Hungarian swimmer disinfected with pálinka after finishing 5th in women’s 10km marathon swim in the Seine – VIDEOS
Miraculously, the 19-year-old swimmer could finish 5th in the women’s 10km marathon swim in the Seine at the Paris Olympic Games today. Afterwards, Bettina Fábián disinfected with pálinka, the traditional Hungarian spirit. Have you ever tasted pálinka?
The Hungarian swimmer prepared in the River Danube
Bettina Fábián did not swim yesterday in the Seine because she did not want to risk an infection in the polluted water. French authorities said yesterday that the bacteria level of the river decreased below the limit.
Betti said before her swimming that her training was successful, but she was afraid of the Seine, the currents in the river, etc.
She said the water was not as dirty as she thought, and currents made swimming hard. Downstream times were around 7.5 minutes, while upstream increased to 13.5 minutes.
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Swimmers needed to complete six rounds, and since Betti trained in the Danube, turns were better for her than for the others. Therefore, she could advance in each turn. Moreover, she stored her energy better, so in the end, she could finish in the 5th position.
She disinfected with pálinka after the contest
Betti was the second youngest among the winners and said training in the Danube helped her the most because currents could not carry her away most of the time. “I think this is a very good result on my first Olympics”, she concluded, and we can only agree with her.
The last metres of her swim:
After she got out of the water, she disinfected with some pálinka sips, the traditional Hungarian spirit. Then she drank Coca-Cola.
Here is the video (the Hungarian Swimming Association wrote below the video that they did not support alcohol consumption):
Congratulations, Betti!
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Hungarian palinka should be sold in pharmacies all over the world if it saves the swimmer from infection. Well done.
Hate pa’linka. Bet it would clear up even toenail fungus since when it worked its way thru people’s systems all bacteria would abandone ‘ship’ or die.