Szebasztián Szabó ( sr, Себастијан Сабо, Sebastijan Sabo; born 11 March 1996) is a Hungarian

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. He is a

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holder in the

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50 metre butterfly. He competed in the men's 50 metre butterfly event at the

2017 World Aquatics Championships The 17th FINA World Championships ( hu, 2017-es úszó-világbajnokság) were held in Budapest, Hungary from 14 to 30 July 2017.

representing Serbia. In 2019, Szabó was member of the

2019 International Swimming League The 2019 International Swimming League was the inaugural edition of the International Swimming League, a professional swimming league, established in 2019. It comprised eight teams composed of both women and men. The league consisted of seven sho ...

representing

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. The same year he chose represent Hungary in the future, which was granted by

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Career

2021 European Short Course Championships

In the final of the 50 metre butterfly at the

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, held at the

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, Szabó achieved a

, European record, Championships record, and a Hungarian record with a time of 21.75 seconds that tied the world record set by

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in 2018 and earned Szabó the

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in the event.

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(6 November 2021)
"2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships Kazan (RUS): Results 50m Butterfly Men Final"
''Microplus Informatica''. Retrieved 6 November 2021.Byrnes, Liz (6 November 2021)
"FLASH! Szebasztian Szabo Matches 50 Fly World Record In 21.75"
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''. Retrieved 6 November 2021. Earlier in the Championships, Szabó won his first medal, a gold medal, in the 100 metre butterfly with a time of 49.68 seconds.

(3 November 2021)
"2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships Kazan (RUS): Results 100m Butterfly Men Final"
''Microplus Informatica''. Retrieved 6 November 2021.Hamann, Michael (3 November 2021)
"2021 European Short Course Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap"
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''. Retrieved 6 November 2021. He also won the gold medal with a time of 20.72 seconds in the 50 metre freestyle, which marked the first time in the history of the

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that a Hungarian swimmer had won the gold medal in the event.

(4 November 2021)
"2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships Kazan (RUS): Results 50m Freestyle Men Final"
''Microplus Informatica''. Retrieved 6 November 2021.Sutherland, James (4 November 2021)
"Szabo Wins Hungary's First Euro SC Title In Mens 50 Free, Ends Russian Streak"
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''. Retrieved 6 November 2021. Szabó tying the 50 metre butterfly world record and

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tying the 50 metre breaststroke world record earned the number one spot from ''

'' for their "The Week That Was" honor for the week of 8 November 2021.Rieder, David (8 November 2021)
"The Week That Was: Szabo, Shymanovich Tie World Records During Busy European Short Course Championships"
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''. Retrieved 8 November 2021.

2021 World Short Course Championships

For the 2021 World Short Course Championships in

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, Szabó entered to compete in four individual events, the 50 metre freestyle, 100 metre freestyle, 50 metre butterfly, and 100 metre butterfly."2021 FINA World Swimming Championships (25m): Athlete Entries"
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''. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021. In his first individual event, the 100 metre butterfly, Szabó ranked 25th in the prelims heats on day two and did not qualify for the semifinals with his time of 51.25 seconds.

(17 December 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 100m Butterfly Heats Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved 17 December 2021. On day three of competition, Szabó ranked 13th in the prelims heats of the 50 metre freestyle with a time of 21.46 seconds and qualified for the semifinals later the same day.

(18 December 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved 18 December 2021. For the semifinals Szabó ranked sixth with a time of 21.06 seconds, qualifying for the final the following day.

(18 December 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 50m Freestyle Semifinals Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved 18 December 2021. In the prelims heats of the 50 metre butterfly on day four, Szabó qualified for the semifinals ranking third with a 22.42.

(19 December 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved 19 December 2021. Szabó ranked first in the semifinals in the evening, swimming a 22.11 and qualifying for the final.

(19 December 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 50m Butterfly Semifinals Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved 19 December 2021. Later in the same session, Szabó placed seventh in the final of the 50 metre freestyle with a time of 21.26 seconds.

(19 December 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 50m Freestyle Final Results"
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''. Retrieved 19 December 2021. Szabó decided not to swim in the prelims heats of the 100 metre freestyle on day five.

(20 December 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved 20 December 2021. Later in the day he placed fourth in the final of the 50 metre butterfly with a time of 22.14 seconds.

(20 December 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 50m Butterfly Final Results"
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''. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

2022

In October 2022, Szabó was announced as the only male swimmer on the Team Hungary roster for the 2022 World Short Course Championships, to be held in December in

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.Keith, Braden (3 October 2022)
"Hungary Sending Only 2 to World SC Champs Because of Cost, Travel Concerns"
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''. Retrieved 19 November 2022. The following month, during the first two days of competition at the 2022 Hungarian National Short Course Championships in

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, he won the national title in the 50 metre freestyle with a time of 21.01, the silver medal in the 100 metre freestyle, where he finished in a time of 47.07 seconds and only behind first-place finisher

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, and the gold medal in the 50 metre backstroke."Szerencsejáték Zrt. Rövidpályás OB 2022. Abszolút Eredmény: 50 m férfi gyors"
(in Hungarian). '' Hungarian Swimming Association''. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022."Milak defies illness to set new personal best at Hungarian Nationals"
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''. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022. Day three, he won the gold medal in the 50 metre butterfly with a time of 22.05 seconds."Szerencsejáték Zrt. Rövidpályás OB 2022. Abszolút Eredmény: 50 m férfi pillangó"
(in Hungarian). '' Hungarian Swimming Association''. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022. On the fourth and final day, he placed second in the final of the 100 metre butterfly with a time of 50.21 seconds.Race, Retta (19 November 2022)
"Kristof Milak Logs 49.56 Personal Best In SCM 100 Butterfly"
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''. Retrieved 19 November 2022.

World records

Short course metres (25 m pool)

Awards and honours

* ''

'', The Week That Was: 8 November 2021 (#1)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Szabo, Szebasztian 1996 births Living people World record setters in swimming World record holders in swimming Serbian male swimmers Hungarian male swimmers Hungarian male freestyle swimmers Place of birth missing (living people) Male butterfly swimmers European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers of Hungary 20th-century Hungarian people 21st-century Hungarian people Competitors at the 2022 World Games World Games gold medalists Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)