Bettina Fábián

Bettina Fábián
Personal information
NicknameBetty
National teamHungary
Born (2004-12-13) 13 December 2004[1]
Szeged, Hungary
Home townBudapest, Hungary
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubSzeged Úszó Egylet Club
Ferencvárosi Torna Club
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Hungary
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 FukuokaTeam relay
Bronze medal – third place2024 DohaTeam relay
Bronze medal – third place2025 Singapore3 km knockout sprints
Bronze medal – third place2025 SingaporeTeam open water
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 BelgradeTeam relay
Gold medal – first place2025 Stari Grad3 km open water
Gold medal – first place2025 Stari GradTeam relay
Silver medal – second place2026 Paris3 km knockout sprints
Bronze medal – third place2024 Belgrade5 km open water
Bronze medal – third place2026 ParisTeam open water
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Rome4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2021 Rome400 m freestyle

Bettina Fábián (born 13 December 2004) is a Hungarian swimmer who specializes in open water swimming. She represented Hungary at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Early life

Fábián was born and raised in Szeged, where she competed and trained with the local Szeged Úszó Egylet Club.[2] She moved to Budapest, Hungary in 2021 to train with the Ferencvárosi Torna Club.[3] She briefly swam for North Carolina State University in the fall of 2024, where she was managed and trained by head coach Braden Holloway. When the University was unable to train her and Hungarian teammate David Betlehem with a greater focus on distance swimming, she and Betlehem left the University in the fall of 2024 to pursue training more focused on long distance events, though she had planned to return to the university in January 2025.[4][5]

Career

At the 2021 European Junior Swimming Championships in Rome, in July 2021, Fábián won a gold medal in the 4×200 metre freestyle relay, and a silver medal in the 400 metre freestyle, with a time of 4:10.16.[6][7]

In September, at the 2022 World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships in Seychelles, she won the gold medal in the 10 kilometre open water swim with a time of 2:03:11.4.[8][9]

In January 2023, she committed to swim at NC State.[10] In July 2023, she competed at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, and won a silver medal in the team relay with a time of 1:10:35.3.[11]

In February 2024, she competed at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, and won a bronze medal in the team relay with a time of 1:04:06.8.[12] She then competed at the 2024 European Aquatics Championships in Belgrade in June 2024, and won a gold medal in the team relay and a bronze medal in the 5 km open water event.[13][14] In August 2024, she represented Hungary at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris and finished in fifth place in the 10 km open water marathon with a time of 2:04.16.9.[15][16]

In July 2025, she competed at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore and won bronze medals in the 3 km knockout sprints and team open water events.[17]

In August 2026, she competed at 2026 European Aquatics Championships in Paris and won a silver medal in the 3 km knockout sprint and a bronze medal in the mixed team relay.[18][19]

Personal life

Her sister, Fanni Fábián, is also a swimmer.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Bettina Fábián". olympics.com. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "Bettina Fabian, About Me Webpage". bettifabian.com. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Bettina Fabian Set To Compete In Paris". swimswam.com. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "July 19, 2024, Tim Peeler, North Carolina State, A Baker's Dozen Olympics". ncsu.edu. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Infuriating: US university bans Olympic bronze medallist Dávid Betlehem and 5th Betti Fábián from training". dailynewshungary.com. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  6. ↑ Rice, Annika (11 July 2021). "2021 European Junior Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap". swimswam.com. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  7. ↑ Race, Retta (11 July 2021). "2021 European Junior Championships: Day 6 Finals Live Recap". swimswam.com. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  8. ↑ Koos, Torin (17 September 2022). "Golden Day 2 Double for Hungary at FINA World Junior #OpenWater 10km races". worldaquatics.com. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  9. ↑ "Junior nyílt vízi úszó-vb: Betlehem Dávid és Fábián Bettina is aranyérmes". Nemzeti Sport. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  10. ↑ Lepesant, Anne (8 January 2023). "World Juniors Open Water Gold Medalist Bettina Fabian to Swim at NC State". swimswam.com. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  11. ↑ Ross, Andy (20 July 2023). "Italy roars home to claim open water mixed team relay gold ahead of Hungary and Australia". worldaquatics.com. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  12. ↑ Byrnes, Liz (8 February 2024). "World Championships Doha: Australia Win 4×1500 Open Water Relay In Photo Finish With Italy". swimmingworldmagazine.com. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  13. ↑ "Belgrade 2024: Hungary finally land relay gold and Italy lift the team trophy as open water concludes". len.eu. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  14. ↑ "European Aquatics Championships Belgrade 2024: Leonie Beck Wins 5k, Ginevra Taddeucci and Bettina Fabian Claim Podium Spots". openwaterswimming.com. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  15. ↑ Lepesant, Anne (8 August 2024). "2024 Paris Olympics: Women's Marathon Swimming Live Results". swimswam.com. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  16. ↑ "Athletes with Carolina connections you should follow during the Paris Olympics". WCNC.com. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  17. ↑ "Open Water Swimmers Make History with Triple Podium Finish at World Championships". hungarytoday.hu. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  18. ↑ "Fábián Bettina ezüstérmes a 3 km-es kieséses versenyben a párizsi vizes Eb-n". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 7 August 2026. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  19. ↑ "Hét versenyszám, hét magyar érem – a váltó megkoronázta az Eb-szereplést". Magyar Nemzet (in Hungarian). 8 August 2026. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
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