Diana Remenyi

Diana Remenyi
Personal information
Nationality  Hungary
Born 4 April 1986
Budapest, Hungary
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Breaststroke, medley
Club Budapesti Spartacus SC
Coach György Turi
The native form of this personal name is Remenyi Diana. This article uses the Western name order.

Diana Remenyi (born April 4, 1986 in Budapest) is a retired Hungarian swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke and individual medley events. She is a two-time junior European champion, and a finalist at the European Short Course Swimming Championships. She is also a member of Budapesti Spartacus SC, and is coached and trained by György Turi.

Remenyi made her international debut at the 2002 European Junior Swimming Championships in Linz, Austria. She won a total of four medals, including two golds each in the 200 m individual medley (2:16.35) and 400 m individual medley (4:46.20).[1][2] She also helped out the Hungarians (Nikolett Szepesi, Katalin Taray, and Renata Papp) to take a bronze medal in the women's 4×100 m medley relay (4:16.44).[2]

Remenyi qualified for the women's 200 m breaststroke, along with defending Olympic champion Ágnes Kovács, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She posted a FINA A-standard entry time of 2:28.12 from the World Championships in Barcelona, Spain.[3][4] She was about to participate in heat three of the preliminary heats, but scratched out of the race for health and personal reasons.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Russians, Hungarian Dominate Day One of Euro Junior Champs". Swimming World Magazine. 12 July 2002. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Russia Dominates as Euro Junior Champs Come to a Close". Swimming World Magazine. 14 July 2002. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "Swimming – Women's 200m Breaststroke Startlist (Heat 5)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  4. ↑ "2003 FINA World Championships (Barcelona, Spain) – Women's 200m Breaststroke Semifinals" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  5. ↑ "Women's 200m Breaststroke Heat 3". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  6. ↑ Thomas, Stephen (18 August 2004). "Women’s 200 Breaststroke Day 5 Prelims: Leisel Jones Leads the Way Again in 2:26.02". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 1 April 2013.

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