Katinka Hosszú

Katinka Hosszú (Hungarian: [ˈkɑtiŋkɑ ˈhossuː]; born 3 May 1989) is a Hungarian competitive swimmer specialized in individual medley events. She is a three-time Olympic champion and a nine-time long-course world champion. She is owner of a Budapest based swim school and swim club called Iron Swim Budapest, and co-owner and captain of Team Iron, founding member of the International Swimming League.

Katinka Hosszú
Personal information
Nickname"Iron Lady"
National team Hungary
Born (1989-05-03) 3 May 1989
Pécs, Hungary
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, medley, backstroke, butterfly
ClubIron Swim, Team Iron (ISL)
College teamUniversity of Southern California
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Hungary
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 3 1 0
World Championships (LC) 9 1 5
World Championships (SC) 17 8 2
European Championships (LC) 15 6 4
European Championships (SC) 20 4 2
Total 64 20 13
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro100 m backstroke
2016 Rio de Janeiro200 m medley
2016 Rio de Janeiro400 m medley
2016 Rio de Janeiro200 m backstroke
World Championships (LC)
2009 Rome400 m medley
2013 Barcelona200 m medley
2013 Barcelona400 m medley
2015 Kazan200 m medley
2015 Kazan400 m medley
2017 Budapest200 m medley
2017 Budapest400 m medley
2019 Gwangju200 m medley
2019 Gwangju400 m medley
2017 Budapest200 m backstroke
2009 Rome200 m butterfly
2009 Rome200 m medley
2013 Barcelona200 m butterfly
2015 Kazan200 m backstroke
2017 Budapest200 m butterfly
World Championships (SC)
2012 Istanbul200 m butterfly
2012 Istanbul100 m medley
2014 Doha100 m backstroke
2014 Doha200 m backstroke
2014 Doha100 m medley
2014 Doha200 m medley
2016 Windsor100 m backstroke
2016 Windsor200 m backstroke
2016 Windsor100 m butterfly
2016 Windsor200 m butterfly
2016 Windsor100 m medley
2016 Windsor200 m medley
2016 Windsor400 m medley
2018 Hangzhou200 m butterfly
2018 Hangzhou100 m medley
2018 Hangzhou200 m medley
2018 Hangzhou400 m medley
2012 Istanbul200 m freestyle
2012 Istanbul200 m medley
2014 Doha200 m freestyle
2014 Doha200 m butterfly
2014 Doha400 m medley
2016 Windsor200 m freestyle
2016 Windsor50 m backstroke
2018 Hangzhou100 m backstroke
2012 Istanbul400 m medley
2014 Doha50 m backstroke
European Championships (LC)
2010 Budapest200 m butterfly
2010 Budapest200 m medley
2010 Budapest4×200 m freestyle
2012 Debrecen200 m butterfly
2012 Debrecen200 m medley
2012 Debrecen400 m medley
2014 Berlin100 m backstroke
2014 Berlin200 m medley
2014 Berlin400 m medley
2016 London200 m backstroke
2016 London200 m medley
2016 London400 m medley
2016 London4×200 m freestyle
2018 Glasgow200 m medley
2020 Budapest 400 m medley
2008 Eindhoven400 m medley
2010 Budapest400 m medley
2012 Debrecen4×200 m freestyle
2014 Berlin200 m freestyle
2016 London100 m backstroke
2020 Budapest 200 m butterfly
2014 Berlin200 m butterfly
2014 Berlin4×200 m freestyle
2020 Budapest200 m medley
2022 Rome 4×200 m freestyle
European Championships (SC)
2012 Chartres200 m butterfly
2012 Chartres100 m medley
2012 Chartres200 m medley
2013 Herning200 m medley
2015 Netanya50 m backstroke
2015 Netanya100 m backstroke
2015 Netanya200 m backstroke
2015 Netanya100 m medley
2015 Netanya200 m medley
2015 Netanya400 m medley
2017 Copenhagen50 m backstroke
2017 Copenhagen100 m backstroke
2017 Copenhagen200 m backstroke
2017 Copenhagen100 m medley
2017 Copenhagen200 m medley
2017 Copenhagen400 m medley
2019 Glasgow200 m butterfly
2019 Glasgow100 m medley
2019 Glasgow200 m medley
2019 Glasgow400 m medley
2012 Chartres400 m medley
2013 Herning100 m medley
2013 Herning400 m medley
2015 Netanya400 m freestyle
2004 Vienna400 m medley
2013 Herning200 m backstroke

Hosszú is the current world record holder in 100-meter individual medley and the 200-meter individual medley (long course and short course). She was the first swimmer (male or female) to hold world records in all five individual medley events at the same time. She holds two-thirds of the Hungarian national records. Hosszu was named FINA Swimmer of the Year in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2018, and won SwimSwam's Swammy Award for Female Swimmer of the Year in 2013.

She has competed at five Summer Olympics: 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020. Hosszú currently swims for her own team, Team Iron Swim Budapest. After a long tenure under head coach Shane Tusup, who was her husband, following their divorce Hosszú was coached by Dave Salo before moving onto Árpád Petrov. At the end of 2019 she parted ways with Petrov, and by the following year had hired József Nagy to be her coach.

She is one of the most versatile swimmers in the world, and was nicknamed the "Iron Lady", which she has since turned into a fast growing international brand. In 2014 she became the first race-prize dollar millionaire (man or woman) in swimming history.

According to Forbes magazine she is considered the most valuable Hungarian athlete, ranking the first position for the last five years.

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