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Hungarian open water team is ready for the FINA World Championships
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A little more than a week before the start of the open water events, the Hungarian team, led by head coach Gábor Gellért, is preparing for the 17th FINA World Championships at Lake Balaton. The home fans can be optimistic, because it is a team full of motivated swimmers, including a couple of young talented competitors.
The open water swimming competition of the 2017 FINA World Championships will start on 15 July with the men’s 5k event. Hungarian swimmers had the chance to qualify for the World Championships at the French National Championship in June, the best two competitors will enter each event.
The line-up of the relay team has not been published yet, head coach Gábor Gellért will decide about it later this week. Bp2017 Media has asked him to introduce the members of the Hungarian team.
MEN
KRISTÓF RASOVSZKY (5k, 10k, 25k)
“Kristóf has been in a good form recently, he has won a World Cup and two European Cup races in the last couple of weeks. He enters all three individual events, he feels the power to race in the 5k, the 10k and the 25k as well. He achieved a good result in an international competition in Israel back in 2015 already, and he has improved a lot since then. He loves the difficulties of open water swimming and hard work. I expect him to finish in the top 6, especially in the 10k and the 25k, but he may achieve more with the help of the home crowd.”
MÁRK PAPP (5k)
“He is our number two male competitor. He finished 13th at last year’s Olympic Games, and won the bronze medal at the European Championships in the team event. I was surprised he did not manage to qualify for the World Championships in the 10k, but that’s how life is. It may turn out to be an advantage for him, though, since the 5k is his only event, I am sure he will do everything he can to achieve a good result.”
DÁNIEL SZÉKELYI (10k)
“He is very worksome. He has changed clubs recently, and has been preparing for the World Championships in Eger under the supervision of former open water swimmer Gergely Kutasi. He has not achieved any outstanding results so far, but he is really consistent. He has taken part in a couple of European Cup races, but he will need an excellent performance in order to achieve a top result. His goal for now must be to gain experience.”