Bettina Fábián

Bettina Fábián
Personal information
NicknameBetty
National teamHungary
Born (2004-12-13) 13 December 2004 (age 19)[1]
Szeged, Hungary
Home townBudapest, Hungary
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubFerencvárosi Torna Club
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Hungary
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Fukuoka Team relay
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Doha Team relay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Belgrade Team relay
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Belgrade 5 km open water
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Rome 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2021 Rome 400 m freestyle

Bettina Fábián (born 13 December 2004) is a Hungarian swimmer. She represented Hungary at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Early life

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

Career

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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] 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.[10][11]

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.[12][13]

Personal life

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

References

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