Balázs Makány (born May 23, 1987) is a Hungarian swimmer, who specialized in sprint and relay freestyle events. Makany is a member of Kőbánya Swimming Club, and is coached and trained by Gyorgy Turi. He is also a varsity swimmer for the

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, and a graduate of computer science at

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. Makany made his first Hungarian team, as a 17-year-old, at the

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in Athens, where he competed in the men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, along with his teammates

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, and four-time Olympian

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. Swimming the third leg, Gercsak recorded a split of 1:52.75, and the Hungarian team went on to finish heat two in last place, for a total time of 7:31.78. At the

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in Beijing, Makany competed as an individual swimmer in the men's 100 m freestyle. Leading up to his second Games, he cleared the FINA B-standard entry time of 49.79 at the Hungarian National Trials in

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to secure a selection on the Olympic team. He challenged seven other swimmers on the fifth heat, including Czech Republic's Martin Verner and

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of the Cayman Islands. Makany raced to a second-place tie with Lithuania's

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, posting a personal best of 49.27 seconds. Makany, however, failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed twenty-eighth overall in the preliminary heats.

References

External links

Player Bio – Texas A&M Aggie Athletics
* 1987 births Living people Hungarian male swimmers Olympic swimmers for Hungary Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Hungarian male freestyle swimmers Texas A&M Aggies men's swimmers Sportspeople from Pécs 20th-century Hungarian people 21st-century Hungarian people {{Hungary-swimming-bio-stub