Romanian swimmer Ladislau Koszta specialized in the breaststroke and was the dominant national contender in this specialty during the late 1960s. Competing out of his hometown ILSA Timișoara club, he began his international career in 1965, but his most notable appearance was at the 1968 Summer Olympics, where he represented his country in the 100 and 200 m breaststroke events. In the former he was second in his opening heat, behind Egon Henninger, but was eliminated in the semi-finals after finishing fifth. In the latter, he was fourth in his heat and his time was insufficient to qualify for the final. That same year he set a national record in the 100 m breaststroke. He received a degree in electrical engineering from Politehnica University of Timișoara in 1971, which led to his retirement from active competition. He moved to the United States in the late 1970s and eventually built a private life in New York.
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