Tanko Earns Gold in 50 Fly at Hungarian Championships

Beatrix Tanko earned gold in the 50m fly at the Hungarian National Championships in the Lővér Swimming Pool. 

Highlighting international competition so far, the junior swimmer from Budapest, Hungary, notched a personal best in the 50m fly on Friday, April 17. She swam a 26.95 in prelims for a first-place position and later dropped 0.22 seconds for a finals time of 26.73. 

Last year, she swam 27.04 to finish second in 2025 at the Hungarian Championships. 

Aurora Zanin crushed her previous personal best (2:19.88) in the 200m fly to complete her time at the Italian National Championships. Zanin accomplished a sixth-place, B final time of 2:15.03 after a 2:15.38 in the prelims. 

Giulia Marchi finished second in her 100m free heat for Italy with a time of 57.43 on Thursday, the 16th, ending her time at the Championships.

Tanko will compete in the 100m fly tomorrow and continue in the 100m fly finals on Sunday.