Our journey continues, discovering the International champions that will enlighten the 54th edition of Trofeo Settecolli, taking place from 23rd to 25th June. With the Italian swimmers, there will be foreign swimmers on blocks too, from Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Czech Republic, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Malta, Holland, New Zealand, Panama, Philippines, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Slovakia, Sweden, South Africa, Ukraine, Usa and Vietnam. The Hungarians Zsuzanna Jakabos and Boglarka Kapas.

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Zsuzsanna Jakabos was born in Pécs, in Hungary, on 3rd April 1989. She gets her first International medal in European Championships in Trieste 2005 in short course winning the bronze medal in 400m-medley. Four years later, she wins again in indoor competition in Istanbul. She definitely shines in 2010: in European Championships in Budapest she is on the second step of podium winning in 200m-butterfly and the bronze medal in 400m-medley. She also wins two gold medals (200m-butterfly and 400m-medley in short course) in Eindhoven. In 2011 at the European indoor Championships in Stettino she ranks second in 100m-medley and third in 400m-medley. One year later, she conquers the same medals of the previous year plus one bronze in 200m-medley in Chartres (the last European Championships in short course for the Hungarian athlete). In European Championships in Debrecen 2012 she wins three silver medals: in 400m-medley, in 200m-butterfly and in 4x200m-freestyle. Two years later, in Berlin continental Championships, she conquers one bronze winning in 4x200m-freestyle. She wins her first gold medal in long course in London European Championships 2016 winning in 4x200m-freestyle relay. In the same competition she wins two bronze medals: in 400m-medley and 4x100m-medley. She participated in the Olympic Games in Rio, where she enjoyed to visit the country. In 2008 she received from her country the Bronze Cross of Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic. She is greedy of sweets and loves cars. The beautiful athlete has often worked as a model. She likes travelling and she is very fascinated by Rome. In fact, on her Instagram profile, she has posted an image of her last visit at Coliseum, dated one month ago.

Boglarka Kapas was born in Debrecen on 2nd April 1993. She is a pure talent since she was a child. In Young European Championships in Praga 2009, she conquers the silver medal in 200m-butterfly, while she wins the gold in 400m-freestyle and in 200m-butterfly, and the silver medal in 200m-freestyle in Young Olympic Games in Singapore 2010. She always says that 800m-freestyle is her favorite competition. In this specialty she wins the gold medal in European Championships in Debrecen 2012. In the Continental competition in Berlin 2014 she wins the silver medal in 1500m-freestyle and the bronze medal in 800m-freestyle and in 4x200m-relay. At the World Championships in Kazan 2015 she ranks third in 800m-freestyle. She is the absolute leader for all the 2016: she wins a golden poker in the European Championships in London (1500m, 800m, 400m and 4x200m-freestyle) and a bronze medal in 800m-freestyle in the Olympic Games in Rio 2016. She is a student of the third year of psychology course. When she isn’t in the course she spends her time among her books. In an interview she said that, when her performance wasn’t good, she gave up the school parties and going out with her friends to focus on the successive competition. She loves the sea and travelling: Paris is among her favorite destinations. The Hungarian athlete loves animals and enjoys to play with her cat in her free time.