116 result(s) for swimming championships
Hungarian Anti-Doping Assn Denies Suspicions Over Hosszú’s World Record
- 9 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungary’s anti-doping group MACS dismissed suspicions of doping after Hungary’s Katinka Hosszú smashed the world record in the women’s 400m medley on Saturday, claiming her first Olympic gold medal. Hosszú lowered the world record with an astonishing 4:26.36 in Rio, beating the previous record that was set in 2012 by China’s Ye Shiwen by more than two seconds.
Budapest To Host European Aquatic Championships In 2020
- 11 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungary will host the European championships in all aquatic sports in 2020, Paolo Barelli, president of the Ligue Europeenne de Natation (LEN) announced in Budapest at the weekend.
2017 FINA World Championships To Cost HUF 90 Billion
- 24 May 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
According to Hungarian investigative journalism portal Átlátszó.hu, the 2017 FINA World Championships to be hosted in Budapest in 2017 will cost Hungarian taxpayers at least HUF 90 billion (USD 323 million), of which HUF 52 billion (USD 192 million) is to be spent this year alone.
Hungarian Swimmer Hosszú Wins Second Gold Medal
- 19 May 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Katinka Hosszú of Hungary won her second gold medal at the European swimming championships in London on Tuesday, emerging victorious in the 200-metre backstroke event. Fellow Hungarian Kata Burián was placed fourth.
New HUF 3.2 bln Swimming Pool Inaugurated In Budapest
- 8 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Officials of the central government and Budapestʼs District XI inaugurated a HUF 3.2 billion, 50-meter indoor swimming pool next to the Tüske sports hall in southern Budapest.
Hungary’s Katinka Hosszú Best Female Swimmer Of The Year Again
- 2 Feb 2016 8:01 AM
- sport
International swimming association FINA has selected Hungary’s Katinka Hosszú best female swimmer of the year for the second year in a row. Hosszú was given the title ahead of the American Katie Ledecky and Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom. At a meeting of its Bureau in Budapest on Sunday, FINA announced that the aquatic world championships will be held in Fukuoka, Japan, in 2021, and in Doha, Qatar, two ...
Hungarian Swimmer Hosszú Tears Up Contract At Press Conference
- 7 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Five-time world swimming champion Katinka Hosszú yesterday rejected – by ripping it up in front of reporters – an offer of Ft 12 million in support from the Hungarian Swimming Federation. The world and European champion objected to the requirement that she must promote the 2017 world championships in Budapest in return for the funding and said the money would be better spent on upgrading the ...
Hungarian Swimmer Katinka Hosszú Slams Swimming Federation
- 23 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- sport
Katinka Hosszú, Hungary’s most successful swimmer of recent years, criticised the Hungarian Swimming Federation yesterday, accusing its leaders of complacency rather than stepping up efforts to help the nation’s swimmers. The world and European swimming champion, holder of several world records, told a Budapest press conference that she did not expect and did not receive additional resources from ...
FINA Offical Satisfied With 2017 World Acquatics Championship Preparations
- 20 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
FINA Executive Director Cornel Marculescu said he was “extremely satisfied” with preparations at Budapest’s Dagály swimming centre for the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. Marculescu, who was in Budapest with a FINA delegation to inspect preparation works for the championships, said the capital city had made significant progress since Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, FINA President Julio C. ...
Hungarian Anti-Doping Assn Denies Suspicions Over Hosszú’s World Record
- 9 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungary’s anti-doping group MACS dismissed suspicions of doping after Hungary’s Katinka Hosszú smashed the world record in the women’s 400m medley on Saturday, claiming her first Olympic gold medal. Hosszú lowered the world record with an astonishing 4:26.36 in Rio, beating the previous record that was set in 2012 by China’s Ye Shiwen by more than two seconds.
Budapest To Host European Aquatic Championships In 2020
- 11 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungary will host the European championships in all aquatic sports in 2020, Paolo Barelli, president of the Ligue Europeenne de Natation (LEN) announced in Budapest at the weekend.
2017 FINA World Championships To Cost HUF 90 Billion
- 24 May 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
According to Hungarian investigative journalism portal Átlátszó.hu, the 2017 FINA World Championships to be hosted in Budapest in 2017 will cost Hungarian taxpayers at least HUF 90 billion (USD 323 million), of which HUF 52 billion (USD 192 million) is to be spent this year alone.
Hungarian Swimmer Hosszú Wins Second Gold Medal
- 19 May 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Katinka Hosszú of Hungary won her second gold medal at the European swimming championships in London on Tuesday, emerging victorious in the 200-metre backstroke event. Fellow Hungarian Kata Burián was placed fourth.
New HUF 3.2 bln Swimming Pool Inaugurated In Budapest
- 8 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Officials of the central government and Budapestʼs District XI inaugurated a HUF 3.2 billion, 50-meter indoor swimming pool next to the Tüske sports hall in southern Budapest.
Hungary’s Katinka Hosszú Best Female Swimmer Of The Year Again
- 2 Feb 2016 8:01 AM
- sport
International swimming association FINA has selected Hungary’s Katinka Hosszú best female swimmer of the year for the second year in a row. Hosszú was given the title ahead of the American Katie Ledecky and Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom. At a meeting of its Bureau in Budapest on Sunday, FINA announced that the aquatic world championships will be held in Fukuoka, Japan, in 2021, and in Doha, Qatar, two ...
Hungarian Swimmer Hosszú Tears Up Contract At Press Conference
- 7 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Five-time world swimming champion Katinka Hosszú yesterday rejected – by ripping it up in front of reporters – an offer of Ft 12 million in support from the Hungarian Swimming Federation. The world and European champion objected to the requirement that she must promote the 2017 world championships in Budapest in return for the funding and said the money would be better spent on upgrading the ...
Hungarian Swimmer Katinka Hosszú Slams Swimming Federation
- 23 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- sport
Katinka Hosszú, Hungary’s most successful swimmer of recent years, criticised the Hungarian Swimming Federation yesterday, accusing its leaders of complacency rather than stepping up efforts to help the nation’s swimmers. The world and European swimming champion, holder of several world records, told a Budapest press conference that she did not expect and did not receive additional resources from ...
FINA Offical Satisfied With 2017 World Acquatics Championship Preparations
- 20 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
FINA Executive Director Cornel Marculescu said he was “extremely satisfied” with preparations at Budapest’s Dagály swimming centre for the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. Marculescu, who was in Budapest with a FINA delegation to inspect preparation works for the championships, said the capital city had made significant progress since Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, FINA President Julio C. ...