Bettina Fábián Explained

Bettina Fábián
Nickname:Betty
Sport:Swimming
Birth Date:13 December 2004[1]
Birth Place:Szeged, Hungary
Hometown:Budapest, Hungary
Club:Ferencvárosi Torna Club
National Team:Hungary
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Bettina Fábián (born 13 December 2004) is a Hungarian swimmer. She represented Hungary at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Early life

Fábián was born and raised in Szeged, and moved to Budapest in 2021 to train with the Ferencvárosi Torna Club.[2]

Career

At the 2021 European Junior Swimming Championships in Rome, in July 2021, Fábián won a gold medal in the 4×200 metre freestyle relay, and a silver medal in the 400 metre freestyle, with a time of 4:10.16.[3] [4]

In September, at the 2022 World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships in Seychelles, she won the gold medal in the 10 kilometre open water swim with a time of 2:03:11.4.[5] [6]

In January 2023, she committed to swim at NC State.[7] In July 2023, she competed at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, and won a silver medal in the team relay with a time of 1:10:35.3.[8]

In February 2024, she competed at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, and won a bronze medal in the team relay with a time of 1:04:06.8.[9] [10] She then competed at the 2024 European Aquatics Championships in Belgrade in June 2024, and won a gold medal in the team relay and a bronze medal in the 5 km open water event.[11] [12]

She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in the 10 km open water marathon and finished in fifth place with a time of 2:04.16.9.[13] [14]

Personal life

Her sister, Fanni Fábián, is also a swimmer.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bettina Fábián . olympics.com . 8 August 2024.
  2. Web site: Bettina Fabian Set To Compete In Paris . swimswam.com . 11 March 2024 . 8 August 2024.
  3. Web site: 2021 European Junior Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap . swimswam.com . Annika . Rice . 11 July 2021 . 8 August 2024.
  4. Web site: 2021 European Junior Championships: Day 6 Finals Live Recap . swimswam.com . Retta . Race . 11 July 2021 . 8 August 2024.
  5. Web site: Golden Day 2 Double for Hungary at FINA World Junior #OpenWater 10km races . worldaquatics.com . Torin . Koos . 17 September 2022 . 8 August 2024.
  6. Web site: Junior nyílt vízi úszó-vb: Betlehem Dávid és Fábián Bettina is aranyérmes . . 17 September 2022 . 8 August 2024.
  7. Web site: World Juniors Open Water Gold Medalist Bettina Fabian to Swim at NC State . swimswam.com . Anne . Lepesant . 8 January 2023 . 8 August 2024.
  8. Web site: Italy roars home to claim open water mixed team relay gold ahead of Hungary and Australia . worldaquatics.com . Andy . Ross . 20 July 2023 . 8 August 2024.
  9. Web site: World Championships Doha: Australia Win 4×1500 Open Water Relay In Photo Finish With Italy . swimmingworldmagazine.com . Liz . Byrnes . 8 February 2024 . 8 August 2024.
  10. Web site: World Championships Doha: Australia Win 4×1500 Open Water Relay In Photo Finish With Italy . swimmingworldmagazine.com . Liz . Byrnes . 8 February 2024 . 8 August 2024.
  11. Web site: Belgrade 2024: Hungary finally land relay gold and Italy lift the team trophy as open water concludes . len.eu . 15 June 2024 . 8 August 2024.
  12. Web site: European Aquatics Championships Belgrade 2024: Leonie Beck Wins 5k, Ginevra Taddeucci and Bettina Fabian Claim Podium Spots . openwaterswimming.com . 20 June 2024 . 8 August 2024.
  13. Web site: 2024 Paris Olympics: Women’s Marathon Swimming Live Results . swimswam.com . Anne . Lepesant . 8 August 2024 . 8 August 2024.
  14. Web site: Athletes with Carolina connections you should follow during the Paris Olympics . WCNC.com . 8 August 2024 . 8 August 2024.

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