István Bárány

István Bárány, born on 20 December 1907 and died on 21 February 1995, was a Hungarian swimmer who competed at the 1924, 1928 and 1932 Summer Olympics. He was twelfth in the 100-metre freestyle in 1924, won silver in the 100-metre freestyle in 1928, and in 1932 won bronze in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay. Between 1926 and 1931 he won four European titles, and in 1929 he became the second person after Johnny Weissmuller to swim 100 metres in under a minute. He held a doctorate in law and political science, served as general secretary of the Hungarian Swimming Association from 1957 to 1959, worked as a coach and international referee, wrote more than thirty books on swimming and entered the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1978.