Nikolett Pádár
{{Short description|Hungarian swimmer (born 2006)}}
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{{Hungarian name|Pádár Nikolett}}
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{{MedalGold | 2022 Otopeni | 100 m freestyle}}
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{{MedalSilver | 2023 Belgrade | 4x100 m freestyle}}
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Nikolett Pádár (born 30 March 2006) is a Hungarian competitive swimmer. She is a Hungarian record holder in the short course 4×100-metre freestyle relay. At the 2021 European Short Course Championships, she placed fifth in the 200-metre freestyle. At the 2022 European Aquatics Championships (long course), she placed eighth in the final of the 200-metre freestyle and won a bronze medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay. She is five-time World Junior Championships gold medalist, winning gold medals in the 100-metre freestyle, 200-metre freestyle, 4×100-metre freestyle relay, 4×200-metre freestyle relay, and 4×100-metre mixed freestyle relay at the 2022 World Junior Championships. She is a ten-time medalist at the European Junior Championships, including winning the European junior title in the 200-metre freestyle in 2021 and 2022 and the 100-metre freestyle in 2022.
Background
Pádár was born 30 March 2006 in Szeged, Hungary and competes for Szegedi Úszó Egylet in regional and national competitions.[https://musz.hu/dt_team/padar-nikolett/ "Pádár Nikolett"] (in Hungarian). Hungarian Swimming Association. Retrieved 22 July 2022. She trains locally at a pool in Szeged, with multiple sessions in the pool a day.Fülöp, Tímea (14 July 2022). [https://szeged365.hu/2022/07/14/szegedi-sikersztorik-padar-nikolett-a-kovetkezo-hosszu-katinka-exkluziv-interju-a-szegedi-uszoval-aki-szinte-verhetetlen-a-medenceben/ "Szegedi Sikersztorik: Pádár Nikolett a következő Hosszú Katinka? Exkluzív interjú a szegedi úszóval, aki szinte verhetetlen a medencében"] (in Hungarian). szeged365.hu. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
Career
=2021=
At the 2021 European Junior Swimming Championships, held starting 6 July in Rome, Italy at Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto, Pádár won the gold medal in the 200-metre freestyle with a time of 1:59.38.Bruckner, Vince (9 July 2021). [https://www.nemzetisport.hu/utanpotlassport/uszas-padar-nikoletta-nyert-200-m-gyorson-a-romai-junior-eb-n-2837479 "Úszás: Pádár Nikoletta nyert 200 m gyorson a római junior Eb-n"] (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2022.[https://musz.hu/padar-nikoletta-oriasi-hajraval-aranyermes/ "Pádár Nikolett Óriási Hajrával Aranyérmes"] (in Hungarian). Hungarian Swimming Association. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.[https://www.origo.hu/sport/egyeni/20210709-padar-nikoletta-aranyermes-a-junior-uszo-europabajnoksagon.html "Pádár Nikoletta aranyérmet nyert 200 méter gyorson a Rómában zajló junior úszó Európa-bajnokság pénteki versenynapján"] (in Hungarian). Origo. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2022.[https://szeged.hu/cikk/padar-nikolett-junior-europa-bajnok-200-meter-gyorson "Pádár Nikolett junior Európa-bajnok 200 méter gyorson!"] (in Hungarian). szeged.hu. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2022. She also won a gold medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay, a bronze medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay, a bronze medal in the 4×100-metre mixed freestyle relay, placed fourth in the 4×100-metre medley relay for her contributions swimming freestyle on the preliminaries relay, and placed tenth in the 100-metre freestyle.LEN (12 July 2021). [http://ejscroma2021.microplustiming.com/export/NU_Roma2021/NU/pdf/Book.pdf?v=052602 "LEN European Junior Swimming Championships Rome - Italy: Complete Results Book"]. Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 22 July 2022. In November of the same year, she placed fifth in the final of the 200-metre freestyle at the 2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships, held at the Palace of Water Sports in Kazan, Russia, with a time of 1:56.14 in the final after progressing through preliminaries with a time of 1:57.02 and semifinals with a time of 1:56.31.LEN (7 November 2021). [http://kazan2021.microplustiming.com/export/NU_Kazan2021/NU/pdf/SWM_Book.pdf?v=052819 "2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships Kazan (RUS): Complete Results Book"]. Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 22 July 2022.Garai Szakács László (7 November 2021). [https://szeged.hu/cikk/oriasi-szegedi-egyeni-csucs-kazanyban-padar-nikoletta-fantasztikusan-versenyzett-200-meter-gyorson-is "Óriási szegedi egyéni csúcs Kazanyban: Pádár Nikoletta fantasztikusan versenyzett 200 méter gyorson is"] (in Hungarian). szeged.hu. Retrieved 22 July 2022. She also placed 15th in the 100-metre freestyle, 34th in the 100-metre individual medley, and 42nd in the 50-metre freestyle.
