2019-20 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster
Reka Kovacs
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Székesfehérvár, Hungary
- High School:
- Bercsényi Miklós Közlekedési és Sportiskolai Szakgimnázium és Szakközépisk
2019-20 (Sophomore)
- All-Big 12 Second Team
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Represented WVU at the CSCAA National Invitational Championship
- Reached the A final of the 200 fly at the Big 12 Championship, placing seventh with a time of 2:02.97; also competed in the B final of the 200 free (15th – 1:51.35)
- Helped the 800 free relay team to a fourth-place finish with a time of 7:23.87 at the conference meet
- In the regular-season finale against George Washington, she placed fourth in the 400 free relay (3:36.61), fourth in the 200 fly (2:09.47) and third in the 500 free (5:12.59)
- Against Villanova, she finished third in the 200 fly (2:06.30) and fourth in the 500 free (5:11.85)
- Placed third as a member of the 400 free relay (3:36.75), third in the 200 fly (2:05.53) and fourth in the 500 free (5:12.07) against ISU
- Tallied a pair of third-place finishes in the 400 free relay (3:43.22) and 200 free relay (1:40.83) at TCU; also finished fifth in the 500 free with a time of 5:19.70
- Finished fifth in the 200 fly (2:07.90) and 500 free (5:16.28), while also finishing fourth as a member of the 200 free relay team (1:39.91) against Pitt
- Reached the finals in four events at the WVU Invitational, including the A finals of the 500 free (7th – 5:00.92) and the 200 fly (2nd – 2:02.05)
- Also appeared in the 400 IM B final (16th – 4:35.09) and the 200 free B final (16th – 1:56.50)
- Finished second in the 200 fly (2:08.85) at the West Virginia State Games; also competed in the 100 free, 200 free and 500 free
- Placed fifth in the 200 butterfly (2:11.49), second in the 200 individual medley (2:14.12) and fifth in the 500 free (5:12.59) in WVU’s season-opening meet at Penn State
2018-19 (Freshman)
- All-Big 12 Second Team
- Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
- Helped the 200 medley relay team earn a bronze medal (7:16.20) at the Big 12 Championship
- Finished in eighth (1:50.13) in the 200 free consolation final and sixth (2:02.29) in the 200 fly B final at the Big 12 Championship
- A member of the third-place (3:34.30) 400 free relay team at Pitt
- Touched the wall in 2:02.58 to place second in the C final (22nd overall) of the 200 fly at the Ohio State Invitational
- Helped the 800 freestyle relay team earn a 7:48.12 victory at the West Virginia State Games
High School
- Swam at Bercsenyi Gimnazium
- Competed at Hungarian National Short Course Championship, Arena European Junior Swimming Championships and Hungarian Junior Championships
- Held top times of 58.33 in 100 free (LCM), 2:03.43 in 200 free (LCM), 4:20.19 in 400 free (LCM) and 2:14.87 in 200 fly (LCM)
Personal
- Daughter of Laszlo and Gailia
- Birthday is September 30
- Majoring in exercise physiology
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
S&D: West Virginia State Games Recap
Tuesday, October 07
S&D: Gold-Blue Meet Recap
Tuesday, September 23
S&D: One Word to Describe the First Official Day of Practice
Friday, September 12
2025 Big 12 Hype Video
Wednesday, March 12
