Katinka Hosszú

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 Club, Budapest
Team Iron (ISL)
College teamUniversity of Southern California
CoachDave Salo (USC)
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 Janeiro 100 m backstroke
2016 Rio de Janeiro 200 m medley
2016 Rio de Janeiro 400 m medley
2016 Rio de Janeiro 200 m backstroke
World Championships (LC)
2009 Rome 400 m medley
2013 Barcelona 200 m medley
2013 Barcelona 400 m medley
2015 Kazan 200 m medley
2015 Kazan 400 m medley
2017 Budapest 200 m medley
2017 Budapest 400 m medley
2019 Gwangju 200 m medley
2019 Gwangju 400 m medley
2017 Budapest 200 m backstroke
2009 Rome 200 m butterfly
2009 Rome 200 m medley
2013 Barcelona 200 m butterfly
2015 Kazan 200 m backstroke
2017 Budapest 200 m butterfly
World Championships (SC)
2012 Istanbul 200 m butterfly
2012 Istanbul 100 m medley
2014 Doha 100 m backstroke
2014 Doha 200 m backstroke
2014 Doha 100 m medley
2014 Doha 200 m medley
2016 Windsor 100 m backstroke
2016 Windsor 200 m backstroke
2016 Windsor 100 m butterfly
2016 Windsor 200 m butterfly
2016 Windsor 100 m medley
2016 Windsor 200 m medley
2016 Windsor 400 m medley
2018 Hangzhou 200 m butterfly
2018 Hangzhou 100 m medley
2018 Hangzhou 200 m medley
2018 Hangzhou 400 m medley
2012 Istanbul 200 m freestyle
2012 Istanbul 200 m medley
2014 Doha 200 m freestyle
2014 Doha 200 m butterfly
2014 Doha 400 m medley
2016 Windsor 200 m freestyle
2016 Windsor 50 m backstroke
2018 Hangzhou 100 m backstroke
2012 Istanbul 400 m medley
2014 Doha 50 m backstroke
European Championships (LC)
2010 Budapest 200 m butterfly
2010 Budapest 200 m medley
2010 Budapest 4×200 m freestyle
2012 Debrecen 200 m butterfly
2012 Debrecen 200 m medley
2012 Debrecen 400 m medley
2014 Berlin 100 m backstroke
2014 Berlin 200 m medley
2014 Berlin 400 m medley
2016 London 200 m backstroke
2016 London 200 m medley
2016 London 400 m medley
2016 London 4×200 m freestyle
2018 Glasgow 200 m medley
2020 Budapest 400 m medley
2008 Eindhoven 400 m medley
2010 Budapest 400 m medley
2012 Debrecen 4×200 m freestyle
2014 Berlin 200 m freestyle
2016 London 100 m backstroke
2020 Budapest 200 m butterfly
2014 Berlin 200 m butterfly
2014 Berlin 4×200 m freestyle
2020 Budapest 200 m medley
2022 Rome 4×200 m freestyle
European Championships (SC)
2012 Chartres 200 m butterfly
2012 Chartres 100 m medley
2012 Chartres 200 m medley
2013 Herning 200 m medley
2015 Netanya 50 m backstroke
2015 Netanya 100 m backstroke
2015 Netanya 200 m backstroke
2015 Netanya 100 m medley
2015 Netanya 200 m medley
2015 Netanya 400 m medley
2017 Copenhagen 50 m backstroke
2017 Copenhagen 100 m backstroke
2017 Copenhagen 200 m backstroke
2017 Copenhagen 100 m medley
2017 Copenhagen 200 m medley
2017 Copenhagen 400 m medley
2019 Glasgow 200 m butterfly
2019 Glasgow 100 m medley
2019 Glasgow 200 m medley
2019 Glasgow 400 m medley
2012 Chartres 400 m medley
2013 Herning 100 m medley
2013 Herning 400 m medley
2015 Netanya 400 m freestyle
2004 Vienna 400 m medley
2013 Herning 200 m backstroke

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

Hosszú held seven world records in the course of her career, and 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. Hosszú 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.

Hosszú competed at five Summer Olympics: 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020. 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 was 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.

In 2019, Forbes magazine considered her to be the most valuable Hungarian athlete, having ranked in the first position for the previous five years.