Hungary at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships

Hungary is set to compete at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan from 14 to 30 July.

Hungary at the
2023 World Aquatics Championships
FINA codeHUN
National federationHungarian Swimming Association
Websitewww.musz.hu (in Hungarian)
in Fukuoka, Japan
Competitors61 in 5 sports
Medals
Ranked 11th
Gold
2
Silver
2
Bronze
0
Total
4
World Aquatics Championships appearances (overview)

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Hubert KósSwimmingMen's 200 m backstroke28 July 2023
Hungary men's national water polo team
Water poloMen's tournament29 July 2023
Kristóf RasovszkyOpen water swimmingMen's 10 km16 July 2023
Bettina Fábián
Anna Olasz
Kristóf Rasovszky
Dávid Betlehem
Open water swimmingTeam20 July 2023

Athletes by discipline

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Championships per discipline.

SportMenWomenTotal
Artistic swimming022
Diving022
Open water swimming2*2*4*
Swimming12*14*26*
Water polo151530
Total273461

Artistic swimming

Hungary entered 2 artistic swimmers.

Women
AthleteEventPreliminariesFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Blanka Barbócz
Angelika Bastianelli
Duet technical routine173.801627did not advance
Duet free routine135.558324did not advance

Diving

Hungary entered 2 divers.[1]

Women
AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Patricia Kun1 m springboard182.4042Did not advance
3 m springboard189.3047Did not advance
Estilla Mosena1 m springboard186.9041Did not advance
3 m springboard215.8040Did not advance

Open water swimming

Hungary entered 4 open water swimmers.[2][3]

Men
AthleteEventTimeRank
Dávid BetlehemMen's 5 km54:58.65
Men's 10 km1:53:30.916
Kristóf RasovszkyMen's 5 km55:23.97
Men's 10 km1:50:59.0
Women
AthleteEventTimeRank
Bettina FábiánWomen's 5 km59:44.28
Women's 10 km2:03:15.29
Anna OlaszWomen's 5 km1:01:09.416
Women's 10 km2:03:16.912
Mixed
AthleteEventTimeRank
Bettina Fábián
Anna Olasz
Kristóf Rasovszky
Dávid Betlehem
Team relay1:10:35.3

Swimming

Hungary entered 26 swimmers. Kristóf Milák was originally named in the team, however withdraw for mental health reasons.[4]

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Dávid Betlehem800 metre freestyle7:47.0212Did not advance
1500 metre freestyle14:59.7615Did not advance
Balázs Holló400 metre individual medley4:12.777 Q4:15.178
Hubert Kós100 metre backstroke53.12 NR2 Q53.176 Q53.11 NR7
200 metre backstroke1:57.273 Q1:55.993 Q1:54.14 NR
100 metre butterflyDid not start
200 metre individual medleyDid not start
Benedek Kovács100 metre backstroke54.2421Did not advance
200 metre backstroke1:58.1714 Q1:55.892 Q1:55.855
Richárd Márton100 metre butterfly52.31=27Did not advance
200 metre butterfly1:56.0314 Q1:54.546 Q1:55.027
Nándor Németh100 metre freestyle48.21=14 Q47.624 Q48.178
200 metre freestyle1:47.1123Did not advance
Kristóf Rasovszky400 metre freestyle3:46.5610Did not advance
800 metre freestyle7:47.9315Did not advance
1500 metre freestyle14:54.097 Q14:51.466
Szebasztián Szabó50 metre freestyle21.672 Q22.1616Did not advance
100 metre freestyle48.3617Did not advance
50 metre butterfly23.27=9 Q23.16=10Did not advance
Áron Székely50 metre backstroke25.5930Did not advance
Ádám Telegdy200 metre individual medley2:01.8226Did not advance
400 metre individual medley4:21.2919Did not advance
Nándor Németh
Dániel Mészáros
Szebasztián Szabó
Hubert Kós
4 × 100 metre freestyle relay3:14.4211Did not advance
Nándor Németh
Richárd Márton
Balázs Holló
Kristóf Rasovszky
4 × 200 metre freestyle relay7:11.5715Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Katalin Burián200 metre backstroke2:11.9416 Q2:11.4712Did not advance
Bettina Fábián400 metre freestyle4:12.8323Did not advance
800 metre freestyle8:39.6324Did not advance
Nóra Flück1500 metre freestyle16:34.6322Did not advance
Zsuzsanna Jakabos100 metre butterfly1:01.5130Did not advance
200 metre butterfly2:10.7314 Q2:11.2315Did not advance
400 metre individual medley4:43.5218Did not advance
Boglárka Kapás200 metre butterfly2:10.1813 Q2:09.5613Did not advance
Ajna Késely200 metre freestyle1:58.9921Did not advance
400 metre freestyle4:07.089Did not advance
800 metre freestyle8:28.2310Did not advance
Lora Komoróczy50 metre backstroke28.2917Did not advance
Viktória Mihályvári-Farkas1500 metre freestyle16:25.1619Did not advance
400 metre individual medley4:41.2810Did not advance
Dóra Molnár100 metre backstroke1:02.6234Did not advance
Nikolett Pádár200 metre freestyle1:57.358 Q1:56.5510Did not advance
Dalma Sebestyén200 metre individual medley2:13.3219Did not advance
Petra Senánszky50 metre freestyle25.0417Did not advance
100 metre freestyleDNS
Eszter Szabó-Feltóthy200 metre backstroke2:10.389 Q2:09.909Did not advance
Petra Senánszky
Dóra Molnár
Lilla Minna Ábrahám
Nikolett Pádár
4 × 100 metre freestyle relay3:40.0213Did not advance
Lilla Ábrahám
Nikolett Pádár
Ajna Késely
Dóra Molnár
4 × 200 metre freestyle relay7:55.267 Q7:54.657
Mixed
AthleteEventHeatFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
Áron Székely
Dalma Sebestyén
Lora Komoróczy
Dániel Mészáros
4 × 100 m medley relay3:56.8221Did not advance

