For the 3rd time this week, Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu has broken the World Record in the women’s 100 IM, meaning that she’s cashed in a 3rd $10,000 check from this event alone at the 2013 FINA World Cup Series.
The latest swim came in Sunday morning prelims at the Berlin stop of the World Cup, where Hosszu swam a 57.45. The progression of the World Record this week is below:
Hinkelien Schreuder 57.74 (Nov. 15, 2009 – Berlin finals)
Katinka Hosszu 57.73 (Aug. 8, 2013 – Eindhoven prelims)
Katinka Hosszu 57.50 (Aug. 8, 2013 – Eindhoven finals)
Katinka Hosszu 57.45 (Aug. 11, 2013 – Berlin prelims)
This time, she continued to advance the World Record with her closing split, which for the first time dipped under 31 seconds. She was out in 26.47 and back in 30.98.
In all, Hosszu has swum 5 World Record breaking swims in the two days of the meet: thrice in this 100 IM, and twice in the 200 IM.
After watching Belmonte’s swims at this meet I wonder why she didn’t swim faster at world championships in her freestyle events and it also makes me wonder what Ledecky could do in short course meters. Ledecky had some solid Yards times and of course long course times. She beat Belmonte’s by some 20 seconds in some of the distance races in Barcelona. Also I am pleased with Hosszu. She will be able to beat Ye Shiwen for years especially if Shiwen doesn’t get back into shape. Tho I am concerned that Hosszu will injure herself with all her swimming.
Katie has great underwaters now so I don’t see any problems for her in short course. If Katie swims fully tapered in SCM, I think she can already swim 3.51 in the 400 free and 7.55 in the 800 free.
But when could she swim in SCM if she doesn’t go to the world cup meets? There was a duel in the pool in SCM each 2 years between the US team and an European selection. It isn’t this year. Perhaps next year? Or perhaps this meet no longer exists. I don’t know.
I’ve sometimes wondered where did the duel-in-the-pool competition dissappear? Another good way to fight against the fading away phenomenon.
Don’t worry, Dibaba is going to take what belongs to her. Lemaitre will be good in 200m. She is one of the favourites of the Finnish interviewer. Christophe always gives his comments on his race to her as she knows French.
Lemaitre = he, not she. Sorry!!
Lemaitre is injured. 🙁
Tirunesh has won! 🙂
And now to the Moscow. This crazy amount of sport is killing me.
Go Tirunesh!
And now the mixed relay!
Agnel last in the 200 back in 1.56.18.
He learns to swim multiple races.
He swims the 200 back for fun.
But he’s good only on freestyle.
I don’t know if it’s fun for him to finish always last. 🙂
Hosszu is the toughest swimmer out there. If I had a vote in the swimmer of the award, it would go to her. we NEED more swimmers like this phenomenal woman!
Fortunately she’s the only girl to do that. It’s enough exhausting to follow all her races. 🙂
Katinka Hosszu wins the 100 IM in the very bad time of 57.74. 🙂
She wasn’t so tired.
Very decent time for RMP in the 200 breast.
2.15.93 for her.
She will probably attack the world record at the next short course European championships held in Herning, Denmark. She will be at home.
A last world record for Hosszu in the 100 IM?
After a 400 IM in 4.20 and a 200 fly in 2.03?
Nothing will surprise me now.
Let’s watch the race! 😎
I don’t believe she is able to do it anymore. She puffed quite heavily after the 200m fly.