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Hubert Kos Breaks Own Hungarian National Record In Prelims With 52.78 100 Backstroke

2024 PARIS SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES

MEN’S 100-METER BACKSTROKE – PRELIMS

  • World Record: 51.60 – Thomas Ceccon, ITA (2022)
  • World Junior Record: 52.34 – Miron Lifintsev, RUS (2024)
  • Olympic Record: 51.85 – Ryan Murphy, USA (2016)
  • 2021 Winning Time: 51.98 – Evgeny Rylov, ROC
  • 2021 Time to Advance to Semis: 53.77

Advancing To Semifinals:

  1. Hubert Kos (Hungary) – 52.78
  2. Pieter Coetze (South Africa) – 52.90
  3. Apostolos Christou (Greece) – 52.95

Hubert Kos broke his own Hungarian National Record during prelims of the 100 backstroke at the Paris Olympics, swimming to a 52.78. That broke his previous record of a 53.08 that he swam in April at the Pro Series stop in San Antonio, Texas.

Split Comparison

Paris Prelims San Antonio
50 25.71 25.93
100 27.07 27.18
52.78 53.08

Kos, more well-known as a 200 backstroker after winning the 2023 World title in the 200 backstroke last summer, flipped 4th at the 50 but came home with the fastest split of the heat in the 2nd 50. Although he was 4th on the first 50, he was out faster today than he was in San Antonio.

He will have the chance to improve upon his record tonight as he holds the top seed heading into semifinals. In addition to his 200 backstroke World title, Kos was 7th in the 100 back at 2023 Worlds last summer. He also holds the national record in the LCM 200 back.

Kos is in his 2nd Olympics for Hungary as he finished 19th in the 200 IM in Tokyo three years ago. He has improved since then and is now competing in the backstrokes and the 100 fly this summer.

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Hiswimcoach
3 months ago

The eyes of Texas are upon us

postgrad swimmer
3 months ago

The pool can’t be that slow right

Tencor
3 months ago

Do we think Hubert can rip a medal-contending 100 fly?

snailSpace
Reply to  Tencor
3 months ago

I think his current ceiling in the event is about a 50.3, which likely won’t medal.

Honest Observer
3 months ago

He was going off at +5000 in the 100 back yesterday.

snailSpace
Reply to  Honest Observer
3 months ago

He still isn’t a huge favourite for a medal, but it was pretty obvious he was going to be faster than his seed time.

Barty’s Bakery
3 months ago

The commentator on the global feed said it was a European record lol

Kudzai Makova
Reply to  Barty’s Bakery
3 months ago

Ceccon be like, Italy is in Europe, and European record = WR. Lol

Dan
Reply to  Barty’s Bakery
3 months ago

who are the commentators on the global feed? Where are you able to watch that (still think those commentators might be better the the US).

Alison England
Reply to  Dan
3 months ago

Eurosport is pretty good.

Gobulls
3 months ago

3.25 to 1 odds that Kos will take the 200 back, what a steal!

Rikkert1998
3 months ago

He wont win the 100 but I am fairly sure he will win the 200

Kim
3 months ago

Bowman magic – he will be proud of Kos and Leon after Paris 🙂

yamatake
Reply to  Kim
3 months ago

European coach of the year

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