The following month, at the 2021 World Short Course Championships, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates with swimming contested at Etihad Arena, Pádár helped achieve a Hungarian record in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay with a time of 3:36.20 in the preliminaries, qualifying for the final ranking seventh before placing seventh in the final with a time of 3:36.94.[https://www.utanpotlassport.hu/up-gyors/a-15-eves-padar-nikolettel-felallo-4x100-meteres-gyorsvalto-a-hetedik-helyen-zart-a-dontoben-abu-dzabiban-zajlo-rovid-palyas-vilagbajnoksagon/ "A 15 éves Pádár Nikolettel felálló 4×100 méteres gyorsváltó a hetedik helyen zárt a döntőben az Abu-Dzabiban zajló rövid pályás felnőtt-világbajnokságon"] (in Hungarian). utanpotlassport.hu. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2022.FINA (21 December 2021). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001150019FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF22.pdf "15th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Abu Dhabi (UAE): Results Book"]. Omega Timing. Retrieved 22 July 2022. She also placed fifth in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay, swimming the third leg of the relay in both the preliminaries and the final, and placed 23rd in the 200-metre freestyle with a time of 1:59.43.
=2022=
For the 200-metre freestyle at the 2022 Hungarian National Championships in Debrecen in April, Pádár won the event with a personal best time of 1:57.91 and qualified for the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in the event at {{Age in years and days|2006|3|30|2022|4|22}} of age.[https://www.origo.hu/sport/egyeni/20220422-uszo-ob-padar-nikolett-es-hollo-balazs-vilagbajnoki-szinttel-nyert.html "Pádár Nikolett és Holló Balázs is világbajnoki szinttel nyert a debreceni úszó-ob-n"] (in Hungarian). Origo. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.Kerényi, Ervin (29 April 2022). [https://m4sport.hu/uszas/cikk/2022/04/29/celom-hogy-vilagklasszis-legyek-a-16-eves-padar-nikolett-mar-magyar-bajnokkent-keszul-a-vb-re/ "„Célom, hogy világklasszis legyek” - a 16 éves Pádár Nikolett már magyar bajnokként készül a vb-re"] (in Hungarian). M4 Sport. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
==2022 World Aquatics Championships==
On the first day of pool swimming competition at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships, held in Budapest, Pádár helped achieve an eighth-place finish in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay, swimming the first 100 metres portion of the relay in 55.16 seconds to contribute to the final time of 3:38.20.FINA (18 June 2022). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700000201F70104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Women's 4x100m Freestyle Final Results"]. Omega Timing. Retrieved 22 July 2022.Kibédi, Péter (23 June 2022). [https://szegedma.hu/2022/06/padar-nikolett-elso-felnott-vilagbajnoksagan-is-bizonyitotta-tehetseget "Pádár Nikolett első felnőtt világbajnokságán is bizonyította tehetségét"] (in Hungarian). szegedma.hu. Retrieved 22 July 2022. Two days later, she placed 18th in the 200-metre freestyle with a time of 1:58.90.FINA (20 June 2022). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700000201EE0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Women's 200m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"]. Omega Timing. Retrieved 22 July 2022. In her third and final event, the 4×200-metre freestyle relay on the fifth day, she contributed a lead-off time of 1:58.01 to the time of 7:57.90 in the final to help place fifth in the event.FINA (22 June 2022). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700000201F80104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Women's 4x200m Freestyle Final Results"]. Omega Timing. Retrieved 22 July 2022.Vass, Imre (22 June 2022). [https://szeged.hu/cikk/padar-nikolett-ismet-vb-dontos-a-valtoval "Pádár Nikolett ismét vb-döntős a váltóval"] (in Hungarian). szeged.hu. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
==2022 European Junior Championships==
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{{MedalGold| 200 m freestyle | 1:58.43 }}
{{MedalGold| 4×100 m mixed freestyle | 3:28.83 }}
{{MedalGold| 4×200 m freestyle | 7:59.04 }}
{{MedalGold| 100 m freestyle | 54.69 }}
{{MedalSilver| 4×100 m medley | 4:05.48 }}
{{MedalBronze| 400 m freestyle | 4:12.04 }}
