2018 HUNGARIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Wednesday, March 28th – Saturday, March 31st
- Debrecen Swimming Pool Complex, Debrecen, Hungary
- LCM
- Start Lists
- Results (look for link)
- Day 1 Recap
- Day 2 Recap
The battle between 24-year-old Boglarka Kapas and emerging 16-year-old Ajna Kesely raged on through day 3 in Debrecen, as the pair took to the pool in the women’s 400m IM tonight. Entering these Hungarian Nationals, Kapas’ personal best sat at the 4:39.35 produced at this same meet last year. However, the Olympic medalist broke through the 4:39 barrier to notch a new career-fastest of 4:38.27 for the gold.
Her time now ranks Kapas as the 4th fastest swimmer in the world this season.
2017-2018 LCM WOMEN 400 IM
OHASHI
4.30.82
| 2 | Fantine LESAFFRE | FRA | 4.34.17 | 08/03 |
| 3 | Ilaria CUSINATO | ITA | 4.34.65 | 06/30 |
| 4 | Ally McHUGH | USA | 4.34.80 | 07/27 |
| 5 | Aimee WILLMOTT | GBR | 4.34.90 | 04/05 |
Leading through the 200m mark, Kesely kicked off the race with some heat, but couldn’t maintain the speed with Kapas’ breaststroke leg. Ultimately Kesely touched in 4:44.43 to notch the 3rd best performance of her young career.
Kesely was also in action in the women’s 100m freestyle, taking 3rd in a respectable 56.47. She’s been under 56 on two occasions on her career, showing the versatility this ace has across multiple events in just her teenage years.
Winning the women’s 100m, though was Evelyn Verraszto, who submitted the only sub-56 time in 55.68, while Zsofia Kurdi finished just .01 ahead of Kesely for silver in 56.46. Kurdi also shows a birth year of 2001, so teens took silver and bronze tonight.
In the men’s version of the same event, Nandor Nemeth stepped up to take the crown in a stellar 48.31 to represent the only athlete to dip under 49 seconds. Splitting 23.28/25.03, 18-year-old Nemeth pumped out a big personal best, shaving .33 off of what he produced last year in Debrecen.
It was also last year that Nemeth lended some incredible free splits to his nation’s relays at both the World Juniors and World Seniors, splits that included 48.24 and 48.04 to put himself on the sprint map.
His time tonight now sits as the 5th fastest effort in the world this season. Of note, Kristof Milak finished in a time of 49.49 for bronze.
2017-2018 LCM MEN 100 FREE
Morozov
47.75
| 2 | Katsumi NAKAMURA | JPN | 47.87 | 02/18 |
| 3 | Alessandro MIRESSI | ITA | 47.92 | 08/12 |
| 3 | Zetao NING | CHN | 47.92 | 09/01 |
| 5 | Pedro Henrique SILVA SPAJARI | BRA | 47.95 | 04/19 |
Additional Winners on the Day:
- David Horvath won tonight’s 200m breaststroke for the men, clocking 2:11.35 for a time more than 2 seconds ahead of the rest of the field.
- Dalma Sebestyen proved too much to handle in the women’s edition of the 200m breast, touching the wall in the only sub-2:30 time of 2:29.54.
- The men’s 400m IM saw David Verraszto claim gold in 4:12.98.
I’ve been saying, watch out for Hungary. With mentoring from Cseh and Hozzu with a lead from Nemeth and Milak and Kenderesi in the mix, they will be huge. 200 fly will be insane in 2020, Milak and Kenderesi may be as big as the Detti/Paltrinieri duo from Italy.
We hope so.
When’s the 100fly?
Tomorrow, but Kristof will swim the 200 free about 50 minutes before the 100 fly.
Love to see Kristof following in the Hungarian tradition in swimming multiple events, even though he might cut it down in the future.
Loretta, Nandor’s split was 47.49 in the 400 free relay of Eger.
Very good for Nemeth. Is that a Hungarian record? Still blows my mind Chalmers was 47.5 at 18….
Slower for Milak than last year. Expecting 50.8-51.0 for 100 fly. Nemeth, Kozma, Milak, Peter Holoda…a relay that can medal in Tokyo
Close! Kozma owns it at 48.26 from 2017 Worlds.
Richard Bohus another on 48 in 2016 & 2017 too.
True. He has some shoulder injury at the moment.
Kristof swam in the mixed relay 40 minutes before the 100 free.
That’s enough time for an elite athlete to not have Much affect. Looks like he went 51.4 relay split so perhaps slower than I expected tomorrow
True, I only wrote the fact. Otherwise he swam 2000 m in 3 days.
IMHO he focused more on middle distance (200 fly, 200 free, 400 free) in this first part of the season.
I’d expect a 51.5-51.8 and a second place behind Cseh.
I just read brownish’s comment, 52 middle/high but a great performance in the 200 free: 1.46 low, maybe something less.
I wonder if this shift to mid distance is an indicator for the future. 400free/200free/200 fly? Adding the 100 fly at the world level would be a gruesome schedule. All three of those are less competitive than the 100 fly though…
The main target is 200 fly, what else I don’t know. Hungary needs a good 400 and 800 free relay too, so e.g. Kristof is needed everywhere.
I don’t know if is an indicator. Maybe is just training to be at his best this summer in 100/200 fly. Maybe not.
But, in the usual big meeting calendar, this 4 events don’t overlap (in Rio 400free in the 1st day, 200free in the 3rd day, 200fly in the 4th day, 100fly in the 6th day – idem in Budapest with the 100 fly in the 7th day) so…
His best is 1:48.41 from last year. Today he swam 51.46 in the mixed relay.
We think the same what’s your opinion, at the moment 200/400.
Very unlikely that he would be second to anyone. The only question is the time. My bet is a sub 51 (100 Fly).
I haven’t seen you for ages. I think 51 low. Today his turn wasn’t good at all.
Quite disappointed by the worlds last summer and the still idiot federation, so gave up close follow up on swimming.
Well, the turns are not his strength for sure.
I see.
In general the start and turns aren’t our strength. We must learn it. In Kristof’s 1.52 was a bad and a not so good turn. In the mixed relay the turn was very bad. It’s needed to correct this.
Seems to be moderated out. Was good to check in…