Katinka Hosszú is an IM, butterfly, and freestyle swimmer, who won two gold medals (200 & 400 IM) and a bronze (200 fly) in the 2013 World Championships in Barcelona. Just days after Barcelona finished, Katinka broke six short-course world records in five days (100 IM three times, 200 IM twice, 400 IM once) in building a big lead in the 2013 FINA World Cup Tour.
Shane Tusup is a former USC Trojan swimmer, owner of the Toos Sports Agency, and coach of Katinka. The couple got married in the Seychelles in August, 2013, and currently live in Budapest, Hungary.
Questions by Craig Lord at SwimVortex in cooperation with Arena Water Instinct
IN YOUR ELEMENT
What does water mean to you?
Katinka: Water has been around me my whole life. My grandfather was a swimming coach, and he took me to the pool before I was even one year old, just a few months, in fact. Sometimes I went to the pool instead of going to kindergarten. So I’ve always looked forward to spending time in the water, and even when we go on vacation, we go to the beach, somewhere there’s a pool, or at least a waterfall.
Shane: I’ve never really thought about what water means to me before, but when I look back on it, I’ve always been drawn to water and watersports my entire life. I was…
