Imre Zachár

Imre Zachár was a Hungarian freestyle swimmer and water polo player who competed at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics. He was born on 11 May 1890 and died on 7 April 1954. At the 1908 Games in London he was a member of the Hungarian team in the 4 by 200 metre freestyle relay that received the silver medal. At the 1912 Games in Stockholm he was named to the Hungarian relay team in the same event, which qualified for the final, although he did not compete in it, and he also took part in the Hungarian water polo tournament. His record joins swimming and water polo, and the 1908 relay silver is the only Olympic medal the article credits to him.