Silvia Solymosyová (born 10 June 2003) is a Slovak artistic swimmer. In 2022, the Solymosy siblings won an historic, first-time medal for Slovakia in artistic swimming event at a LEN European Aquatics Championships,[1] winning the bronze medal in the mixed duet free routine at the 2022 European Aquatics Championships.
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| Nationality | Slovak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 June 2003 Bratislava, Slovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Slovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Artistic swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Mixed duet technical routine, Mixed duet free routine, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | TJ Slávia STU Bratislava | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Ivana Solymosyová | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Background edit
Solymosyová was born 10 June 2003 in Bratislava.[2] She has two younger brothers Jozef [3] and Ivan.[4] She gained popularity for her TikTok videos of her underwater dancing and walking.[5][6][7] Solymosyová appeared in the documentary "Silvia Solymosyová: The art of walking under water | Her Game" by Olympic Channel.[8]
Career edit
At the 2018 FINA World Junior Artistic Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Solymosyová placed 12th in the Women Team Free Combination.[9] At the 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju, Korea, Solymosyova acted as a reserve for the Free Combination. [10] At the 2021 European Championships held in Budapest, Hungary, Solymosyová placed fourth twice (mixed duets).[11][12]
At the 2022 World Aquatics Championships again in Budapest, Hungary, Solymosyová placed ninth in the free mixed duet [13] and tenth in the technical mixed duet.[14] In the mixed duet free routine at the 2022 European Aquatics Championships, she won the bronze medal with her partner Jozef Solymosy with a score of 77.0333 points.[15][16] She also won a bronze medal in the mixed duet technical routine with a score of 75.5914 points.[17][18][19]
International championships edit
| Meet | mixed duet technical routine | mixed duet free routine |
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| EC 2021 | 4th (73.3682) |
4th (76.1667) |
| WC 2022 | 10th (73.2881) |
9th (75.1000) |
| EC 2022 |  (75.5914) |
(77.0333) |
Awards edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Slovak artistic swimmers win historic medals at European championships 15 August 2022
- ^ European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022 Start List Mixed Duet Free Final. 13 August 2022.
- ^ BROTHERS AND SISTERS AT ROMA 2022: WHEN THE TEAM IS A REAL FAMILY
- ^ Slovenské akvabely zažiarili na MS mladších juniorov v USA. (in Slovak) 18 August 2022
- ^ 17-year-old is wowing the internet with her 'artistic swimming' Good Morning America
- ^ Swimming Influencers Making a Splash on Social 24 June 2022.
- ^ Má milión fanúšikov a píšu o nej po celom svete. Akvabela Solymosyová dobýja sociálne siete (in Slovak) 30 January 2021.
- ^ Silvia Solymosyova: The art of walking under water | Her Game
- ^ 16th FINA World Junior Artistic Swimming Championships Free Combination Results. 22 July 2018.
- ^ 18th FINA World Championships 2019 Free Combination Start List. 18 July 2019.
- ^ LEN European Aquatics Championships Complete results.
- ^ Súťaž dvojíc na ME v synchronizovanom plávaní s účasťou SR nedokončili. (in Slovak) 10 May 2021
- ^ Solymosyovci obsadili 9. miesto vo voľných zostavách miešaných párov. (in Slovak) 25 June 2022
- ^ Skvelý úspech na majstrovstvách sveta: Súrodenci Solymosyovci skončili na 10. mieste. (in Slovak) 20 June 2022.
- ^ Roma 2022: Ukraine and Italy secure day three Duet golds.
- ^ Solymosyovci získali bronz vo voľných miešaných pároch. (in Slovak) 13 August 2022.
- ^ Results book − Artistic swimming
- ^ Ukraine ends Roma 2022 with eighth European gold.
- ^ Solymosyovci získali bronz aj v technických miešaných pároch. (in Slovak) 15 August 2022.