Dávid Verrasztó (born 22 August 1988) is a Hungarian competitive

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

. He competed at the

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and

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

, in the 200 and 400 m individual medleys. His father and coach,

Zoltán Verrasztó Zoltán Verrasztó (born 15 March 1956 in Budapest) is a former backstroke and medley swimmer from Hungary. He won two medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. Verrasztó claimed silver in the men's 200 m backstroke, a ...

, and his sister,

Evelyn Verrasztó Evelyn Verrasztó (born 17 July 1989) is a Hungarian swimmer, who competed for her native country at the Summer Olympics in 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016. Her father and coach, Zoltán Verrasztó, and her brother, Dávid Verrasztó are also Olym ...

, are also swimmers. In 2019, he was a member of the

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, representing

Team Iron Team Iron is a professional swimming team co-owned by Katinka Hosszú, and a founding member of the International Swimming League. The team is based in Budapest, Hungary, led by general manager Dorina Szekeres and head coach Jozsef Nagy. During ...

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* * 1988 births Living people Hungarian male medley swimmers Swimmers from Budapest Olympic swimmers for Hungary Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics 20th-century Hungarian people 21st-century Hungarian people {{Hungary-swimming-bio-stub