Norbert Kovács (swimmer)

Norbert Kovács (born 13 February 1988 in Veszprém) is a Hungarian swimmer, who specialized in freestyle and butterfly events.[1] He represented his nation Hungary at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and has won a bronze medal in the 200 m butterfly at the 2006 European Junior Swimming Championships in Palma de Mallorca, Spain with a time of 2:00.20.[2] Kovacs is a member of the swimming team for Kőbánya Sport Club in Budapest, under the tutelage of head coach Zsigmond Gyenge.

Norbert Kovács
Personal information
Full nameNorbert Kovács
National team Hungary
Born (1988-02-13) 13 February 1988
Veszprém, Hungary
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, butterfly
ClubKőbánya SC
College teamUniversity of Tennessee (U.S.)
CoachZsigmond Gyenge
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Hungary
European Junior Championships
2006 Palma200 m butterfly
The native form of this personal name is Kovács Norbert. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Kovacs competed for Hungary in two swimming events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Leading up to the Games, he finished with a second-place time in 1:49.91 (200 m freestyle) to dip beneath the FINA B-cut (1:52.53) at the Hungarian National Championships in Budapest.[3] In the 200 m freestyle, Kovacs threw down a lifetime tech-suit best in 1:49.34 to race his way into third in heat four, but failed to advance further to the semifinals, finishing thirty-fifth overall in the prelims.[4][5] Kovacs also competed as a member of the Hungarian team in the men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, along with fellow swimmers Dominik Kozma, Tamás Kerékjártó, and Gergő Kis. Swimming the anchor leg in heat two, Kovacs recorded a split of 1:48.40, and the Hungarian team went on to finish the race in sixth place and thirteenth overall with a total time of 7:14.14.[6][7]

Kovacs is previously a varsity swimmer for the Tennessee Volunteers at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee, before he transferred to the University of Tampa in Florida, where he took up a major in finance and assigned as a senior captain for the Tampa Spartans swimming and diving team.

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Norbert Kovács". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  2. Rusticus, Oene (9 July 2006). "Italy Highlights Third Day of European Junior Championships". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 1 March 2007. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  3. "Olympic Cut Sheet – Men's 200m Freestyle" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine. p. 13. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  4. "Swimming: Men's 200m Freestyle Heat 4". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  5. "Peking 2008: Kovács Norbert a 35" [Beijing 2008: Norbert Kovács finished 35th]. Ma.hu. 10 August 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  6. "Swimming: Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Heat 2". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  7. "Tennessee Men Add 12 to Class of 2010". Swimming World Magazine. 8 June 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2013.


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