Zsofia Balazs

Olympic marathon swimmer Zsofi Balazs from Canada qualifies for World Championships 2008

Zsofia Balazs winning the 2013 Flowers Sea Swim over Haley Anderson, Brooke Bennett, and Luane Rowe

Zsofi Balazs in pool

Zsofia Balazs with Heather Maitland (middle) and Nadine Williams (right) at the Flowers International 5k and 10k event in the Cayman Islands

Xavier Desharnais, Ashley Twichell, Aaron Peirsol and Zsofia Balazs at the grid race at the King and Queen of the Sea competition on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro

Zsofia Balazs (born 1990) is Olympic and professional open water swimmer from Canada who is studying to be a Canadian police officer. She was coached by John Rodgers and Linda Kiefer.

Open Water Swimming Career Highlights

• She participated in the 2011 FINA World Championships in the 10K marathon swimming Olympic qualifier in Shanghai, China.
• She competed on the 2012 FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup circuit.
• She finished sixth in the final FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier with the fastest closing sprint where she qualified for the Olympic 10km Marathon Swim in London.
• She finished third in the 2012 Queen of the Sea competition in Rio de Janeiro.
• She won the 1-mile Flowers Sea Swim and the Flowers International 5k and 10k] in the Cayman Islands in June 2013, setting a 10 km course record of 2:05:39.

FINA Olympic Marathon Swimming Qualifier Results

The final results:

1. Haley Anderson (USA) 1:44:30.6 - 2012 Olympian
2. Eva Risztov (HUN) 1:44:32.0 - 2012 Olympian
3. Anna Olasz (HUN) 1:44:36.8
4. Ashley Twichell (USA) 1:44:37.7
5. Fang Yanqiao (CHN) 1:44:38.7 - 2012 Olympian
6. Zsofia Balazs (CAN) 1:44:38.8 - 2012 Olympian
7. Ophelie Aspord (FRA) 1:44:42.3 - 2012 Olympian
8. Natalia Charlos (POL) 1:44:42.4 - 2012 Olympian
9. Anna Guseva (RUS) 1:44:43.0 - 2012 Olympian
10. Karla Sitic (CRO) 1:44:45.5 - 2012 Olympian
11. Nadine Williams (CAN) 1:44:48.8
12. Wing Yung Natasha Terri Tang (HKG) 1:45:00.6 - 2012 Olympian
13. Yumi Kida (JPN) 1:45:03.7 - 2012 Olympian
14. Ekaterina Seliverstova (RUS) 1:45:04.3
15. Olga Beresnyeva (UKR) 1:45:05.8 - 2012 Olympian (continental qualifier)
16. Linsy Heister (NED) 1:45:06.0
17. Cara Baker (NZL) 1:45:06.1 - 2012 Olympian (continental qualifier)
18. Yanel Pinto (VEN) 1:45:09.5 - 2012 Olympian (continental qualifier)
19. Lizeth Rueda Santos (MEX) 1:46:06.6
20. Xue Li (CHN) 1:46:08.2
21. Zupan Teja (SLO) 1:46:46.4
22. Carla Díaz (VEN) 1:46:46.4
23. Waaijer Maaike (NED) 1:46:57.2
24. Coralie Codevelle (FRA) 1:47:14.5
25. Angélica André (POR) 1:47:22.7
26. Nataly Caldas Calle (ECU) 1:47:35.7
27. Inha Kotsur (AZE) 1:48:01.8
28. Heidi Gan (MAS) 1:48:17.0 - 2012 Olympian (continental qualifier)
29. Charlotte Webby (NZL) 1:49:42.2
30. Daniela Pinto (POR) 1:50:41.2
31. Jessica Roux (RSA) 1:50:52.0 - 2012 Olympian (continental qualifier)
32. Natalie du Toit (RSA) 1:50:52.1
33. Al'ona Berbasova (UKR) 1:51:11.0
34. Alexandra Philippa Panayides (CYP) 1:53:53.0
35. Ellen Olsson (SWE) 1:54:50.4
36. Fiona On Yi Chan (HKG) 1:54:59.4
37. Laila El-Bassiouni (EGY) 1:56:57.1
38. Irene Kyza (CYP) 1:57:25.0
39. Omaima Moufid (MAR) 2:11:18.8
40. Alejandra Gonzalez Lara (MEX) - DNF
41. Rania El Abdi - DNS

2012 Olympic 10km Marathon Swim Results

GOLD Eva Risztov (HUN) 1:57:38.2
SILVER Haley Anderson (USA) 1:57:38.6
BRONZE Martina Grimaldi (ITA) 1:57:41.8
4. Keri-Anne Payne (GBR) 1:57:42.2
5. Angela Maurer (GER) 1:57:52.8
6. Ophelie Aspord (FRA) 1:58:43.1
7. Olga Beresnyeva (UKR) 1:58:44.4
8. Erika Villaecija (ESP) 1:58:49.5
9. Jana Pechanova (CZE) 1:58:52.8
10. Anna Guseva (RUS) 1:58:53.0
11. Melissa Gorman (AUS) 1:58:53.1
12. Karla Sitic (CRO) 1:58:54.7
13. Yumi Kida (JPN) 1:58:59.1
14. Yanel Pinto (VEN) 1:59:05.8
15. Natalia Charlos (POL) 1:59:58.7
16. Heidi Gan (MAS) 2:00:45.0
17. Cecilia Biagioli (ARG) 2:01:02.2
18. Zsofia Balazs (CAN) 2:01:17.8
19. Swann Oberson (SUI) 2:01:38.0
20. Wing Yung Natasha Terri Tang (HKG) 2:02:33.4
21. Lizeth Rueda Santos (MEX) 2:02:46.1
22. Marianna Lymperta (GRE) 2:04:26.5
Poliana Okimoto (BRA) DNF
Jessica Roux (RSA) DNF
Yanqiao Fang (CHN) DNS

External links

• 2012 Olympic Marathon Swimming 10km Coverage
• FINA World Championships
• Finalists in the Women's Olympic Marathon Swim
• Olympic Marathon Swimmers
• Balazs earns a spot on the Canadian World Championship Team
• Queen of the Sea to be Crowned in Copacabana
• Canadian Swimmer Stays Hungary For Success In Toronto
• Fog Rolls In Quickly And So Does Ashley Twichell
• Flowers Sea Swim 10K
• Olympic Fever In The Cayman Islands
• Olympians Finish 1-2-3 In Flowers Sea Swim
• Zsofia Balazs Wins Flowers International 10k
• After Hours With Open Water Swimmers
• Golden Rules of Open Water Swimming
• Roughest, Toughest Race On The Planet, Women's 10K
• Swimming Canada At The World Championships
• What Boys Can Teach Girls
• 9 Seconds From Gold Medal In Women's 10K
• A Royal Flush - The King And Queen Of The Sea
• The Closest Open Water Race In History
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Marathon Swimming
• Open Water Swimming
• World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
• Xavier Deshamais, Very Vegan And Swimming Fast
• King And Queen Of The Sea Grid Race Results
• Open Water Observations From Aaron Peirsol
• Sam de Bona, Poliana Okimoto Are King, Queen Of The Sea
• Split Times, Average Times Of King And Queen Of The Sea
• Who Will Be Standing On The 2016 Rio Olympics Podium?
• Win US$5000 And More In The Flowers Sea Swim