Swimming champion: My father abused me physically, mentally, and sexually — VIDEO

Liliána Szilágyi, a 25-year-old European Championship silver medalist, was interviewed in a Hungarian show. For the first time, Szilágyi spoke honestly about her childhood. She shared the horrific events that happened to her on social media. Szilágyi says that her father, former Olympic swimmer Zoltán Szilágyi, regularly abused her, her mother, and her sister in several ways.

Her father abused the Hungarian athlete

Liliána Szilágyi was a guest on the show Elviszlek Magammal (I’ll Give You a Lift). She said that

her father, the former Olympic swimmer, Zoltán Szilágyi, abused her and her mother as well.

Liliána Szilágy has wanted to let go of this burden since she was 12 years old. Since 2016, she has also consulted with lawyers and psychologists who helped her process what had happened, index.hu writes.

On her social media sites, she describes having to watch her father beat her mother to a semi-unconscious state several times. In addition, punishments and spiritual terror were part of the daily life of the Hungarian athlete. Liliána Szilágyi said that her goal was not to seek revenge but to draw attention to domestic violence and help victims.

“I was abused. Namely by a man from whom I should have received the greatest love and acceptance. My father abused me. Physically, spiritually, sexually, from my childhood,”