Eszter Povázsay

Eszter Povázsay (born November 14, 1990 in Budapest) is a Hungarian swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events.[1][2] She is a five-time All-Big East performer, a varsity swimmer for the Louisville Cardinals, and a marketing student at the University of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky.

Eszter Povázsay
Personal information
Nationality Hungary
Born (1990-11-14) 14 November 1990
Budapest, Hungary
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
College teamLouisville Cardinals (USA)[1]
CoachArthur Albeiro (USA)[1]

Povazsay qualified for the women's 100 m backstroke at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London by clearing a FINA B-standard entry time of 1:02.38 at the European Championships in Debrecen.[3][4][5] She challenged seven other swimmers on the second heat, including three-time Olympians Anja Čarman of Slovenia and Sanja Jovanović of Croatia. She was faster than Kazakhstan's Yekaterina Rudenko to grab a sixth spot by 0.09 of a second in 1:03.55. Povazsay failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed thirty-seventh overall in the preliminaries.[6][7]

References

  1. "Eszter Povazsay". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 2013-05-15. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eszter Povázsay". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  3. "2012 LEN European Aquatics Championships (Debrecen, Hungary) – Women's 100 m Backstroke Heats" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  4. "Qualifying Athletes – Women's 100 m backstroke" (PDF). FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  5. "U of L swimmer Eszter Povazsay named to Hungary's Olympic team". WHAS-TV. 29 June 2012. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  6. "Women's 100 m Backstroke Heat 2". London 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  7. "Olympics roundup: Donahue misses medal, Davis makes basketball debut". KY Forward. 29 July 2012. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2013.


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