119 result(s) for swimming championships
Tourism Expert: FINA World Championships Is A Good Opportunity For Balaton Region As Well
- 2 Dec 2016 6:10 AM
- getting around
“Hungary will host one of the biggest sport events of the world next year, and the Lake Balaton will be in the middle of attention as well” – Henrik Hoffman, president of the Balaton Regional Touristic Destination Management (TDM) Association and member of the Hungarian TDM Association said regarding the 2017 FINA World Championships.
Swim Chief Gyárfás Resigns
- 1 Dec 2016 8:30 AM
- sport
Swimming Federation president Tamás Gyárfás resigned yesterday, in the wake of criticisms from multiple Olympic champion Katinka Hosszú and other top swimmers. “Even the darkest night must end and the sun will rise,” Hosszú wrote on her Facebook page in response.
Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán Meets IOC Chief In Rio
- 22 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met International Olympic Committee (IOC) head Thomas Bach for talks in Rio de Janeiro, which covered Hungary’s bid to host the 2024 Games. Orbán congratulated Bach on organising a successful Olympics in Rio and said Hungary is committed to its bid to host the event in 2024.
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 ...
Tourism Expert: FINA World Championships Is A Good Opportunity For Balaton Region As Well
- 2 Dec 2016 6:10 AM
- getting around
“Hungary will host one of the biggest sport events of the world next year, and the Lake Balaton will be in the middle of attention as well” – Henrik Hoffman, president of the Balaton Regional Touristic Destination Management (TDM) Association and member of the Hungarian TDM Association said regarding the 2017 FINA World Championships.
Swim Chief Gyárfás Resigns
- 1 Dec 2016 8:30 AM
- sport
Swimming Federation president Tamás Gyárfás resigned yesterday, in the wake of criticisms from multiple Olympic champion Katinka Hosszú and other top swimmers. “Even the darkest night must end and the sun will rise,” Hosszú wrote on her Facebook page in response.
Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán Meets IOC Chief In Rio
- 22 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met International Olympic Committee (IOC) head Thomas Bach for talks in Rio de Janeiro, which covered Hungary’s bid to host the 2024 Games. Orbán congratulated Bach on organising a successful Olympics in Rio and said Hungary is committed to its bid to host the event in 2024.
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 ...