News in Brief
PM Orbán meets FINA VP at European Aquatics Championships in Budapest
PM Orbán and Al-Musallam discussed the European Championships held in Budapest between May 10 and 23.
FINA
F
News in Brief
FINA and LEN reject Gyárfás resignation until after court ruling
FINA and LEN have rejected the resignation of Hungarian media entrepreneur Tamás Gyárfás from their boards until a court ruling surrounding his murder charge has been made.
News in Brief
Budapest in running for new FINA Aquatics World Championships
Federations will be able to submit their official application by June 17th, and the FINA Executive Board will decide on the site on July 11th
News in Brief
Hungary becomes one of the main swimming centers worldwide
Budapest has become one of the most important international centers and biggest supporters of water sports in the world
News in Brief
FINA Swimming World Cup coming to Budapest in October
The event will take place at the Duna Arena on October 4th to 6th and will include some of the World’s biggest swimming stars, including Katinka Hosszú
News in Brief
Hungary wins four medals at the sixth FINA Artistic Swimming World Series held in Madrid
Hungary secured three silver and one bronze medal in the championships. FINA revealed that one bronze medal had to be given back because rules say that only one person from each country can stand on the podium
News in Brief
Hungary to host the FINA Artistic Swimming World Series in May
The newly-constructed Duna Arena will play host to the event between May 18th and 20th and people are expected to attend from all over the country and from abroad
News in Brief
Budapest has become one of the world’s sporting capitals, foreign minister says
Péter Szijjártó, minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said that “after a summer like this there can be no question that Budapest is one of the world’s sports capitals"
News in Brief
FINA chief Julio Maglione thanks Hungary for "fantastic" FINA World Championships
FINA chief Julio Maglione says that Budapest and Balatonfüred hosted “the best world aquatics championships of all time”
Blog
FINA Budapest 2017: ‘the best in the history of the championships’
According to Federation President Julio Maglione, the 2017 FINA Aquatics World Championships held in Budapest were “the best world championship in the history of FINA.” It’s not just about the shiny medals our athletes won but also the international recognition that FINA brought to Hungary.
News in Brief
FINA's president calls 2017 World Championships in Budapest best in history of event
Julio Maglione congratulated Hungary on the success of the event, which has been the biggest international sporting event hosted by the nation, at the closing ceremony on Sunday
News in Brief
Hungary bags more medals on final day of FINA World Championships
Katinka Hosszú wins second gold while Dávid Verrasztó and the men's water polo team secure silver medals
News in Brief
Hosszú wins bronze and men's water polo team reach final at FINA World Championships
Katinka Hosszú picked up a bronze medal for the 200m Butterfly. Hungary made the men's water polo final after beating Greece 7:5 in a thrilling match on Thursday