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On 5 July, at the 2022 European Junior Swimming Championships hosted by Otopeni, Romania in July, Pádár started off with an eighth-place finish in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay, swimming a 55.37 for the lead-off leg of the relay.LEN (10 July 2022). [https://ejcotopeni2022.microplustimingservices.com/export/NU_EJC2019/NU/pdf/SWM_Book.pdf?v=7 "Romania 2022: LEN European Junior Swimming Championships: Complete Results Book"]. Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 22 July 2022. The following day, day two of competition, she won the gold medal in the 200-metre freestyle for her second consecutive title in the event, finishing in a time of 1:58.43.[https://24.hu/sport/2022/07/06/junior-eb-2022-padar-nikolett-gyors-es-4x100-gyorsvalto/ "A magyar úszók remekelnek a junior Európa-bajnokságon"] (in Hungarian). 24.hu. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.Fülöp, Tímea (7 July 2022). [https://szeged365.hu/2022/07/07/padar-nikolett-ma-is-letarolta-a-mezonyt-ujabb-aranyat-szerzett-a-bukaresti-junior-uszo-europa-bajnoksagon/ "Pádár Nikolett ma is letarolta a mezőnyt: újabb aranyat szerzett a bukaresti junior úszó Európa-bajnokságon"] (in Hungarian). szeged365.hu. Retrieved 22 July 2022. Later in the finals session, she won a gold medal as part of the 4×100-metre mixed freestyle relay, splitting a time of 54.28 seconds for the third leg of the relay.[https://www.origo.hu/sport/egyeni/20220706-junior-uszo-eb-padar-es-a-4x100-meteres-vegyes-valto-is-aranyermes.html "Szenzációs magyar sikerek a junior úszó-eb-n"] (in Hungarian). Origo. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022. The third day, she swam the fourth leg of the 4×200-metre freestyle relay in a time of 1:57.29 to help achieve a finish in 7:59.04 and win the gold medal in the event.Adami, Davide (7 July 2022). [https://www.oasport.it/2022/07/nuoto-europei-giovanili-2022-spediacci-e-4x200-sl-donne-dargento-curtis-conquista-il-bronzo-nei-50-sl/ "Nuoto, Europei giovanili 2022: Spediacci e 4×200 sl donne d'argento! Curtis conquista il bronzo nei 50 sl"] (in Italian). OA Sport. Retrieved 22 July 2022.Pérez, Marta (7 July 2022). [https://www.mundodeportivo.com/natacion/20220707/1001833714/4x200-libre-femenino-roza-podio-carrasco-tonrath-finales.html "El 4x200 libre femenino roza el podio y Carrasco y Tonrath, a sus finales"] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
Day four, in her fifth event of the Championships, Pádár swam the freestyle leg of the 4×100-metre medley relay in 54.95 seconds to help place fourth in a time of 3:54.47. The fifth day, 9 July, she won the gold medal in the 100-metre freestyle with a personal best time of 54.69 seconds, finishing 0.51 seconds ahead of silver medalist Dóra Molnár, also of Hungary, 0.65 seconds ahead of bronze medalist Roos Vanotterdijk of Belgium, and a little over one second slower than the Hungarian record of 53.64 seconds set by Katinka Hosszú.Kisházi, Sándor (9 July 2022). [https://szeged365.hu/2022/07/09/padar-nikolett-100-meter-gyorson-is-ifjusagi-europa-bajnok/ "Pádár Nikolett 100 méter gyorson is ifjúsági Európa-bajnok!"] (in Hungarian). szeged365.hu. Retrieved 22 July 2022.[https://www.origo.hu/sport/egyeni/20220709-padar-nikolett-arany-molnar-dora-ezustermes-a-junior-uszo-europabajnoksagon.html "Pádár Nikolett Arany-, Molnár Dóra Ezüstérmes A Junior Úszó-Eb-n"] (in Hungarian). Origo. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.[https://sporza.be/nl/2022/07/09/zwemtalent-roos-vanotterdijk-voegt-extra-brons-toe-aan-medailleoogst-op-ek-junioren~1657377452211/ "Zwemtalent Roos Vanotterdijk voegt extra brons toe aan medailleoogst op EK junioren"] (in Dutch). Sporza. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.Zádori, Bence (10 July 2022). [https://szegedma.hu/2022/07/padar-nikolett-ujabb-szamban-lett-europa-bajnok "Pádár Nikolett újabb számban lett Európa-bajnok"] (in Hungarian). szegedma.hu. Retrieved 22 July 2022. The sixth and final day, she won the bronze medal in the 400-metre freestyle with a personal best time of 4:12.04 for her first event of the finals session.Pérez, Marta (10 July 2022). [https://www.mundodeportivo.com/natacion/20220710/1001834835/emma-carrasco-bronce-europeo-junior-200-estilos.html "Emma Carrasco, bronce europeo júnior en 200 estilos"] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 22 July 2022. In her eighth and final event of the Championships, she won a silver medal in the 4×100-metre medley relay, anchoring the relay with a time of 54.04 seconds to finish in 4:05.48.
