Swimmers and swim fans see a lot of Iron Lady Katinka Hosszu, especially those who live in Hungary, Hosszu’s home and training base. While the Iron Lady has been on her fair share of magazine covers, this week her husband and coach Shane Tusup was given the honor by the Hungarian edition of Forbes Magazine. “Forradalom!“, or “Revolutionary”, reads the cover of the Hungarian-language Forbes magazine this week, while Tusup wears his adopted homeland’s flag like a superhero’s cape.
While Tusup has received plenty of praise as a coach to Hosszu, this is one of his first major nods from a brand outside of athletics. Over the past several years Hosszu, with Tusup’s guidance, has won hundreds of medals in international competition, including 200 gold medals from the FINA World Cup Series alone, three Olympic golds and one silver medal from the 2016 Rio Games, and broken a multitude of world records in both short and long course venues.
While Tusup is undoubtedly a brilliant coach, Forbes, a business publication and news source, recognizes Tusup for his “revolutionary” approach to branding with the Iron brand and the sport of swimming as a whole. Forbes recognizes Tusup and Hosszu as a disruptive duo that is changing swimming in a way that no other swimmer ever has. Of course, Hosszu plays a major role in the branding and business side of the couple’s careers as professional athlete and coach, and has always been quick to dispel rumors that Tusup’s loud and sometimes harsh criticisms of Hosszu’s swims is representative of the couple’s home life.
Tusup gives credit to his parents and his upbringing for his ambition and great drive to coach and motivate one of the greatest swimmers of all time, his wife Katinka Hosszu. Ever since a Chinese reporter said Hosszu was seemingly made of iron because of her endurance and daring to take on relentless and brutal schedules in major international competitions, Hosszu and Tusup have embraced the nickname Iron Lady. Tusup, who swam at USC himself where he and Hosszu met, now spends most of his personal exercise time out of the water and in the weight room. Tusup has made weight training a major part of Hosszu’s regimen, and it has paid off.
To see an excerpt from the article (in Hungarian) and a couple more pictures, click here.
He may be a good coach but from what I’ve witnessed he seems have anger issues
I don’t know him personally, maybe Tim does…All I can see are the unparalleled results and those passionate pool side shows that I personally like. Business wise imho they are establishing a good model for top swimmers from smaller countries where you are simply financially over after finishing your carrier.
I’m curious if he has actually coached anyone but his wife. Back during the games I commented that he should be coach of the year for what he did for her. So does anyone know what the senior training group at iron aquatics looks like? Like how many and what level swimmers they are? Does he even coach that group? I doubt it.
He’s corny, sure. But honestly some intensity shouldnt be such a big deal in swimming. Why can’t people embrace a more emotionally-invested approach? I don’t know.
Tusup as this giant, rage prone coach is fine by me. He doesn’t hurt people, so there’s no problem with yelling or anything in my mind.
Their dynamic seems rather unhealthy given their more personal relationship with one another
In my opinion it’s not the passion or occasional anger over losing that worries me. It’s how aggressively he criticizes her, in public, immediately after races. Given that he’s her coach and wife, it looks like it could conceivably be an abusive relationship behind doors. If he’s borderline abusive at major meets, you only wonder (and worry) what might be happening.
I’m not saying anything is happening. But it’s a big red flag in my opinion.
Well, after reading some more comments, maybe I’m wrong. Don’t know the guy personally, never seen the Iron Lady team, so I can’t really testify on his behalf having read what I have.
He’s obviously a great coach and they make a great team. Katinka is so proud. ☺
Much deserved – a lovely man who really extols all of the virtues of sport. Long may it continue…
You beat me to it. I was just about to comment on how he takes the 2nd places finishes of Hosszu with such grace.
Wait, zero to ten, what was the level of sarcasm in that statement?
Are you asking me ?
11 – off the scale, in my opinion he’s a disgrace to swimming and to sport in general !
I have personally witnessed him emotionally batter Katinka and her personal assistant. It was completely shameful. Everyone moved away and honestly didnt know what to do. Ive never witnessed anything like that in public let alone a swim meet.