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3 unusual facts about Alfréd Hajós


Dezső Lauber

He was an architect by profession, and a close associate of 1896 Olympic swimming champion Alfréd Hajós.

Ioannis Malokinis

This time was nearly a minute slower than the mark of 1:22.2 set by Alfréd Hajós in the open 100 metres event.

Margaret Island

The island houses various sports establishments, like the Palatinus water park (the largest open-air swimming complex in Budapest), the Alfréd Hajós sports pool (where the European LC Championships 1958, 2006 and 2010 took place), a tennis stadium and an athletics centre.



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2021 World Aquatics Championships

Two of the competition venues will be located in Margaret Island: a brand-new indoor swimming pool complex for swimming, diving and synchronized swimming, and the existing Alfred Hajós sports pool for water polo.