Two swimmers will join Shane Tusup‘s training group in the lead-up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: Hungarians David Foldhazi and Liliana Szilagyi.
Foldhazi is a backstroker/IMer who holds Hungarian records in SCM in the 100 IM and as the backstroke leg of the 4×50 medley and 4×100 medley relays.
Foldhazi’s announcement was posted to Shane Tusup‘s YouTube channel, where he has been documenting the training of Italian record-holder Ilaria Cusinato and Hungarian 15-year-old Zsombor Bujdoso since they came together in August. Foldhazi, 24, has trained with Tusup (and Katinka Hosszu) for two separate stints.
Szilagyi, meanwhile, is one of the best 200 flyers in Hungarian history. Her best LCM time of 2:06.59, the time she hit in her gold medal swim at the 2014 Youth Olympics, ranks third all-time amongst Hungarians. She’s a two-time Olympian (2012 and 2016) and was a semifinalist in the 100 fly and 200 fly in 2016.
Despite joining the University of Florida roster in 2017 and training in Gainesville for some time, Szilagyi never raced for the Gators and eventually moved back to Europe. Reports from Hungarian media over the last day or so have purported that Szilagyi, too, will join Team Darkhorse.
No clue who Foldhazi is … if Tusup can turn him into someone who is even remotely world class, then that would prove that he is a true magician. Szilgayi on the other hand was insane at the 2014 youth olympic games but after that she went backwards, i think she has a lot of potential and with the current weakness of women’s 200 fly i think that she is more likely to medal in Tokyo than Cusinato is.
Szilagyi, at the moment, is only 4th this year in 200 fly hungarian ranking, so she has to focus and working hard is she wants to be in tokyo…
Thank you Liliana . That will spice up a few pumpkin lattes . I live for this stuff .
The good news for Team Elite is that Team Darkhorse will supplant them as the graveyard for swimmers..
Looks like Shane Tusup is still popular in Hungary and the Team Dark Horse will have more Hungarian swimmers than ISL team Iron Swim Budapest. 3 to 6 now after only a few months of existence.
Those 6 are 7 and those 3 have nothing to do with ISL or any kind of world class race.
I hope Shane will eventually grow up for at least his swimmers benefit
Really hope you’d grow up as well.
Excellent coaching choice. Having a male coach wear yoga pants, scream profanities and say he would rather be doing other things is the key to succes
I’d add the tattoos regarding his ex (who’s his athlete biggest rival at the moment)…
Man that’s better than Netflix!
Never knew what type of pants you wear effects your coaching ability. “Scream profanities”? Are you serious? Keep on living in la la land.
Have not followed this, where is Shane hosting hs training group (what city)?
Citadella, Italy.
THE CENTER OF ITALY!