Katinka Hosszu

About Katinka Hosszu

Swimmer from Hungary who has dominated the competition at events like the FINA World Championships and LEN European Aquatics Championships. In 2009 and 2013, she was named Hungarian Sportswoman of the Year.

Katinka Hosszú 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. Hosszú is the current world record holder in 100-meter individual medley, 200-meter individual medley, 400-meter individual medley and 200-meter backstroke. She was the first swimmer 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 four Summer Olympics: 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016. Hosszú currently swims for her own team Iron Swim Budapest.

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Trivia

She has broken both the 100 meter and 200 meter world records multiple times.

Katinka Hosszu before fame

Her first international recognition came when she placed third in the 2004 European Short Course Championships.

Achievement of Katinka Hosszu

She owns many world records in the 100 meter and 200 meter dashes.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Katinka Hosszu family life

Istvan Hosszu is her father's name. In 2013, she married Shane Tusup.

Associations of Katinka Hosszu

She and fellow Hungarian Krisztina Egerszegi are both European Champions in the women's 100 meter backstroke.

Katinka Hosszu Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

Weight	56 kg
Height	172 cm
Eye Color	Hazel
Hair Color	Blonde