DOHA – Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu threw down a barrier-breaking swim to set the world record in the 200 back at the FINA World Short Course Championships. Watch Race Video
Hosszu scorched the pool with a stunning time of 1:59.23 to become the first swimmer under 2:00 in the history of the event. That swim broke Missy Franklin’s world record of 2:00.03 set back in 2011, and gives Hosszu her second backstroke world mark of the meet.
With Hosszu’s 100 back/200 back victory, she becomes just the third woman to ever pull off the feat at a single World Short Course Championship. Japan’s Mai Nakamura first did it in 1999, while Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry turned in the effort in 2008.
Heading into tonight, Hosszu’s best swim this year had been a 2:00.85 at the Dubai stop of the FINA World Cup. That a full 1.5-second drop tonight.
Australia’s Emily Seebohm checked in with a second-place 2:00.13 to move to third behind Hosszu and Franklin, while Japan’s Sayaka Akase took bronze in 2:02.30.
Ukraine’s Daryna Zevina, the defending champion, wound up fourth in 2:02.44.
Australia’s Madi Wilson (2:02.67), Canada’s Hilary Caldwell (2:03.06), USA’s Elizabeth Beisel (2:04.22) and Czech Republic’s Simona Baumrtova (2:04.24) rounded out the finale.
| Name | 50 | 100 | 150 | 200 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosszu | 28.17 | 58.36 | 1:28.77 | 1:59.23 |
| Seebohm | 28.02 | 59.16 | 1:30.37 | 2:00.13 |
| Akase | 28.93 | 59.75 | 1:30.99 | 2:02.30 |
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