Katinka Hosszu Breaks 2:07 Barrier With Textile Best, European Record in 200 IM Semis at 2015 FINA World Championships

Jun 21, 2015; Santa Clara, CA, USA; Katink Hosszu (HUN) qualified first in the Women's 200IM during the morning session of day four at the George F. Haines International Swim Center in Santa Clara, Calif. Mandatory Credit: Bob Stanton-USA TODAY Sports
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Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu became just the second woman ever to break 2:07 in the women’s 200-meter IM with a textile best and European record during semis at the 2015 FINA World Championships.

Hosszu clocked a top time of 2:06.84 to finish more than a second-and-a-half ahead of the rest of the finals qualifiers.

That performance downed her previous textile best and European record of 2:07.30 set during prelims. She also surpassed Stephanie Rice (2:07.03) for second all time in the event behind only Ariana Kukors’ world record of 2:06.15 from 2009.

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Great Britain’s Siobhan Marie O’Connor earned the second seed in a time of 2:08.45, just missing her British record of 2:08.21.

Japan’s Kanako Watanabe put up the third seed with a time of 2:09.61 to lower her Japanese record of 2:09.81.

USA’s Maya DiRado (2:09.82), Canada’s Sydney Pickrem (2:10.08), USA’s Melanie Margalis (2:10.61), Great Britain’s Hannah Miley (2:11.19) and China’s Ye Shiwen (2:11.39) also made their way into the finale.

SCHEDULED EVENTS

  • Women’s 100 fly semis
  • Men’s 400 free finals
  • Women’s 200 IM semis
  • Men’s 50 fly semis
  • Women’s 400 free finals
  • Men’s 100 breast semis
  • Women’s 400 free relay finals
  • Men’s 400 free relay finals

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Nicola Szakonyi
8 years ago

go katinka✌?️??????

Krakkai Tibor
8 years ago

She told in the mix-zone in the morning that she is not planning to go that fast in the semis. People DO NOT BELIEVE her if she says, she is not going for the WR in the finals ;)!

Szilvia Stefanka-Sarkozy

Hajrá!!!

Klaudia Parádi
8 years ago

#proudtobehungarian

Béla Szomori
8 years ago

Hajrá!

Attila Gause
8 years ago

Wonderful swimmer !!He brought new glory !! Katinka go for it !!!!

Kisfalvi Peter
8 years ago
Reply to  Attila Gause

…he?

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