==2022 European Aquatics Championships==
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{{MedalBronze| 4×200 m freestyle | 7:55.73 }}
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Pádár was announced to the official 2022 European Aquatics Championships roster for Team Hungary in late July.[https://www.roma2022.eu/en/2022/07/25/la-squadra-ungherese-e-pronta-per-roma-2022-grande-attesa-per-milak-e-hosszu/ "The Hungarian swimming team ready for Roma 2022. Aces Milák and Hosszú expected to shine"]. roma2022.eu. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022. Day one of swimming, contested at Foro Italico in Rome, Italy, she swam a time of 55.66 seconds in the preliminaries of the 100-metre freestyle, qualifying for the semifinals ranking thirteenth overall.LEN (11 August 2022). [https://roma2022.microplustimingservices.com/export/NU_ROMA2022/NU/pdf/SWMW100MFR------------HEAT--------_74A%201.0.pdf?x=07:19:24 "European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 100m Freestyle Women Preliminary"]. Microplus. Retrieved 11 August 2022. She withdrew from further competition in the event prior to the semifinal heats.LEN (11 August 2022). [https://roma2022.microplustimingservices.com/export/NU_ROMA2022/NU/pdf/SWMW100MFR------------SFNL--------_74A%201.0.pdf?x=09:23:03 "European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 100m Freestyle Women Semi-Final"]. Microplus. Retrieved 11 August 2022.[https://www.rtbf.be/article/valentine-dumont-et-roos-vanotterdijk-eliminees-en-demi-finales-du-100-m-libre-a-l-euro-de-rome-11046526 "Valentine Dumont et Roos Vanotterdijk éliminées en demi-finales du 100 m libre à l'Euro de Rome"] (in French). RTBF. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022. In the evening session, she led-off the 4×200-metre freestyle relay in the final with a 1:58.52, helping win the bronze medal in a time of 7:55.73.LEN (11 August 2022). [https://roma2022.microplustimingservices.com/export/NU_ROMA2022/NU/pdf/SWMW4X200MFR----------FNL---------_73B2%201.0.pdf?x=10:15:38 "European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 4x200m Freestyle Women Final"]. Microplus. Retrieved 11 August 2022.[https://ansabrasil.com.br/americalatina/noticia/deportes/2022/08/11/un-oro-para-italia-en-inicio-del-torneo-europeo_5092d36d-dafc-431f-bb61-def787af8778.html "Un oro para Italia en ninicio del torneo europeo"] (in Spanish). ANSA Latina. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.[https://www.delmagyar.hu/helyi-sport/2022/08/padar-nikolett-eb-bronzermes-a-valtoval "Pádár Nikolett Eb-bronzérmes a váltóval!"] (in Hungarian). delmagyar.hu. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022. Two days later, she ranked fifth in the prelims heats of the 200-metre freestyle, qualifying for the semifinals with a time of 1:59.62.LEN (13 August 2022). [https://roma2022.microplustimingservices.com/export/NU_ROMA2022/NU/pdf/SWMW200MFR------------HEAT--------_74A%201.0.pdf?x=06:18:02 "European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 200m Freestyle Women Preliminary"]. Microplus. Retrieved 13 August 2022.Fülöp, Tímea (13 August 2022). [https://szeged365.hu/2022/08/13/fantasztikus-idot-uszott-padar-nikolett-az-uszo-eb-n-200-meter-gyorson-ifjusagi-europa-bajnok-es-magyar-bajnok/ "Ismét dagad a mellünk a büszkeségtől – Pádár Nikolett 200 méter gyorson az 5. legjobb idővel jutott elődöntőbe az úszó EB-n"] (in Hungarian). szeged365.hu. Retrieved 13 August 2022. In the semifinals, she swam a personal best time of 1:57.80 and qualified for the final ranking fifth.LEN (13 August 2022). [https://roma2022.microplustimingservices.com/export/NU_ROMA2022/NU/pdf/SWMW200MFR------------SFNL--------_74A%201.0.pdf?x=09:58:29 "European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 200m Freestyle Women Semi-Final"]. Microplus. Retrieved 13 August 2022.Cservenák, Zoltán (13 August 2022). [https://szeged.hu/cikk/padar-nikolett-egyeni-csuccsal-dontos-200-meteres-gyorsuszasban-az-europa-bajnoksagon "Pádár Nikolett egyéni csúccsal döntős 200 méteres gyorsúszásban az Európa-bajnokságon"] (in Hungarian). szeged.hu. Retrieved 13 August 2022. For her final event of the day, she led-off the 4×100-metre freestyle relay in the final with a 55.19, helping place fifth in 3:39.42.LEN (13 August 2022). [https://roma2022.microplustimingservices.com/export/NU_ROMA2022/NU/pdf/SWMW4X100MFR----------FNL---------_73B2%201.0.pdf?x=11:11:31 "European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 4x100m Freestyle Women Final"]. Microplus. Retrieved 13 August 2022.[https://www.nemzetisport.hu/uszas/uszo-eb-otodik-lett-a-magyar-noi-4x100-gyorsvalto-2908181 "Úszó Eb: ötödik lett a magyar női 4x100 gyorsváltó"] (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.[https://www.origo.hu/sport/egyeni/20220813-uszas-romai-uszo-eb-mihalyvari-farkas-viktoria-europa-bajnok.html "Mihályvári-Farkas Viktória Európa-bajnok, Jakabos Zsuzsanna ezüstérmes az úszó-Eb-n"] (in Hungarian). Origo. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022. In the final of the 200 metre freestyle the following day, she placed eighth with a time of 1:58.87.LEN (14 August 2022). [https://roma2022.microplustimingservices.com/export/NU_ROMA2022/NU/pdf/SWMW200MFR------------FNL---------_73A2%201.0.pdf?x=10:51:20 "European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 200m Freestyle Women Final"]. Microplus. Retrieved 14 August 2022.Garai Szakács László (14 August 2022). [https://www.szeged.hu/cikk/padar-nikolett-nyolcadik-lett-200-meter-gyorson "Pádár Nikolett nyolcadik lett 200 méter gyorson"] (in Hungarian). szeged.hu. Retrieved 14 August 2022.[https://www.delmagyar.hu/helyi-sport/2022/08/nyolcadik-lett-a-dontoben-padar-nikolett "Nyolcadik lett a döntőben Pádár Nikolett"] (in Hungarian). delmagyar.hu. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
