Zsuzsanna Jakabos Selected To Hungary Squad For European S/C Championships, 18 Years After First International Medal

JAKABOS Zsuzsanna DCT DC Trident (DCT) ISL International Swimming League 2021 Match 9 day 2 Piscina Felice Scandone Napoli, Naples Photo Giorgio Scala / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto

Zsuzsanna Jakabos: Photo Courtesy: Photo Giorgio Scala / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto

Zsuzsanna Jakabos Selected To Hungary Squad For European S/C Championships, 18 Years After First International Medal

Zsuzsanna Jakabos will compete at next month’s European Short-Course Championships in Otopeni, Romania, 18 years after she made her first trip to the senior international podium.

The 34-year-old is among 20 swimmers selected to the Hungary squad alongside the likes of Szebasztián Szabó – winner of the 50 free and fly plus 100 fly at the 2021 edition in Kazan, Russia, European long-course relay champion Nándor Németh and Nikolett Pádár, the 17-year-old who claimed four golds among five medals at the 2023 European Junior Championships in Belgrade.

Jakabos won bronze in the 400IM at the 2005 continental short-course meet in Trieste, Italy, and has two golds among 10 overall medals.

The selection of eight men and 12 women follows the four-day Hungarian nationals in Debrecen where Jakabos and David Verraszto both claimed victories 20 years after their first trip to the top of the rostrum.

The Hungary squad features a mix of swimmers with experience on the highest stage and youngsters who have shone in international junior waters.

Dávid Betlehem set a national 1500 free record of 14:23.27 in Debrecen following a battle with Kristóf Rasovszky which Zalán Sárkány followed up on the final evening with 7:34.41 in the 800 but none of the trio travel to Otopeni for the meet from 5-10 December.

Betlehem and Rasovszky will compete at the World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup in Madeira on 2-3 December with the latter also completing his final university exams next month.

Sárkány prefers long-course competition such as the Győr Open with an eye on Olympic ‘A’ times.

Hungary team for the European Short-Course Championships in Otopeni, Romania, from 5-10 December:

Men:

Holló Balázs

Ádám Jászó

Benedek Kovács

Richárd Márton

Olivér Nell

Nándor Németh

Szebasztián Szabó

Gábor Zombori

Women:

Nóra Flück

Vivien Jackl

Zsuzsanna Jakabos

Boglárka Kapás

Ajna Késely

Lora Fanni Komoróczy

Dóra Molnár

Napsugár Nagy

Nikolett Pádár

Petra Senánszky

Eszter Szabó-Feltóthy

Panna Ugrai

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