What Andrea Fuentes has said about Artistic swimming
2 quotes · 1 episode · Oct 17, 2026
Andrea Fuentes, Spanish Olympic medalist in artistic swimming and national team coach, has been quoted on Artistic swimming 2 times in 1 episode of Tomorrow, Today, most recently on October 17, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Fuentes said that at 13 she discovered that pain is unavoidable but suffering is optional, a lesson she now teaches her athletes.
“And I discovered that pain is compulsory. You don't escape from pain, but suffering, it's optional”
Tomorrow, Today: Andrea Fuentes: Olympic Medals, Failure, Leadership & Finding Purpose | Shekhar Natarajan (Oct 17, 2026) · Listen from 13:46
Fuentes said never winning Olympic gold as a swimmer keeps her hungry to win gold as a coach.
“If I had gold, I think it would not be the same. You know, like I'm still hungry”
Tomorrow, Today: Andrea Fuentes: Olympic Medals, Failure, Leadership & Finding Purpose | Shekhar Natarajan (Oct 17, 2026) · Listen from 37:17
Episodes
Andrea Fuentes: Olympic Medals, Failure, Leadership & Finding Purpose | Shekhar NatarajanTomorrow, Today · Oct 17, 2026 · 1 h 28 min
Shekhar Natarajan talks with Olympic artistic swimmer and coach Andrea Fuentes about failure, fear, grief, rebuilding the US team and her coaching philosophy.
Andrea Fuentes on other topics
- Coaching and leadership · 6 quotes
- Courage and curiosity · 2 quotes
- 2022 World Aquatics Championships · 2 quotes
- USA Artistic Swimming · 2 quotes
- Retirement from professional sport · 2 quotes
- Grief · 1 quote
- Breath-holding and hypoxic blackout · 1 quote
- Emotional abuse in sport · 1 quote