One might think the world's greatest all-around swimmer must hail from one of the shrines of the chlorinated In crowd -- Leipzig, Mission Viejo or Moscow. Not so. Tamas Darnyi, 21, lives in Buda, the historic section of Budapest. The Hungarian's specialty is the demanding individual medley, in which he holds the world record for both 400-meter and 200-meter events. Darnyi has won every major meet he has entered since 1985. The medley requires phenomenal skill in backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle. The shy bachelor, who was named Hungary's Athlete of the Year in '87, will try for three gold medals...
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