564 result(s) for swimming
Beach Season Starts For Hippos In Budapest
- 2 Jun 2015 9:04 AM
- entertainment
May marks the start of the beach season for the hippopotamuses: Tücsök and Jusztina can use the outdoor swimming pool again. Although the inside one is at their disposal too, in the nice weather they prefer the outdoor pool, which opened in 1932.
Hungarian Swimmer Hosszú Rejects Doping Accusations
- 27 May 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
World and European swimming champion Katinka Hosszú called a press conference in Budapest on Tuesday to reject accusations of doping levelled at her. “I have never taken any performance-enhancing agents, and I fully believe there is no money, fame, or victory for which I would sell my soul,” Hosszú told reporters.
Hungary To Complete Aquatics Championships Construction In Double Time
- 19 May 2015 9:02 AM
- property
"Time constraints and other obstacles can be resolved through joint effort", Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the cornerstone laying ceremony of the Dagály swimming centre in Budapest, to be built for the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. Less than 800 days are left for the construction of the facilities, but Hungary should prove that it can complete the project in two years instead of four, ...
What Is The Harvard University Rowing Team’s Message To Hungarian Students?
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
Harvard rowing team in Budapest: they came, they saw, they conquered and they encouraged talented students to dare to dream big. This year a unique team entered the famous Danube Regatta rowing competition: the men’s crew of Harvard University rowing team grabbed paddles and kept rowing until they reached the first place and won the race.
Open-Air Bathing Season In Hungary Begins
- 11 May 2015 9:02 AM
- health & wellness
Hungary’s spas drew more than 40 million visitors last year, State Secretary at the Ministry for National Economy Ádám Ruszinkó told a press conference in front of Hotel Gellért’s spa and swimming pool facility on Thursday to mark the onset of the open-air baths season.
Xpat Interview: Alexander Drijver, Former CEO of ComInnex
- 4 May 2015 12:00 PM
Alex describes himself as someone who "works with scientific entrepreneurs to nurture and grow their business, put them on the map in their chosen area and create value".
Hungary’s PM Promises Four Lane Road To Eger By 2018
- 13 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
The city of Eger in the north will be linked to the M3 motorway by a four-lane highway by 2018 under an agreement signed by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Eger Mayor László Habis. The agreement also includes a 6.3 billion forint (EUR 21.1m) project to upgrade Eger’s swimming complex and convert it into a swimming and water-polo centre, Orbán told a live televised press conference.
Five Billion Likely To Tune Into 2017 World Aquatics Championships
- 9 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
Five billion TV viewers are expected to tune into the Budapest 2017 World Aquatics Championships, the head of Hungary’s swimming federation told business daily Napi Gazdaság. Tamás Gyárfás, who is also the head of the event’s organising committee, said the figure was realistic considering that 4.53 billion watched the 2013 Barcelona event.
Swimming Complex For 2017 Aquatics Championships To Be Built In Budapest
- 1 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- property
Parliament voted with 164 votes in favour, four against and two abstentions to adopt the government’s proposal of building a new state-of-the-art swimming pool adjacent to Budapest’s Dagály baths for the 2017 World Aquatics Championships.
Beach Season Starts For Hippos In Budapest
- 2 Jun 2015 9:04 AM
- entertainment
May marks the start of the beach season for the hippopotamuses: Tücsök and Jusztina can use the outdoor swimming pool again. Although the inside one is at their disposal too, in the nice weather they prefer the outdoor pool, which opened in 1932.
Hungarian Swimmer Hosszú Rejects Doping Accusations
- 27 May 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
World and European swimming champion Katinka Hosszú called a press conference in Budapest on Tuesday to reject accusations of doping levelled at her. “I have never taken any performance-enhancing agents, and I fully believe there is no money, fame, or victory for which I would sell my soul,” Hosszú told reporters.
Hungary To Complete Aquatics Championships Construction In Double Time
- 19 May 2015 9:02 AM
- property
"Time constraints and other obstacles can be resolved through joint effort", Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the cornerstone laying ceremony of the Dagály swimming centre in Budapest, to be built for the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. Less than 800 days are left for the construction of the facilities, but Hungary should prove that it can complete the project in two years instead of four, ...
What Is The Harvard University Rowing Team’s Message To Hungarian Students?
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
Harvard rowing team in Budapest: they came, they saw, they conquered and they encouraged talented students to dare to dream big. This year a unique team entered the famous Danube Regatta rowing competition: the men’s crew of Harvard University rowing team grabbed paddles and kept rowing until they reached the first place and won the race.
Open-Air Bathing Season In Hungary Begins
- 11 May 2015 9:02 AM
- health & wellness
Hungary’s spas drew more than 40 million visitors last year, State Secretary at the Ministry for National Economy Ádám Ruszinkó told a press conference in front of Hotel Gellért’s spa and swimming pool facility on Thursday to mark the onset of the open-air baths season.
Xpat Interview: Alexander Drijver, Former CEO of ComInnex
- 4 May 2015 12:00 PM
Alex describes himself as someone who "works with scientific entrepreneurs to nurture and grow their business, put them on the map in their chosen area and create value".
Hungary’s PM Promises Four Lane Road To Eger By 2018
- 13 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
The city of Eger in the north will be linked to the M3 motorway by a four-lane highway by 2018 under an agreement signed by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Eger Mayor László Habis. The agreement also includes a 6.3 billion forint (EUR 21.1m) project to upgrade Eger’s swimming complex and convert it into a swimming and water-polo centre, Orbán told a live televised press conference.
Five Billion Likely To Tune Into 2017 World Aquatics Championships
- 9 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
Five billion TV viewers are expected to tune into the Budapest 2017 World Aquatics Championships, the head of Hungary’s swimming federation told business daily Napi Gazdaság. Tamás Gyárfás, who is also the head of the event’s organising committee, said the figure was realistic considering that 4.53 billion watched the 2013 Barcelona event.
Swimming Complex For 2017 Aquatics Championships To Be Built In Budapest
- 1 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- property
Parliament voted with 164 votes in favour, four against and two abstentions to adopt the government’s proposal of building a new state-of-the-art swimming pool adjacent to Budapest’s Dagály baths for the 2017 World Aquatics Championships.