Who we are
The Association directs, organises and supervises ice and winter swimming in Hungary, and represents the interests of the sport and of its members at home and internationally. Its task is to promote ice and winter swimming, to give it professional support and to create safe conditions for it. MAJETUSZ organises and runs competitions and events that aim to make a healthy lifestyle accessible to as many people as possible, above all through ice and winter swimming and its promotion.
Our history
The Hungarian Ice and Winter Swimming Association (Magyar Jeges- és Téliúszó Szövetség) was officially registered in autumn 2025. Its founders are 5ös Levegő Úszósport Egyesület, Budapesti Delfinek Szenior Úszóegyesület, Megathlon Sportegyesület, Nemzetközi Hidegvíz Törzs Egyesület, Szabad Úszó Sportsuli Kft. and Száz Halom Városi Úszó Klub Sport Egyesület. Hód-Triatlon és Öttusa Sportegyesület joined in 2026.
Organisational structure
Board
Patakfalvi-Vigh Dániel
Oszvald Réka
Bérczes Ádám
Bakony-Sallai Ágnes
Matus Márk
Supervisory board
Walter Ulrik
Cseh Attila
Polgár Róbert
Committees and working groups
The committees and the working group were set up by the board; under their founding charters they advise the board and prepare and coordinate its work, without decision-making powers of their own. The exception is the Disciplinary Committee, an independent disciplinary body whose chair and members are elected by the General Assembly. The charters are available under Documents; the committees' membership may grow.
IISA Hungary Committee
Liaison and national coordination towards the International Ice Swimming Association (IISA): applying IISA rules in Hungary, supporting its competition, qualification, record and ratification system, and informing swimmers and clubs. Members are nominated by the board and confirmed by the IISA.
Founding charter
Bérczes Ádám
Horváth Zsolt
Lengyel Bulcsú
Oszvald Réka
Patakfalvi-Vigh Dániel
Pesti Balázs
Competitions and Events Committee
Prepares domestic and international competitions and the association's events: calendar, venues, running plans, organising procedures, competition notices and entry documents, and support for organisers.
Founding charter
Sports Committee
Develops the sport professionally: guidelines and training recommendations, support for overseeing the competition system, health and safety protocols, education, research and professional support for clubs.
Founding charter
International Relations Committee
Develops the association's relations at home and abroad: liaison with international and domestic sports organisations, preparing international representation and official delegations, and the external relations strategy.
Founding charter
Disciplinary Committee
The association's independent disciplinary body: it decides disciplinary cases at first instance, impartially and with reasoned decisions. It has three members; its chair and members are elected by the General Assembly.
Founding charterCommunications Working Group
Carries out the association's communications, marketing and PR under the board's direction: press materials and media relations, website and social media, event communications and crisis communications.
Founding charterThe qualified observers, organisers, doctors and lifeguards of competitions and ratified swims are listed on the Officials page.
The statutes and the association's other regulations are on the Documents page.
Member organisations
International membership
The association is a member of the International Ice Swimming Association (IISA).
The other international federation of winter swimming is the International Winter Swimming Association (IWSA); its world and European championships are listed under Competitions.
Contact
Our contact details and social media are on the Contact page.