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Katinka Hosszú
Winning three Olympic gold medals and dominating individual medley swimming.
World 400m medley · Three Olympic golds
- Born
- 3 May 1989
- Birthplace
- Pécs, Hungary
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Katinka Hosszú
Katinka Hosszú is a Hungarian swimmer known for versatility and an unusually demanding competition schedule.
Early life
Baja
Grew up in a swimming family in Hungary.
University
Studied and swam at the University of Southern California.
Career
- 2004
Olympic debut
Competed in Athens as a teenager.
- 2009 onward
World champion
Became a leading individual medley swimmer.
- 2016–2025
Olympic peak and retirement
Won three Rio golds before continuing her career into the 2020s.
Achievements
World 400m medley
Won her first world title.
Three Olympic golds
Won both medleys and the 100m backstroke.
World medley double
Won the 200m and 400m titles again.
Beyond swimming
Swim school
Founded Iron Swim Budapest.
Team competition
Helped establish Team Iron in the International Swimming League.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: Extracted and retouched by Rlevente ; Original photo by Oleg Bkhambri (Voltmetro). CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
