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Szebasztián Szabó (Serbian: Себастијан Сабо, romanized: Sebastijan Sabo; born 11 March 1996) is a Hungarian swimmer. He is a world record holder in the short course 50 metre butterfly. He competed in the men's 50 metre butterfly event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships representing Serbia.[1][2] In 2019, Szabó was member of the 2019 International Swimming League representing Team Iron.[3] The same year he chose represent Hungary in the future, which was granted by FINA.[4]

Szebasztián Szabó

Personal information
Nationality	Hungarian
Born	(1996-03-11) 11 March 1996 (age 26) Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	93 kg (205 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly, freestyle
Club	Győri Úszó SE
Medal record Men's swimming Event 1st 2nd 3rd European Championships (LC) 1 1 0 European Championships (SC) 3 2 1 Total 4 3 1 Representing  Serbia European Championships (SC) 2017 Copenhagen 50 m butterfly Representing  Hungary European Championships (LC) 2020 Budapest 50 m butterfly 2022 Rome 4×100 m freestyle European Championships (SC) 2021 Kazan 50 m freestyle 2021 Kazan 50 m butterfly 2021 Kazan 100 m butterfly 2019 Glasgow 50 m butterfly 2019 Glasgow 4×50 m medley Men's lifesaving Representing  Hungary World Games 2022 Birmingham 4x50 m obstacle 2022 Birmingham 4x50 m medley

Career

2021 European Short Course Championships

2021 European Championships
	50 m freestyle	20.72
	100 m butterfly	49.68
	50 m butterfly	21.75 (WR)

In the final of the 50 metre butterfly at the 2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships, held at the Palace of Water Sports in Kazan, Russia, Szabó achieved a world record, European record, Championships record, and a Hungarian record with a time of 21.75 seconds that tied the world record set by Nicholas Santos of Brazil in 2018 and earned Szabó the gold medal in the event.[5][6] Earlier in the Championships, Szabó won his first medal, a gold medal, in the 100 metre butterfly with a time of 49.68 seconds.[7][8] 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 European Short Course Swimming Championships that a Hungarian swimmer had won the gold medal in the event.[9][10] Szabó tying the 50 metre butterfly world record and Ilya Shymanovich of Belarus tying the 50 metre breaststroke world record earned the number one spot from Swimming World for their "The Week That Was" honor for the week of 8 November 2021.[11]

2021 World Short Course Championships

For the 2021 World Short Course Championships in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Szabó entered to compete in four individual events, the 50 metre freestyle, 100 metre freestyle, 50 metre butterfly, and 100 metre butterfly.[12] 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.[13] 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.[14] For the semifinals Szabó ranked sixth with a time of 21.06 seconds, qualifying for the final the following day.[15] In the prelims heats of the 50 metre butterfly on day four, Szabó qualified for the semifinals ranking third with a 22.42.[16] Szabó ranked first in the semifinals in the evening, swimming a 22.11 and qualifying for the final.[17] Later in the same session, Szabó placed seventh in the final of the 50 metre freestyle with a time of 21.26 seconds.[18] Szabó decided not to swim in the prelims heats of the 100 metre freestyle on day five.[19] Later in the day he placed fourth in the final of the 50 metre butterfly with a time of 22.14 seconds.[20]

World records

Short course metres (25 m pool)

No.	Event	Time		Meet	Location	Date	Age	Status	Notes	Ref
1	50 m butterfly	21.75	=	2021 European Short Course Championships	Kazan, Russia	6 November 2021	25	Current	ER, NR	[5][6]

Awards and honours

• Swimming World, The Week That Was: 8 November 2021 (#1)[11]

See also

• List of European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)
• List of European Short Course Swimming Championships medalists (men)

References

External links

• Sebastian Sabo at FINA
• Sebastian Sabo at SwimRankings.net
• Sebastian Sabo at Olympics.com
• Sebastian Sabo at Olympedia

Records
Preceded by Nicholas Santos	Men's 50-metre butterfly world record holder (short course) 6 November 2021 – present with Nicholas Santos	Succeeded by Incumbent

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