{"id":342005,"date":"2018-12-12T05:09:35","date_gmt":"2018-12-12T12:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=342005"},"modified":"2019-06-19T12:33:45","modified_gmt":"2019-06-19T19:33:45","slug":"katinka-hosszu-wins-200-fly-in-nail-biter-finish-dahlia-sets-american-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/katinka-hosszu-wins-200-fly-in-nail-biter-finish-dahlia-sets-american-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Katinka Hosszu Wins 200 Fly In Nail Biter Finish; Dahlia Sets American Record"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hungarian\u00a0Katinka Hosszu\u00a0<\/strong>won a close race to claim gold in the 200 fly, narrowly beating out American Kelsi Dahlia 2:01.60 to 2:01.73. Both Hosszu and Dahlia were neck and neck from the 100-meter mark onward, both splitting 31-mid on the third 50 with Dahlia holding about a tenth lead over Hosszu heading into the last 50. But Hosszu split 30.68 to Dahlia’s 30.90 over the final 50, giving her the edge and the gold medal.<\/p>\n

Dahlia, who was coming off a new world record as part of the 4×50 medley relay, set an American record with her performance. She took off more than a second from her previous record from the 2016 World Championships in Canada. In third was Japan’s\u00a0Suzuka Hasegawa\u00a0<\/strong>in 2:04.04.<\/p>\n

Dahlia (on her runner-up finish and busy session): \u201cI really wanted to get Katinka. We\u2019ve gotten to swim with each other a lot this fall at the World Cups. I thought I could get her, but she really pushed me, and I went a best time by over a second. To have the 200 medley relay to start before that, a world record, I couldn\u2019t be more excited for how this night has gone.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n