The team, which thanks to the conscious building of previous years, is well-known, has not changed a lot since the successful, sport-historic Tokyo Olympics, the first Hungarian women’s olympic water polo medal event. Anikó Gyöngyössy, Gabriella Szücs and Anna Illés have been replaced by youngsters who have already proven themselves in the national team, which means that for the first time the professional staff will probably have to scratch their heads for a long time before selecting the World Championships team.

Longest summer or not, there is no direct World Champs preparation match in the programme, so the head coach can announce a team based on his feelings and the joint training sessions against the Australians and the Americans in Veszprém and Szeged. Despite this, he says he is not worried and has confidence in his players, who will form a good team and, naturally, battle for the most noble of medals.