17 Facts About Krisztina Egerszegi

Krisztina Egerszegi is a three-time Olympian and five-time Olympic champion; and one of four individuals to have ever won the same swimming event at three consecutive Summer Olympics.

Krisztina Egerszegi is the first female swimmer to win five individual Olympic gold medals.

Krisztina Egerszegi finished the year of 1990 again as the Best Swimmer and as the Best Female Athlete of Hungary.

Eleven years after Rica Reinisch, Krisztina Egerszegi was the first female swimmer since 1980, who set world records on both 100 m and 200 m at the same event.

Since 1983, Krisztina Egerszegi was the first swimmer who broke both world records of the backstroke at the same event.

In Rome, Krisztina Egerszegi lost the 100 m and 200 m backstroke, both events were won by He Cihong, who was only 13th on 100 m backstroke two years earlier in Barcelona, where Krisztina Egerszegi won in an Olympic record time of 1:00.68.

In 1996, Krisztina Egerszegi did not enter the 100 m backstroke, yet her leadoff backstroke time in the medley relay, 1:01.15, was faster than the winning time in the 100 m backstroke final.

Krisztina Egerszegi announced her retirement from swimming soon after the Olympic Games, at the age of only 22.

Krisztina Egerszegi won the 100 m backstroke at 1991 European Championships in Athens setting her first world record with 1:00:31.

Three days later, Krisztina Egerszegi broke Betsy Mitchell's five-years-old record in the 200 m backstroke, setting her second world record at 2:06.62 min.

Krisztina Egerszegi set her first Olympic record on 200 m backstroke with 2:09.29 in 1988, which she improved in 1992.

Krisztina Egerszegi set the Olympic record on 100 backstroke with 1:00.68 in 1992, which was broken by Diana Mocanu in 2000 in Sydney.

Krisztina Egerszegi's 1988 winning in Seoul became one of the biggest TV moments in Hungary.

Krisztina Egerszegi is still regarded as the role model of the "champion" in the country.

Krisztina Egerszegi's nickname was "Egerke" or "Eger", a play on her surname, because of her youthfulness and size.

Krisztina Egerszegi was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2001.

Krisztina Egerszegi was named Hungarian Sportswoman of the Year on a record-breaking seven occasions and Female World Swimmer of the Year three times.