Kristóf Rasovszky

Kristóf Rasovszky is a Hungarian swimmer who specialises in open water racing and has represented Hungary at three Summer Olympics. Born on 27 March 1997 in Veszprém, he swam the 1,500 metres freestyle at the 2016 Games, then won the silver medal in the 10 kilometre open water swim at the 2020 Games, held in Tokyo in 2021, and the gold medal in the same event at the 2024 Games. Earlier he won the 5 kilometre and 25 kilometre open water races at the 2018 European Aquatics Championships and the 5 kilometre race at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships. The International Swimming Federation named him Open Water Swimmer of the Year in 2019, and Hungary awarded him the Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit in 2021, later promoting him to the Officer's Cross in 2024.