Cătălin Ungur
 Ungur Catalin in 2023 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Romania |
| Born | 1 August 1994 Baia Mare, Romania |
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Backstroke, Butterfly |
| Club | CS Seini |
| College team | University of Utah |
Cătălin Paul Ungur (born 1 August 1994) is a coach, and former swimmer from Romania. He currently holds the Romanian record in the short course 50 meter butterfly. He represented Romania internationally at the 2017 European Short Course Swimming Championships,[1] 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m),[2] 2019 Summer Universiade,[3] and 2019 European Short Course Swimming Championships.[4]
Swimming career[edit]
Collegiate Career - Swimmer - Carson–Newman University, University of Utah
2014-2015
Ungur joined Carson–Newman University as a freshman.[5] He finished 3rd in the 100m backstroke at the 2015 NCAA Division II men's swimming and diving championships.[6]
2015-2018
He transferred to University of Utah[7] where he finished his NCAA collegiate career. While swimming for the Utes, in 2018 Ungur won the Pac-12 Conference title in the 100m backstroke [8] for a three way tie along-side Robert Glință and Ralf Tribuntsov. One month later, he posted the fastest time in NCAA during the 2017-2018 season [9] in the 50m backstroke. At that point in time, it was the 3rd fastest 50 backstroke in the history of the event.[10]
International Championships - Representing Romania
At the 2017 European Short Course Swimming Championships, held at Royal Arena in December in Copenhagen, Ungur achieved a 7th place finish in the 50 meters Backstroke,[11] semi-finaled placing 13th [12] in the 100m backstroke, and setting the current national record of Romania in the 50m butterfly.[13]
At the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Hangzhou, Ungur placed 18th in the 50m backstroke [14]
Coaching career[edit]
Ungur started his coaching career for Olympus High School as part of their club team, Olympus Aquatics. In 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he moved back to Romania and started coaching at CS Seini, a rural club from Seini. In 2023, Ungur got his first international medal through his brother Andrei Ungur, who placed 3rd at the 2023 European Short Course Swimming Championships in the 100m backstroke.[15]
References[edit]
- ^ LEN, European Aquatics. "Complete Results Book" (PDF). microplustiming. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "14th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m): Men's 100m Backstroke". FINA. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ FISU, Universiade 2019 Napoli. "Complete Results Book" (PDF). microplus timing. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ LEN, European Aquatics. "Complete Results Book" (PDF). microplustiming. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Paul Ungur". Carson Newman Eagles. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Ungur Catalin 3rd 100m Backstroke". swimcloud. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Paul Ungur". University of Utah Athletics. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ "Ungur wins pac12 title". swimcloud. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Ungur fastest 50m back NCAA". swimcloud. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Paul Ungur 50 backstroke SCY". swimswam. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ LEN, European Aquatics (17 December 2017). "Results 50m Backstroke men" (PDF). Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Results 100m backstroke Copenhagen". microplustiming. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "results 50m butterfly Copenhagen". microplustiming. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "50m backstroke heats FINA 2018" (PDF). omegatiming. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Final 100m backstroke Otopeni 2023". microplustiming. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
External links[edit]
- Cătălin Ungur at World Aquatics
- Cătălin Ungur at SwimRankings.net
