Kovacs, Risztov Are Triple Winners at Hungarian Nationals

By Norbert Agh

BUDAPEST, June 28. OLYMPIC and world champion Agnes Kovacs swept all three women's breaststroke events at the Hungarian National swimming championships, held in Budapest last weekend.

Kovacs, 19, who won the 200m breast in Sydney, took the same event here in a strong 2:26.78, then added the 50 (32.95) and 100m breast (1:09.13).

Eva Risztov was also a triple winner, taking the 400 IM in a national record 4:45.22. The 16 year-old also emerged triumphant in the 400 (4:17.38) and 800m free (8:43.40).

Tamas Kerekjarto, who swims for the USC Trojans, won both men's individual medley events with strong efforts: 2:02.85 in the 200 and 4:21.12 in the 400.

Attila Zubor won both freestyle sprints, taking the 50 in a ho-hum 22.96 and the 100 in a much swifter 49.69, despite having no opposition to speak of.

Another double winner was Zsolt Gaspar, who also swims for USC – in his case, the University of South Carolina – during the school year. Zsolt bolted to wins in the 50 (24.60) and 100m butterfly (53.63).

Viktor Bodrogi was another men's double winner turning in almost identical times in his two winning efforts. Bodrogi topped the field in the 200m back (2:00.38) and 2200 fly (2:00.44).

LEADING RESULTS

Men

50m breast:
1. Mihaly Flaskay 28,66
2. Karoly Guttler 29,04
3. Richard Bodrogi 29,23

400m IM:
1. Tamas Kerekjarto 4.21,12
2. Jannis Kokkodis 4.22,97
3. Istvan Bathazi 4.24,89

200m back:
1. Viktor Bodrogi 2.00,38

400m medley relay:
1. Hungarian Team 4.41,11

50m free:
1. Attila Zubor 22,96
2. Spiros Batsakis 23,64
3. Mihaly Flaskay 23,69

50m fly
1. Zsolt Gaspar 24,60
2. Peter Horvath 24,97
3. Peter Nagy 25,22

200m IM:
1. Tamas Kerekjarto 2.02,85
2. Jannis Kokkodis 2.04,73
3. Istvan Bathazi 2.04,98

100m free:
1. Attila Zubor 49,69
2. Spiros Batsakis 51,69
3. Peter Horvath 51,98

100m fly:
1. Zsolt Gaspar 53,63
2. Peter Horvath 54,99
3. David Kolozar 55,98

200m fly:
1. Viktor Bodrogi 2.00,44
2. David Kolozar 2.00,98

Women

100m breast:
1. Agnes Kovacs 1.09,13
2. Diana Remenyi 1.11,64
3. Krisztina Kovacs 1.11,98

50m breast:
1. Agnes Kovacs 32,95
2. Diana Remenyi 33,35
3. Krisztina Kovacs 33,44

800m free:
1. Eva Risztov 8.43,40
2. Krisztina Lipcsei 8.53,84
3. Claudia Barsadi 9.02,62

400m IM:
1. Eva Risztov 4.45,22
2. Katalin Molnar 4.47,34
3. Diana Remenyi 4,55,35

200m breast:
1. Agnes Kovacs 2.26,78
2. Diana Remenyi 2.32,66
3. Krisztina Kovacs 2.33,10

400m free:
1. Eva Risztov 4.17,38
2. Krisztina Lipcsei 4.19,36
3. Katalin Molnar 4.22,70

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