László Cseh

László Cseh

Personal information
Full name	Cseh László
National team	Hungary
Born	3 December 1985 Budapest, Hungary
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Individual medley, butterfly, backstroke
Club	Egri UK (2015- ) Kőbánya SC (2005-2014) Bp. Spartacus ( -2005)
Medal record Men's swimming Competitor for Hungary Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 3 2 World Championships (LC) 2 5 5 World Championships (SC) 0 2 2 European Championships (LC) 12 3 4 European Championships (SC) 19 3 3 Universiade 3 0 0 Total 36 16 16 Olympic Games 2008 Beijing 200 m butterfly 2008 Beijing 200 m medley 2008 Beijing 400 m medley 2004 Athens 400 m medley 2012 London 200 m medley World Championships (LC) 2005 Montreal 400 m medley 2015 Kazan 200 m butterfly 2003 Barcelona 400 m medley 2005 Montreal 200 m medley 2009 Rome 200 m medley 2013 Barcelona 100 m butterfly 2015 Kazan 100 m butterfly 2005 Montreal 100 m backstroke 2007 Melbourne 200 m medley 2009 Rome 400 m medley 2011 Shanghai 200 m medley 2015 Kazan 50 m butterfly World Championships (SC) 2012 Istanbul 200 m butterfly 2012 Istanbul 400 m medley 2010 Dubai 200 m butterfly 2012 Istanbul 200 m medley European Championships (LC) 2004 Madrid 100 m backstroke 2004 Madrid 400 m medley 2006 Budapest 200 m medley 2006 Budapest 400 m medley 2008 Eindhoven 200 m medley 2008 Eindhoven 400 m medley 2010 Budapest 200 m medley 2010 Budapest 400 m medley 2012 Debrecen 200 m butterfly 2012 Debrecen 200 m medley 2012 Debrecen 400 m medley 2014 Berlin 200 m medley 2006 Budapest 200 m backstroke 2012 Debrecen 100 m butterfly 2014 Berlin 100 m butterfly 2004 Madrid 4×100 m medley 2012 Debrecen 4×200 m freestyle 2012 Debrecen 4×100 m medley 2014 Berlin 4×100 m medley European Championships (SC) 2003 Dublin 400 m medley 2004 Vienna 400 m medley 2005 Trieste 100 m backstroke 2005 Trieste 200 m medley 2005 Trieste 400 m medley 2006 Helsinki 200 m medley 2007 Debrecen 200 m medley 2007 Debrecen 400 m medley 2007 Debrecen 200 m butterfly 2009 Istanbul 400 m medley 2011 Szczecin 200 m butterfly 2011 Szczecin 200 m medley 2011 Szczecin 400 m medley 2012 Chartres 200 m butterfly 2012 Chartres 200 m medley 2012 Chartres 400 m medley 2015 Netanya 100 m butterfly 2015 Netanya 200 m butterfly 2015 Netanya 200 m medley 2004 Vienna 200 m medley 2006 Helsinki 400 m medley 2006 Helsinki 200 m butterfly 2002 Riesa 400 m medley 2004 Vienna 100 m backstroke 2011 Szczecin 200 m freestyle Universiade 2011 Shenzhen 200 m butterfly 2011 Shenzhen 200 m medley 2011 Shenzhen 400 m medley

László Cseh (born 3 December 1985) is a Hungarian competitive swimmer and five-time Olympic medalist. He is a 31-time European Champion.

Personal

Cseh has competed in swimming from an early age, and has won numerous Hungarian swimming events. Cseh is coached by György Turi and Zoltán Nemes. He holds a scholarship with the Olympic Solidarity programme.

Swimming career

At the 2003 World Championships, Cseh captured a silver medal in the 400 m individual medley, his first medal at the highest level. He also finished 7th and 13th in the 100 and 200 metres backstroke, all in national record time.

Kazan 2015

Cseh represented Hungary at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece in the 400 m individual medley, 100 m backstroke, and the 200 m individual medley, despite having broken his ankle in the training camp on a stairway a couple of weeks before. Nevertheless, he won a bronze medal in the 400 m individual medley as well as coming in fourth in the 200 m individual medley, and sixth in the 100 m backstroke.

At the 2005 World Championships, Cseh not only improved his national records, he excelled further up in the world rankings, and entered the meet as a serious medal contender in 3 events. After Michael Phelps backed out of the 400 m individual medley, Cseh picked up his first gold medal at the world championships.

Cseh failed to back up his previous performances in the 2007 World Championships, finishing outside the medals in the 400 m individual medley; however he did set a new national record in the 200 m individual medley, along with testing out the 200 m freestyle.

Cseh represented Hungary at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing in three swimming events: the 400 m individual medley, the 200 m butterfly, and the 200 m individual medley. Despite setting the European record in all of them, he won the silver medal in each and came in second behind American Michael Phelps, who won each event with a new world record. In both individual medleys, Cseh came out ahead of the bronze-medal winner Ryan Lochte.

At the 2009 World Championships, Cseh was rushed to hospital on arrival in Rome, suffering from a stomach virus. A source close to the Hungarian team stated: "He has had to have re hydration and electrolyte drinks but is quite sick." He scratched his first event, the 200 m butterfly, however he did return to competition on day 4 setting a European record in the 200 m individual medley, swimming a touch slower the next night to capture silver, final night of competition saw him take bronze in the 400 m individual medley.

At the 2010 European Championships, Cseh held off Markus Rogan for gold in the 200 m individual medley, winning the event for the third time. Also taking gold in the 400 m individual medley for the fourth time. He scratched the European Short Course Championships to focus on the World Short Course Championships where he won a bronze in the 200 m butterfly.

At the 2011 World Championships, he took bronze in the 200 m individual medley, finished 9th in the 100 m butterfly and 12th in the 200 m butterfly.

Cseh wins his second World Champs (long course) gold, 10 years after the first

At the 2012 Olympics, he competed in 6 events: the 200 m butterfly, 200 m individual medley, 400 m individual medley, and the 3 relays. Cseh narrowly failed to reach the final of the 400 meter individual medley, coming in 9th position in the semi-finals. He finished 12th in the 200m butterfly. Cseh did add to his Olympic medal count with a bronze in the 200 meter individual medley, touching the wall in a time of 1:56.22, behind Phelps (gold - 1:54.27) and Lochte (silver - 1:54.90).

At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships, Cseh finally won another gold, a full 10 years after his first, by winning the 200m butterfly in 1:53.48, 0.2 seconds ahead of Chad le Clos.

Career Best Times

Cseh has broken 5 short course world records and has progressively lowered numerous European records in his career.

Event Time Record Long Course 200m Individual Medley 1:55.18 European Record Holder 400m Individual Medley 4:06.16 European Record Holder 100m Backstroke 53.40 Hungarian Record Holder 200m Backstroke 1:56.69 Hungarian Record Holder 100m Butterfly 50.87 Hungarian Record Holder 200m Butterfly 1:52.70 European Record Holder 200m Freestyle 1:45.78 Hungarian Record Holder

Event Time Record Short Course 200m Individual Medley 1:51.36 ER Former WR Holder 400m Individual Medley 3:57.27 Former WR Holder 200m Freestyle 1:41.64 Hungarian Record Holder 200m Backstroke 1:53.42 Hungarian Record Holder 100m Butterfly 49.33 Hungarian Record Holder 200m Butterfly 1:49.00 European Record Holder

References

External links

• Official website
• Swim Rankings profile