Mária Littomeritzky (born May 12, 1927 in Szeged

Szeged

' is the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county town of Csongrád county. The University of Szeged is one of the most distinguished universities in Hungary....

) is a former butterfly swimmer from Hungary

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1948

Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics

At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, 11 swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women. All swimming events took place at the Empire Pool. There was a total of 249 participants from 34 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:...

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Her best individual result came in 1956, when she placed fourth in 100 metres butterfly

Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre butterfly

The women's 100 metre butterfly event at the 1956 Olympic Games took place on December 3 and December 5. This swimming event used the butterfly stroke...

. At the 1952 Summer Olympics she started in the heats of the 4×100 freestyle relay

Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay

The women's 4×100 metre freestyle relay event at the 1952 Olympic Games took place on July 30 and August 1 at the Swimming Stadium. This swimming event used freestyle as a relay, with swimmers typically using the front crawl. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, each of the four...

 but was replaced for the final. Her team-mates Ilona Novák

Ilona Novák

Ilona Novák is a former Hungarian swimmer and Olympic champion.She was born in Budapest.She competed at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, where she finished 4th in 100 m backstroke, and 5th in 4×100 m freestyle relay....

, Judit Temes

Judit Temes

Judit Temes is a Hungarian swimmer and Olympic champion.Temes, who is Jewish, was born in Sopron.She competed at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, where she received a bronze medal in 100 m freestyle, and a gold medal in 4 × 100 m freestyle relay.-References:*...

, Éva Novák

Eva Novak

Eva Barbara Novak was an American film actress, being quite popular during the silent film era. She was the younger sister of actress Jane Novak and daughter of Joseph, an immigrant from Bohemia, and Barbara Novak....

, Katalin Szőke

Katalin Szoke

Katalin Szőke is a Hungarian swimmer and olympic champion.She was born in Budapest, and married water polo player Kálmán Markovits.She has later settled in California, USA...

 won the final with a new world record and Littomeritzky also received a gold medal.

At the European Championships she won a silver medal in 1954 in 100 m butterfly.