On the lead up to Berlin, World 200m & 400m Individual Medley Champion, Katinka Hosszu will compete in a whopping 10 events!
Befittingly nicknamed the Iron Lady, Katinka is nothing short of a real life Marvel character. But what does it take to be Superhuman? We asked Katinka what she considered to be the 8 key qualities…
Determination
For me the big day is each morning. I approach training as if it were the Olympics. I use all the same mental aspects I will use on race day to get the most out of myself during each portion of training.
Vision
I absolutely love what I do. I mean I am a professional athlete. If you think about it, my career as an adult is chasing and following the dreams I have had since I was a little girl swimming with my grandfather. Vision is a key attribute, the vision to see a new path. I want my swim career to impact the sport; I want to leave the sport better than when I first entered it.
Focus
I work out just as hard to help my body recover correctly as I do while I am beating up in training, so that my body is able to do what I want it to do, when I ask it. During final sessions when I have 4 events, one after another, I never think of anything except the first one. You think I swam four races in a session, but in my mind I…
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