According to information from the Hungarian Federation, on Wednesday, the 19-year-old swimmer, who was very successful last year, won the silver medal at the World and European Championships in the medal, won the European Junior Championship title in the 10 km distance and then the World Championship title. Committed to North Carolina State University.
Bethlehem noted that he and his coach, Laszlo Zukolai, had developed their program up to the Olympic Games in Paris, which he “has managed to complete well so far.” And he added: He put everything aside until the Olympics, or subject to it, because they want to “create something big” there.
“Then, though, I have an opinion that I wouldn’t necessarily want to look for a place after the ’28 Olympics to see if they’d hire me somewhere else, but if it turned out like that, I could go to after Paris. They’d keep that place.” Mine until December 2024, because your education will start in January 2025.” He added: He got a very good scholarship, and then, in light of what happened at the Olympics, they will see if he leaves in the end or if the contract will be terminated.
“There is still a lot of time until then,” said Uncle Lacey, “that opportunity must be used, at least in the way I do it now:
For example, I have a place, and it is up to me whether I use it or not, ”stressed Bethlehem, who is currently studying in Veszprém as a member of Balaton ÚK.
The young swimmer revealed that dozens of universities approached him with offers, he started choosing and finally decided on a scholarship offer from North Carolina State University.
- Recently, David Bethlehem’s partner, also swimmer Bettina Fabian announceto continue his career and studies in the United States, at the same university in Bethlehem.
- Formerly also Hubert Kós America He decided he could play sports and study at ASU under Bob Bowman, the former coach of 23-time former Olympic champion Michael Phelps.
- The most famous and most successful Hungarian swimmer studying and training in the United States is undoubtedly Katinka Hoszu, who has been a student at USC in Los Angeles since the fall of 2008 and has been preparing for competitions there with coach David Salo.
Opening photo: MTI / Anikó Kovács