The fifth day, Pádár contributed a split time of 54.98 seconds for the third leg of the 4×100-metre mixed freestyle relay in the final to help achieve a time of 3:26.54 along with Nándor Németh, Szebasztián Szabó, and Dóra Molnár and place seventh.LEN (15 August 2022). [https://roma2022.microplustimingservices.com/export/NU_ROMA2022/NU/pdf/SWMX4X100MFR----------FNL---------_73B2%201.0.pdf?x=11:08:28 "European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 4x100m Freestyle Mixed Final"]. Microplus. Retrieved 15 August 2022.[https://www.delmagyar.hu/helyi-sport/2022/08/hetedik-lett-a-mix-valtoval-padar-nikolett "Hetedik lett a mix-váltóval Pádár Nikolett"] (in Hungarian). delmagyar.hu. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022. She competed in the final of the 4×200-metre mixed freestyle relay on day six, splitting a 1:58.70 for the third leg to help place fourth in 7:34.55, which was 2.70 seconds behind the team from Italy that won the bronze medal.LEN (16 August 2022). [https://roma2022.microplustimingservices.com/export/NU_ROMA2022/NU/pdf/SWMX4X200MFR----------FNL---------_73B2%201.0.pdf?x=11:22:10 "European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: 4x200m Freestyle Mixed Final"]. Microplus. Retrieved 16 August 2022.[https://www.origo.hu/sport/egyeni/20220816-marton-richard-meszaros-daniel-padar-nikolett-abraham-lilla-uszoeb-4x200-meteres-vegyes-gyorsvalto.html "Negyedik lett a 4x200 méteres vegyes gyorsváltó az úszó-Eb-n"] (in Hungarian). Origo. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
==2022 World Junior Championships==
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{{MedalGold| 4×200 m freestyle | 8:04.70 }}
{{MedalGold| 100 m freestyle | 55.11 }}
{{MedalGold| 4×100 m mixed freestyle | 3:30.03 }}
{{MedalGold| 4×100 m freestyle | 3:41.94 }}
{{MedalGold| 200 m freestyle | 1:58.19 }}
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In advance of the 2022 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships, starting 30 August in Lima, Peru, Pádár was one of fifteen swimmers in the Hungarian contingent who entered to compete at the Championships.[https://www.fina.org/competitions/2378/8th-fina-world-junior-swimming-championships-2022/athletes?gender=&countryId= "8th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships 2022: Athletes"]. FINA. August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.Bruckner, Vince (29 August 2022). [https://www.nemzetisport.hu/utanpotlassport/uszas-kedden-rajtol-az-ifjusagi-vilagbajnoksag-limaban-2910717 "Úszás: kedden rajtol az ifjúsági világbajnokság Limában"] (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. Retrieved 30 August 2022. For her first event, the 4×200-metre freestyle relay on day one, she helped qualify the relay to the final ranking third with a time of 8:26.65 in the preliminaries.FINA (30 August 2022). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700050201F80101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "8th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships Lima (PER): Women's 4x200m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"]. Omega Timing. Retrieved 30 August 2022. On the lead-off leg of the relay in the final, she swam a 1:58.37, contributing to a time of 8:04.70, and winning a gold medal.FINA (30 August 2022). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700050201F80104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "8th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships Lima (PER): Women's 4x200m Freestyle Final Results"]. Omega Timing. Retrieved 30 August 2022.Kibédi, Péter (31 August 2022). [https://szegedma.hu/2022/08/aranyeremmel-kezdte-az-ifi-uszo-vilagbajnoksagot-padar-nikolett "Aranyéremmel kezdte az ifi úszó világbajnokságot Pádár Nikolett"] (in Hungarian). szegedma.hu. Retrieved 31 August 2022.[https://musz.hu/limaban-sem-volt-ellenfele-a-lanyok-gyorsvaltojanak/ "Limában sem volt ellenfele a lányok gyorsváltójának"] (in Hungarian). Hungarian Swimming Association. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022. The next morning, she ranked third in the preliminary heats of the 100-metre freestyle, qualifying for the semifinals with a time of 56.28 seconds.FINA (31 August 2022). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700050201EC0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "8th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships Lima (PER): Women's 100m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"]. Omega Timing. Retrieved 31 August 2022. In the evening, she qualified for the final of the 100-metre freestyle ranking first with a time of 55.62 seconds in the semifinals and was disqualified along with her relay teammates in the final of the 4×100-metre mixed medley relay when the third swimmer left early on their start.FINA (31 August 2022). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700050201EC0102FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "8th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships Lima (PER): Women's 100m Freestyle Semifinals Results Summary"]. Omega Timing. Retrieved 31 August 2022.FINA (31 August 2022). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700050305F70104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "8th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships Lima (PER): Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay Final Results"]. Omega Timing. Retrieved 31 August 2022.[https://www.nemzetisport.hu/utanpotlassport/uszas-molnare-a-masodik-magyar-arany-meszaros-ezustermes-az-ifi-vb-n-2911207 "Úszás: Molnáré a második magyar arany, Mészáros ezüstérmes az ifi vb-n"] (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
