Melinda Novoszath
- position Freestyle/Butterfly
- class Junior
- Hometown Szeged, Hungary
- High school Radnoti Miklos HS
- position Freestyle/Butterfly
- class Junior
- Hometown Szeged, Hungary
- High school Radnoti Miklos HS
Melinda Novoszath Bio
NOVOSZATH’S TOP TIMES | ||||
Event | Time | Date | Meet | Location |
50 Freestyle | 23.45# | 11/17/18 | GT Invite | Atlanta, GA |
100 Freestyle | 50.99# | 11/18/18 | GT Invite | Atlanta, GA |
200 Freestyle | 1:47.70 | 2/21/19 | SEC Championships | Athens, GA |
500 Freestyle | 4:50.98 | 11/15/18 | GT Invite | Atlanta, GA |
1000 Freestyle
1650 Freestyle |
10:16.99
17:03.21 |
11/4/22
2/18/22 |
At Duke
SEC Championships |
Durham, NC
Knoxville, TN |
100 Butterfly | 55.78 | 1/12/19 | vs East Carolina | Columbia, SC |
200 Butterfly | 1:56.15 | 2/18/22 | SEC Championships | Knoxville, TN |
! = School Record | t = Time Trial | # = Leadoff Split/Split | p = Prelims
AWARDS/HONORS
- SEC Academic Honor Roll – 2023
- CSCAA Scholar All-American – 2022 (2nd team)
IN THE RECORD BOOK
- 5th – 200 fly
- 6th – 400 free relay
- T-3rd, T-3rd, 9th – 800 free relay
2022-23 (JUNIOR)
- Was a consistent performer in South Carolina’s first four dual meets before having her season end due to injury
- During the meet versus Army, won the 1000 free and placed second in the 500 free
- At Alabama Placed second in the 200 fly and fourth in the 100 fly
- In the meet at Duke, placed fourth in both the 500 and 1000 free
- At North Carolina, placed second in the 200 fly and fourth in the 100 fly
2022 (SOPHOMORE)
- Returned to the team in January and competed in two dual meets and the SEC Championships
- Placed first in the 200 fly during the meet versus Missouri
- Placed seventh in the 200 fly at the SEC Championships
- Set new personal best times in the 200 fly and 1650 free
2017-18 (FRESHMAN)
- Qualified to compete at the NCAA Championships in the 200 butterfly as a true freshman.
- Won four races during her first season at Carolina.
- Finished first in the 200 free twice during the season, winning her first collegiate race against Arkansas with a 1:49.54.
- Won the consolation final of the 200 fly at the SEC Championships with a season-best 1:56.28 in her b-final race. Her b-final time was also ranks third in the program’s all-time top performers list.
- Posted two wins in the 200 fly and two wins in the 200 free during her first season at Carolina.
- Swam the eighth-fastest 200 free with a 1:47.70 at the SEC Championships.
PRE-COLLEGE
- Graduated from Radnoti Miklos High School
- Placed 7th in the 2017 FINA World Championships in the 5km
- Swam with the Darnyi Tamas Sport Club under coach Peter Horvath
PERSONAL
- Daughter of Melinda Matusovits and Laszlo Novoszath. Sister to Tamas and Noel Novoszath
- Attended Pazmany Peter Catholic University in Budapest from 2019 to 2021