Ilona Ács

Ilona Ács was the swimmer of BSE from 1934 and the MAC from 1939. Between 1935 and 1940, she appeared six times in the Hungarian national team and won 13 championship titles. In 1939, she also finished first in the 100 metres freestyle, but she did not receive a championship title because she did not meet the time limit.

She participated at the 1936 Summer Olympic Games, where she was eliminated in the 100 m freestyle during the preliminaries but finished fourth as a member of the 4x100 m relay. In 1938, she finished fifth in the European Championship in the women’s 100m freestyle.

In 1940, after getting married, she retired and had a child, but at the request of the leaders of the Hungarian Swimming Association, she returned in 1942. She finished active sports in 1944.