For her first final on day three, Pádár won the world junior title and gold medal in the 100-metre freestyle with a time of 55.11 seconds.FINA (1 September 2022). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700050201EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "8th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships Lima (PER): Women's 100m Freestyle Final Results"]. Omega Timing. Retrieved 1 September 2022.[https://www.delmagyar.hu/helyi-sport/2022/09/egyeniben-is-a-vegyesvaltoval-is-junior-vilagbajnok-lett-padar-nikolett "Egyéniben és a vegyesváltóval is junior világbajnok lett Pádár Nikolett"] (in Hungarian). delmagyar.hu. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.[https://musz.hu/ket-arany-egy-ezust-es-mar-vezetjuk-is-az-eremtablat/ "Két arany, egy ezüst – és már vezetjük is az éremtáblát"] (in Hungarian). Hungarian Swimming Association. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.[https://index.hu/sport/uszas/2022/09/02/junior-uszo-vilagbajnoksag-ujabb-ermek-padar-nikolett-4x100-mix-gyorsvalto-molnar-dora-eremtablazat/ "Kér arany, egy ezüst, újra Magyarország a világbajnoki éremtábla tetején"] (in Hungarian). index.hu. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022. In her second final of the evening, she split a 54.41 for the third leg of the 4×100-metre mixed freestyle relay, contributing to a gold medal-winning time of 3:30.03.FINA (1 September 2022). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700050301F70104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "8th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships Lima (PER): Mixed 4x100m Freestyle Final Results"]. Omega Timing. Retrieved 1 September 2022. Splitting a 57.00 for the second leg of the 4×100-metre freestyle relay in the preliminaries two days later, she helped qualify for the final ranking second with a time of 3:51.04.FINA (3 September 2022). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700050201F70101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "8th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships Lima (PER): Women's 4x100m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"]. Omega Timing. Retrieved 3 September 2022. She helped win the gold medal in the final, contributing to the final mark of 3:41.94 with a time of 54.90 seconds for the second leg of the relay.FINA (3 September 2022). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700050201F70104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "8th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships Lima (PER): Women's 4x100m Freestyle Final Results"]. Omega Timing. Retrieved 3 September 2022.Nikolényi, Gábor Viktor (4 September 2022). [https://szegedma.hu/2022/09/megallithatatlan-a-szegedi-padar-nikolett-ujabb-vb-cimet-szerzett "Megállíthatatlan: a szegedi Pádár Nikolett újabb vb-címet szerzett!"] (in Hungarian). szegedma.hu. Retrieved 4 September 2022.[https://musz.hu/ujabb-ket-arany-visszaelozes/ "Újabb két arany, visszaelőzés"] (in Hungarian). Hungarian Swimming Association. 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.[https://www.nemzetisport.hu/utanpotlassport/uszas-komoroczy-nyert-50-m-haton-ujabb-valtosiker-az-ifi-vb-n-2911757 "Úszás: Komoróczy nyert 50 m háton, újabb váltósiker az ifi vb-n"] (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022. On the sixth and final day, she tied Giulia Vetrano of Italy for first-rank in the morning preliminaries of the 200-metre freestyle with a 2:02.00, qualifying for the final.FINA (4 September 2022). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700050201EE0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "8th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships Lima (PER): Women's 200m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"]. Omega Timing. Retrieved 4 September 2022. In the evening final, she won the gold medal, this time sharing the podium with Giulia Vetrano, who finished 1.35 seconds behind her time of 1:58.19 to win the bronze medal.FINA (4 September 2022). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700050201EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "8th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships Lima (PER): Women's 200m Freestyle Final Results"]. Omega Timing. Retrieved 4 September 2022.Bence, Zádori (5 September 2022). [https://szegedma.hu/2022/09/padar-nikolett-otodjere-is-aranyermes "Pádár Nikolett ötödjére is aranyérmes"] (in Hungarian). szegedma.hu. Retrieved 5 September 2022.[https://musz.hu/padar-niki-az-egesz-vb-legjobbja-masodik-hely-az-eremtablan/ "Pádár Niki az egész vb legjobbja, második hely az éremtáblán"] (in Hungarian). Hungarian Swimming Association. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022. A little over 30 minutes later, she anchored the 4×100-metre medley relay with a time of 55.13, which was the fastest freestyle time of all relay teams in the final, helping place fourth in 4:09.33.FINA (4 September 2022). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700050205F70104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "8th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships Lima (PER): Women's 4x100m Medley Relay Final Results"]. Omega Timing. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
==2022 Hungarian Short Course Championships==
