Eva Risztov clinches Women’s 1500m freestyle title - 2011 Hungarian Long Course Nationals
Eva Risztov won the gold medal of the Women’s 1500m freestyle on day four of the 2011 Hungarian Long Course Nationals
The 25-year-old Risztov claimed the title of the distant freestyle swim, by posting a spectacular time of 16 minutes and 19.48 seconds. She was followed by BVSC – Zuglo’s Boglarka Kapas, who stepped on the podium for the silver medal, by clocking a remarkable
time of 16 minutes and 27.84 seconds. Kapas was almost 25 seconds away from her following swimmer, Vivien Kadas of Kobanya Sport Club, who touched the wall for the bronze medal in a time of 16 minutes and 52.55 seconds.
Risztov has the honour of representing the Hungarian swimming team at the 2003 Barcelona World Championships, where she pocketed the silver medals of 200m butterfly, 400m freestyle and the 400m Individual Medley (IM).
She was almost six seconds slower than her own national record of 16 minutes and 13.00 seconds, which she set earlier in 2011. Risztov’s title winning effort stunned the arena, as it placed her almost eight seconds ahead of Kapas, who settled for the silver
medal.
Erika Hajnal of Szfvari DELFIN SE was almost seven seconds behind Kadas and finished her swim in the fourth fastest place, by posting a wonderful effort of 16 minutes and 59.96 seconds. Hajnal’s team-member, Reka Nagy, followed her on the finishing wall
as the fifth position holder, by touching the wall in a time of 17 minutes and 00.21 seconds.
Nikoletta Kiss and Anna Olasz secured their sixth and seventh positions in the distant swim, by clocking a time of 17:02.06 and 17:02.73 minutes, respectively. Vanessa Balogh of FTC was the last swimmer to touch the wall, as she reported in a time of 17
minutes and 05.53 seconds to secure the eight position.
Hungarian national champion, Risztov, expressed contentment on her national gold winning effort. The swimmer also said that she is looking forward to make her country proud at the 2011 World Championships in Shanghai, this July.
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