Tag: Katinka Hosszu
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Hosszu vs Hungary conflict causes national coach to resign and withdraw resignation
75-year-old László Kiss will continue coaching Hungary’s national swimming team after having initially tendered his resignation in the midst of a highly publicised brawl between the country’s swimming federation and Katinka Hosszú, the world’s number-one female swimmer. Mr. Kiss changed his mind after receiving the backing of 110 colleagues – including five-times Olympic champion Krisztina…
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Katinka Hosszu tears up contract with federation, plans to train solo
After failing to reach an agreement with the Hungarian Swimming Federation, Hungarian competitive swimmer Katinka Hosszú today tore up her contract with the federation and announced at a press conference that she would train privately on her own, according to reports. The contract Hosszú tore apart today valued at approximately HUF 12 million, was offered…
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LEN Awards 2015 – Cseh and Hosszu finish atop
World champions highlight the winners’ list of the 2015 LEN Awards. European athletes were dominant at last year’s showcase in Kazan, in most disciplines it was a hard call to choose among the best performers. The winners in swimming came from the same nation: Laszlo Cseh and Katinka Hosszu both represent Hungary. Earlier only the…
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Netanya 2015 LEN European SC Championships – Day 4
Katinka Hosszu: the one-woman show With six gold medals already in her possession, Katinka Hosszu might even lead the medal table on her own. Hungary’s Iron Lady added two more titles to her tally on Day 4. Italians enjoyed another fine day with two more golds, one delivered by Federica Pellegrini. German Marco Koch clinched…
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Netanya 2015 LEN European SC Championships – Day 3
Paltrinieri beats Hackett 13 year-old WR World and European records fell on Day 3 proving that the 18th European Short-Course Swimming Championships are a true year-ending showcase featuring some of the greatest stars on the planet. Italy’s Gregorio Paltrinieri was the one stealing the show in Netanya by cracking the 1500m free WR, joining Hungary’s…
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Netanya 2015 LEN European SC Championships – Day 2
Laszlo Cseh celebrates his 30th birthday with a gold Legendary Hungarian swimmer Laszlo Cseh celebrated his 30th birthday by winning a gold medal at the 18th European Short-Course Swimming Championships in Netanya. Soon after the race ended, spectators, VIP guests and athletes joined in singing him “Happy birthday to youâ€. It was Cseh’s 17th s/c…
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Netanya 2015 LEN European SC Championships – Day 1
Katinka Hosszu cracks WR in the heats, wins first gold in the evening Katinka Hosszu (HUN) was fresh to set the first world record of the 18th European Short-Course Swimming Championships in the morning heats of the opening day. Later she added the title in the 400m IM and his team-mate Peter Bernek also earned…
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Katinka Hosszu (HUN) 4:19.46 and new World Record in the 400 IM
This morning at the LEN 2015 European Short Course championships in Netanya, Israel, Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu broke the 400 meter individual medley world record, clocking 4:19.46 where Spain’s Mireia Belmonte Garcia’s world record from the Doha 2014 World Short Course Championships was 4:19.86. See the result list here. Katinka Hosszu said after the race: “Ever…
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Amazing Swimming World Cup 2015 finale in Dubai (UAE)
Katinka Hosszu (HUN) and Cameron van der Burgh (RSA) are the winners of the 2015 edition of FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup after the conclusion of the eighth leg of the competition, organised in Dubai (UAE) on November 6-7. At the end of the series, the Magyar star collected 669 points, while the South African star…