Márta Egerváry is a former freestyle

Freestyle swimming

Freestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...

 and medley swimmer from Hungary

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1960

Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics

At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, 15 swimming events were contested, eight for men and seven for women. There was a total of 380 participants from 45 countries competing. For the first time, the 4×100 metres medley relay was contested...

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Her best individual result was eighth, achieved at the 1968 Olympic Games in 400 m medley

Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre individual medley

The women's 400 metre individual medley event at the 1968 Summer Olympics took place on 24–25 October. This swimming event used medley swimming. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of eight lengths of the pool...

. With the Hungarian 4x100 metres medley relay team she was sixth in 1960.

At the European Championships she won a bronze medal in 1962 in 400 m medley for which she was chosen Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year.