What Andrea Fuentes has said about USA 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 USA 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 recounted that the US team she took over in 2019 won its first world medals in 2023 and an Olympic medal in 2024.
“And then, you know, like step by step, that was 2019. In 2023, we got our first world medals. And 2024, Olympic medal”
Tomorrow, Today: Andrea Fuentes: Olympic Medals, Failure, Leadership & Finding Purpose | Shekhar Natarajan (Oct 17, 2026) · Listen from 51:49
Fuentes said she was surprised that American athletes prioritized college over the national team, unlike in Spain.
“In the US, it's so important. In Spain, you go to college, but you have your life apart”
Tomorrow, Today: Andrea Fuentes: Olympic Medals, Failure, Leadership & Finding Purpose | Shekhar Natarajan (Oct 17, 2026) · Listen from 53:00
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
- Retirement from professional sport · 2 quotes
- Artistic swimming · 2 quotes
- Grief · 1 quote
- Breath-holding and hypoxic blackout · 1 quote
- Emotional abuse in sport · 1 quote