Réka Pecz
Réka Pecz (born June 21, 1992) is a Hungarian swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.[1] Pecz represented her nation Hungary at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and also trained as a member of the swimming team at Jövő Sports Club in Miskolc, under the tutelage of personal coach Balázs Fehérvári.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Réka Pecz |
| National team |  Hungary |
| Born | 21 June 1992 Budapest, Hungary |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Breaststroke |
| Club | Jövő SC |
| Coach | Balázs Fehérvári |
Pecz competed for Hungary in the women's 100 m breaststroke at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Leading up to the Games, she posted a time of 1:11.15 to clear the FINA B-standard (1:11.43) by 0.28 of a second at the Hungarian Junior Championships in Eger.[2][3] Swimming on the outside lane in heat three, Pecz opened up the race with a spectacular second-place feat, but faded down the stretch to hit the wall with a seventh-place time in 1:12.17. Pecz, however, failed to advance to the semifinals, as she placed forty-first out of 49 swimmers in the prelims.[4]
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Réka Pecz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- "Ma egy magyar úszó sem jutott tovább az előfutamból" [Today, Hungarians did not get further in swimming] (in Hungarian). hvg.hu. 10 August 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- "Olympic Cut Sheet – Women's 100m Breaststroke" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine. p. 69. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- "Women's 100m Breaststroke Heat 3". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.