Orsolya Tompa Explained

Orsolya Tompa
Fullname:Orsolya Tompa
Strokes:Freestyle, butterfly
Club:Jövő SC
Birth Date:14 July 1991
Birth Place:Budapest, Hungary
Weight:570NaN0
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Orsolya Tompa (born July 14, 1991, in Budapest) is a Hungarian swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle and butterfly events.[1] She represented her nation Hungary at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and has edged out fellow swimmer Emese Kovács to claim the 100 m butterfly title by eight hundredths of a second (0.08) at the 2007 European Junior Swimming Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, with a time of 1:00.22.[2]

Tompa qualified for the Hungarian team in the women's 100 m freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Leading up to the Games, she posted a time of 56.81 to eclipse an insurmountable FINA B-standard (57.17) by 0.36 of a second at the European Junior Championships in Antwerp.[3] [4] Swimming in heat two, Tompa opened up the race with a marvelous lead, but faded down the stretch to hit the wall with a third-place time and a lifetime best in 56.57, just a hundredth of a second (0.01) behind runner-up Natthanan Junkrajang of Thailand. Tompa failed to advance to the semifinals, as she placed fortieth overall in the prelims.[5]

Tompa sought to compete for the Hungarian swimming team in the women's medley relay at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, but did not show up in the prelims.[6] [7]

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Notes and References

  1. Orsolya Tompa. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418073744/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/to/orsolya-tompa-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 17 December 2012.
  2. News: Rusticus. Oene. Daniel Gyurta Tops 100 Breast Championship Record at European Juniors. Swimming World Magazine. 21 July 2007. 1 April 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140330065054/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/15215.asp. 30 March 2014.
  3. News: Rusticus. Oene. Daniel Gyurta, Emese Kovacs Provide Spark at European Junior Championships. Swimming World Magazine. 19 July 2007. 1 April 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140330065057/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/15192.asp. 30 March 2014.
  4. Web site: Olympic Cut Sheet – Women's 100m Freestyle. 49. Swimming World Magazine. 10 April 2013.
  5. Web site: Women's 100m Freestyle Heat 2. Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. 17 December 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120821061742/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DSWW011900/index.html. 21 August 2012.
  6. Web site: Women's 4×100m Medley Relay Heat 1. London 2012. 17 December 2012. 9 December 2012. https://archive.today/20121209050016/http://www.london2012.com/swimming/event/women-4x100m-medley-relay/phase=sww451900/index.html. dead.
  7. News: Qualifying Athletes – Women's relays. FINA. 22 January 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121116035706/http://www.fina.org/H2O/docs/events/london2012/sw/qual_lists/all_relays_women.pdf. 16 November 2012.

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