Katinka Hosszu

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“Nobody can argue right now that she’s not the most versatile swimmer in the world, male or female." - Rowdy Gaines

Hosszu Tears Up Budapest Promo Contract; Considers Training Solo

Saying the situation is “not about money”, Hungarian superstar Katinka Hosszu rips up Budapest 2017 promotion contract with Hungarian swimming federation to make a point about the Hungarian training environment.

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Belmonte, Miley, Koch, Cseh starten beim Euro Meet 2016 in Luxemburg

Heute kündigten die Veranstalter des Euro Meets 2016 in einer Presseveröffentlichung an, dass Großbritanniens Commonwealth Champion Hanna Miley bei dem vom 29. bis 31.

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Belmonte, Miley, Koch, Cseh Expected at Luxembourg’s Euro Meet

Today the event organizers of the Euro Meet 2016, which will take place in Luxembourg from January 29 to 31, announced the attendance of Commonwealth Champion Hannah Miley (GBR).

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15 top swimming photos from 2015 – above the surface

There was a lot of excitement in and around pools in 2015.  We’ve been scouring the archives at SwimSwam to…

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2015 Swammy Awards: Katie Ledecky, Female Swimmer of the Year

Katie Ledecky continues to shock the world year by year, and 2015 was no different.

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2015 Swammy Awards: Top 10 Swims of the Year

As our 2015 Swammy Awards come to a close, it’s time to count down the top 10 swims of the year leading to our overall Swammy for “Race of the Year.”

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2015 Swammy Awards: Katie Ledecky, Person of the Year

Katie Ledecky earns the Swammy Award for Person of the Year for the way she’s expanded what swimming fans thought possible in the freestyle races, both in terms of range and historic time barriers.

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Ranomi Kromowidjojo Doubles on Day 1 of Hosszu-Less Indian Ocean Meet

Ranomi Kromowidjojo led Dutch dominance on day 1 of the 2015 Swim Meet of the Indian Ocean.

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2015 Swammy Awards: Emily Seebohm, Oceania Female Swimmer of the Year

Emily Seebohm a fantastic 2015 season winning gold in both the 100 and 200 backstroke in Kazan.

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Hosszu Criticizes Hungarian Swimming Federation In Press Conference

World champ and world record holder Katinka Hosszu called a press conference Tuesday to criticize the swimming federation in her home country of Hungary for failing to provide enough resources to its swimmers.

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SwimSwam Poetry Slam: “Twas The Year Before Rio…”

T’was the year before Rio down at SwimSwam HQ, and we grabbed pens and paper to see what we could do.

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2015 Swammy Awards: Female European Swimmer of the Year Katinka Hosszu

Hosszu took her already crazy performance to a new level in 2015

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Hosszu, Rylov Early Bonus Leaders At Salnikov Cup

After day 1 of the 2015 Salnikov Cup, Katinka Hosszu and Evgeny Rylov have the top individual swims in FINA points, putting them in the driver’s seats for the meet’s biggest bonuses.

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Cseh, Hosszu Among Headliners at 2015 Salnikov Cup In Russia

Hungarian world champs Laszlo Cseh and Katinka Hosszu will be among the swimmers chasing bonuses at this weekend’s Salnikov Cup in St. Petersburg, Russia.

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