In the morning preliminary heats on the first day of the 2022 Hungarian National Short Course Championships in November in Kaposvár, Pádár dropped over seven full seconds from her personal best time in the 400-metre freestyle with a time of 4:04.12.[https://live.musz.hu/file/80?event=88603295 "Szerencsejáték Zrt. Rövidpályás OB 2022. Előfutam Abs. Eredmény: 400 m női gyors"] (in Hungarian). Hungarian Swimming Association. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022. For the evening finals session, she won two silver medals, the first in the 100-metre freestyle with a time of 54.09 seconds and the second in the 400-metre freestyle with a time of 4:05.39.[https://live.musz.hu/file/95?event=88603295 "Szerencsejáték Zrt. Rövidpályás OB 2022. Abszolút Eredmény: 100 m női gyors"] (in Hungarian). Hungarian Swimming Association. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.[https://live.musz.hu/file/101?event=88603295 "Szerencsejáték Zrt. Rövidpályás OB 2022. Abszolút Eredmény: 400 m női gyors"] (in Hungarian). Hungarian Swimming Association. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022. The following day, she finished in a personal best time of 25.39 seconds in the 50-metre freestyle to place fourth in the final.[https://live.musz.hu/file/208?event=88603295 "Szerencsejáték Zrt. Rövidpályás OB 2022. Abszolút Eredmény: 50 m női gyors"] (in Hungarian). Hungarian Swimming Association. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022. On the third day, she won the gold medal and national title in the 200-metre freestyle with a personal best time of 1:54.58, which was the only time by a female swimmer in the race faster than 1:55.00.[https://live.musz.hu/file/251?event=88603295 "Szerencsejáték Zrt. Rövidpályás OB 2022. Abszolút Eredmény: 200 m női gyors"] (in Hungarian). Hungarian Swimming Association. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022. In early December, she lowered her time in the 100-metre freestyle to a 54.07 on day one of the 2022 Hungarian Junior National Short Course Championships, held in Szeged, to win the gold medal and finish 0.02 seconds away from her personal best time of 54.05 from 2021.[https://live.musz.hu/file/97?event=88416404 "Rövidpályás Utánpótlás Országos Bajnokság 2022. Korcsoportos Eredmény: 100 m női gyors"] (in Hungarian). Hungarian Swimming Association. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2023. The following day, she won the gold medal and set a new age group record for Hungarian girls 16 years of age in the 50-metre freestyle with a personal best time of 25.06 seconds.[https://live.musz.hu/file/151?event=88416404 "Rövidpályás Utánpótlás Országos Bajnokság 2022. Korcsoportos Eredmény: 50 m női gyors"] (in Hungarian). Hungarian Swimming Association. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2023.[https://www.utanpotlassport.hu/2022/12/08/komoroczy-lora-a-harmadik-aranyermet-nyerte-az-utanpotlas-rovid-palyas-ob-n "Komoróczy Lora a harmadik aranyérmét nyerte az utánpótlás rövid pályás ob-n"] (in Hungarian). utanpotlassport.hu. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2023. She also achieved a new personal best time in the 100-metre individual medley on day four, where she finished 0.33 seconds behind gold medalist Lora Komoróczy with a 1:02.41 to win the silver medal.[https://live.musz.hu/file/242?event=88416404 "Rövidpályás Utánpótlás Országos Bajnokság 2022. Korcsoportos Eredmény: 100 m női vegyes"] (in Hungarian). Hungarian Swimming Association. 10 December 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
=2023=
At the long course 2023 Hungarian National Championships in April in Kaposvár, Pádár won the national title in the 200-metre freestyle with a 2023 World Aquatics Championships qualifying time of 1:57.81.Kovács, Erika (21 April 2023). [https://www.nemzetisport.hu/uszas/uszas-padar-nikolett-megvedte-cimet-200-gyorson-az-ob-n-2952599 "Úszás: Pádár Nikolett megvédte címét 200 gyorson az ob-n"] (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
International championships (50 m)
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! Meet ! class="unsortable"|100 free ! class="unsortable"|200 free ! class="unsortable"|400 free ! class="unsortable"|4×100 free ! class="unsortable"|4×200 free ! class="unsortable"|4×100 medley ! class="unsortable"|4×100 mixed free ! class="unsortable"|4×200 mixed free ! class="unsortable"|4×100 mixed medley | |||||||||
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| colspan="10" align="center"| Junior level | |||||||||
style="background:#ccccff"| EJC 2021 | align="center"|10th | align="center"|{{Gold1}} | style="background:#fdffe7"| | align="center"|{{Bronze3}} | align="center"|{{Gold1}} | align="center"|4th{{ref label|a|a|a}} | align="center"|{{Bronze3}} | {{n/a}} | style="background:#fdffe7"| |
style="background:#ccccff"| EJC 2022 | align="center"|{{Gold1}} | align="center"|{{Gold1}} | align="center"|{{Bronze3}} | align="center"|8th | align="center"|{{Gold1}} | align="center"|{{Silver2}} | align="center"|{{Gold1}} | {{n/a}} | align="center"|4th |
WJC 2022 | align="center"|{{Gold1}} | align="center"|{{Gold1}} | style="background:#fdffe7"| | align="center"|{{Gold1}} | align="center"|{{Gold1}} | align="center"|4th | align="center"|{{Gold1}} | {{n/a}} | align="center"|DSQ |
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| colspan="10" align="center"| Senior level | |||||||||
WC 2022 | style="background:#fdffe7"| | align="center"|18th | style="background:#fdffe7"| | align="center"|8th | align="center"|5th | style="background:#fdffe7"| | style="background:#fdffe7"| | {{n/a}} | style="background:#fdffe7"| |
style="background:#ccccff"| EC 2022 | align="center"|13th (h,WD) | align="center"|8th | style="background:#fdffe7"| | align="center"|5th | align="center"|{{Bronze3}} | style="background:#fdffe7"| | align="center"|7th | align="center"|4th | style="background:#fdffe7"| |
:{{note label|a|a|a}} Pádár swam only in the prelims heats.
