Bettina Fábián

Bettina Fábián
Personal information
NicknameBetty
National teamHungary
Born (2004-12-13) 13 December 2004 (age 20)[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

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

Career

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

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

References

  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.