Family support propels Hungarian polo brothers

For as long as he can remember, sport has been a part of Vince Vigvari's life.

- Melvyn Teoh

Coming from a sporting family, the support of their household is what drove the 22-year-old and his brother, Vendel, who is a year older, to excel with the Hungarian men's national water polo team.

"It all comes from them, because if it weren't for the whole family, 100 per cent we wouldn't be here.

"My parents both were active athletes and they kind of decided that we are going to play water polo. And from when I was eight years old, they were supporting us, like crazy.

"The whole family was driving us one hour every day to bring us to practice, and it's this kind of mentality and support that we received from them that followed us throughout our whole career," said the 1.88m Vince.

The duo are in Singapore with the Hungarian team vying to reclaim the World Aquatics Championships title which they won at the 2023 edition in Fukuoka, Japan.

The Vigvari brothers have a strong sporting lineage. Their maternal grandparents are Pal Schmitt, a two-time Olympic epee team fencing champion (1968 and 1972) and Hungarian President from 2010 to 2012, and gymnast Katalin Makray, the 1964 Olympic uneven bars silver medallist.