down and catch up on all her"adulting" things: laundry, dishes, meal prep. Still, it's important for her to cultivate feel-good Sunday rituals away from chores:"I live super close to the beach, so I love walking down to the ocean; I love just being outside in any way.
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