Water polo

Summary
TeamEventGroup stagePlayoffQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
 HungaryMen's tournament  Japan
W 16–8
 Croatia
W 12–10
 Argentina
W 21–13
1 Q  United States
W 13–12
 Spain
W 12–11
 Greece
W 14–13
 HungaryWomen's tournament  Canada
W 11–10
 Japan
W 26–21
 New Zealand
W 23–5
1 Q  Spain
L 9–12
 Greece
W 10–9
 United States
L 13–15
6

Men's tournament

Team roster

The following is the Hungarian roster.[5]

Head coach: Zsolt Varga

Group play
PosTeamPldWPSWPSLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Hungary330004931+189Quarterfinals
2  Croatia320015129+226Playoffs
3  Japan (H)310024042−23
4  Argentina300032765−380
Source: Sportresult
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Host


17 July 2023
19:00
ReportHungary  16–8  JapanMarine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Zhang Liang (CHN), Nicola Johnson (AUS)
Score by quarters: 4–4, 3–2, 3–1, 6–1
Jansik, Zalánki 4GoalsSuzuki, Takata 2

19 July 2023
12:00
ReportCroatia  10–12  HungaryMarine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Adrian-Tiberiu Alexandrescu (ROU), Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–2, 3–3, 4–4
three players 2GoalsZalánki 3

21 July 2023
09:00
ReportHungary  21–13  ArgentinaMarine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Zhang Liang (CHN), Alessia Ferrari (ITA)
Score by quarters: 7–1, 5–4, 4–4, 5–4
Vigvári 4GoalsCamnasio, Corsi 3
Quarterfinals
25 July 2023
18:00
ReportHungary  13–12  United StatesMarine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Adrian-Tiberiu Alexandrescu (ROU), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 4–4, 3–1, 3–2, 3–5
Zalánki 6GoalsBowen 4
Semifinals
27 July 2023
18:30
ReportHungary  12–11  SpainMarine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 1–3, 3–2, 5–3
Manhercz 3Goalsthree players 2
Final
29 July 2023
18:00
ReportGreece  13–14  HungaryMarine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Michiel Zwartt (NED), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 2–1, 3–2, 3–3  PSO: 3–4
Genidounias 4GoalsManhercz, Zalánki 3

Women's tournament

Team roster

The following is the Hungarian roster.[6]

Head coach: Attila Bíró

Group play
PosTeamPldWPSWPSLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Hungary330006036+249Quarterfinals
2  Canada320014034+66Playoffs
3  New Zealand310023352−193
4  Japan (H)300034960−110
Source: Sportresult
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Host


16 July 2023
20:30
ReportHungary  11–10  CanadaMarine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Marta Cabanas (ESP), Zhang Liang (CHN)
Score by quarters: 5–3, 2–2, 1–2, 3–3
Keszthelyi 4Goalsfour players 2

18 July 2023
19:00
ReportJapan  21–26  HungaryMarine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Matan Schwartz (ISR), Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters: 4–5, 6–8, 5–7, 6–6
Arima 7GoalsHajdú 5

20 July 2023
12:00
ReportNew Zealand  5–23  HungaryMarine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Veselin Mišković (MNE), Marta Cabanas (ESP),
Score by quarters: 3–6, 0–3, 2–9, 0–5
Doyle, Houghton 2GoalsSzilágyi 5
Quarterfinals
24 July 2023
19:30
ReportHungary  9–12  SpainMarine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Nenad Peris (CRO)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–3, 3–4, 2–2
Garda 4GoalsForca 5
5–8th place semifinals
26 July 2023
15:30
ReportGreece  9–10  HungaryMarine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Matan Schwartz (ISR), Zhang Liang (CHN)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–2, 4–5, 2–1
Ninou 3GoalsGarda, Keszthelyi 3
Fifth place game
28 July 2023
16:30
ReportUnited States  15–13  HungaryMarine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Zhang Liang (CHN), Marta Cabanas (ESP)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 1–3, 5–4, 1–2  PSO: 4–2
Raney 3GoalsKeszthelyi 4

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