International championships (25 m)
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style="background:#ccccff"| EC 2021 | align="center"|42nd | align="center"|15th | align="center"|5th | align="center"|DNS | align="center"|34th | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
WC 2021 | style="background:#fdffe7"| | style="background:#fdffe7"| | align="center"|23rd | style="background:#fdffe7"| | style="background:#fdffe7"| | align="center"|7th | align="center"|5th |
Personal best times
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Event
! Time ! ! Meet ! Location ! Date ! Age ! Ref |
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100 m freestyle
| style="text-align:center;" | 54.69 | | 2022 European Junior Championships | 9 July 2022 | style="text-align:center;" | 16 |
200 m freestyle
| style="text-align:center;" | 1:57.80 | sf | 2022 European Aquatics Championships | 13 August 2022 | style="text-align:center;" | 16 |
400 m freestyle
| style="text-align:center;" | 4:11.23 | | 2023 Hungarian National Championships | Kaposvár | 20 April 2023 | style="text-align:center;" | 17 | style="text-align:center;" | [https://live.musz.hu/file/161?event=102699363 "CXXV. Országos Bajnokság: ABSZOLÚT EREDMÉNY 400 m női gyors"] (in Hungarian). Hungarian Swimming Association. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023. |
Legend: sf – semifinal
=Short course metres (25 m pool)=
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Event
! Time ! ! Meet ! Location ! Date ! Age ! Ref |
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50 m freestyle
| style="text-align:center;" | 25.06 | | 2022 Hungarian Junior National Short Course Championships | Szeged | 8 December 2022 | style="text-align:center;" | 16 |
100 m freestyle
| style="text-align:center;" | 54.05 | sf | 2021 European Short Course Championships | 4 November 2021 | style="text-align:center;" | 15 |
200 m freestyle
| style="text-align:center;" | 1:54.58 | | 2022 Hungarian Short Course Championships | Kaposvár | 18 November 2022 | style="text-align:center;" | 16 |
400 m freestyle
| style="text-align:center;" | 4:04.12 | h | 2022 Hungarian Short Course Championships | Kaposvár | 16 November 2022 | style="text-align:center;" | 16 |
100 m individual medley
| style="text-align:center;" | 1:02.41 | | 2022 Hungarian Junior National Short Course Championships | Szeged | 10 December 2022 | style="text-align:center;" | 16 |
Legend: sf – semifinal; h – preliminaries heat
National records
=Short course metres (25 m pool)=
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No.
! Event ! Time ! ! Meet ! Location ! Date ! Age ! Status ! {{Abbr|Ref|Reference(s)}} |
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1
| 4×100 m freestyle | style="text-align:center;" | 3:36.20 | h | 2021 World Short Course Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 16 December 2021 | style="text-align:center;" | {{Age in years and days|2006|3|30|2021|12|16}} | style="text-align:center;" | Current |
Legend: h – preliminaries heat
Awards and honours
- M4 Sport, Hungarian Youth Athlete of the Year (female): 2022[https://m4sport.hu/cikk/2023/02/10/varga-adam-es-padar-nikolett-2022-legjobb-utanpotlaskoru-sportoloja/ "Varga Ádám és Pádár Nikolett 2022 legjobb utánpótláskorú sportolója"] (in Hungarian). M4 Sport. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- M4 Sport, Hungarian Youth Athletes Performance of the Year (individual sports, women's team): 2022 (4×100-metre freestyle relay and 4×200-metre freestyle relay at the 2022 World Junior Championships)
- M4 Sport, Hungarian Youth Athletes Performance of the Year (individual sports, mixed team): 2022 (4×100-metre mixed freestyle relay at the 2022 World Junior Championships)
References
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External links
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Category:European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
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Category:Swimmers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic swimmers for Hungary
Category:Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)