Krisztina Egerszegi Video | Olympic Competition Highlights

Krisztina Egerszegi is a Hungarian former world record holding swimmer and one of the greatest Hungarian Olympic champions of the modern era. She is a three time Olympian and five time Olympic champion; and one of three individuals to have ever won the same swimming event at three Summer Olympics. She held the world record in the long course 200 m backstroke for almost 17 years, after setting...  MORE

Krisztina Egerszegi is a Hungarian former world record holding swimmer and one of the greatest Hungarian Olympic champions of the modern era. She is a three time Olympian and five time Olympic champion; and one of three individuals to have ever won the same swimming event at three Summer Olympics. She held the world record in the long course 200 m backstroke for almost 17 years, after setting it at the 1991 European Championships. As of June 2009, that time remains the European and Hungarian records. It is the oldest record on the European list, and the second-oldest on the Hungarian list—Egerszegi's former world record in the 100 m backstroke, set 3 days prior to the 200 m backstroke, is the oldest. LESS