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Mária Littomeritzky
Mária Littomeritzky (also known as ''Littomeritzky-Bognár''; May 12, 1927 – December 24, 2017) was a Butterfly swimming, butterfly swimmer from Hungary, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics, 1948. She was born in Szeged. Her best individual result came in 1956, when she placed fourth in Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre butterfly, 100 metres butterfly. At the 1952 Summer Olympics she started in the heats of the Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay, 4×100 freestyle relay but was replaced for the final. Her team-mates Ilona Novák, Judit Temes, Éva Novák, Katalin Szőke won the final with a new world record and Littomeritzky also received a gold medal. At the LEN European Aquatics Championships, European Championships she won a silver medal in 1954 in 100 m butterfly. References External links * * 1927 births 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butterfly Swimming
The butterfly (shortened to fly) is a List of swimming styles, swimming stroke swum on the chest, with both arms moving symmetrically, accompanied by the butterfly kick (also known as the "dolphin kick") along with the movement of the hips and chest. It is the newest swimming (sport), swimming style swum in competition, first swum in the early 1930s and originating out of the breaststroke. Speed and ergonomics The butterfly stroke boasts a higher peak velocity than the front crawl, owing to the synchronous propulsion generated by the simultaneous pull/push of both arms and legs. However, due to the pronounced drop in speed during the recovery phase, it is marginally slower than the front crawl, especially over extended distances. Furthermore, the butterfly stroke demands a different level of physical exertion, contributing to its slower overall pace than the front crawl. Butterfly stroke without text.gif Butterfly stroke3 without text.gif History of the butterfly stroke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
