So, what records might Katinka Hosszu break next in the 2016 Olympics?
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Coming in at three minutes and 30.65 seconds, Australia overcame the mark they set two years ago to confirm a new world record.
The 27-year-old was ahead of the mark set by Ye of China for nearly the entire race before proceeding to smash it by more than two seconds. In the last 50m she did not breathe and look at Belmonte once. She finished 27th out of 33 swimmers.
Amanda Weir will swim the leadoff leg, followed by Lia Neal, Allison Schmitt and Ledecky.
“This is just one of the most epic matches in my life, ” Flipkens said. It’s been over seven years that I have been thinking about it.
Led by quite a sister act, Australia set the second world record of the night, in the 400 freestyle relay to beat an American squad anchored by Katie Ledecky. Elizabeth had won a silver in the event in 2012.
Hagino’s time was the third fastest ever and the fastest by a non-American swimmer.
Peaty wasn’t full of adrenaline until he walked on deck.
“You can either be shy of the arena or you can take advantage of it”, he said.
She added: “I’ve seen coaches exhibit that kind of behavior in training, but this is another level. I knew there were no Brazilians in this race, so they’ve got to be shouting for something”.
Not only did she claim her first medal in four Olympic Games, but Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu smashed a world record in the process. Claudia Kolb, who won by 20 meters in 1968, in what “The Complete Book of the Olympics” says was the most decisive victory in women’s swimming in 40 years. Hosszu, whose prelim swim of 4:28.58 (then the second-fastest time ever), was fourth in the event in 2012 and 12th in 2008.
The grueling event featuring all four strokes – butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle – was missing its two biggest stars. Ryan Lochte was the defending champion, but he finished third at the US trials and didn’t qualify for the event.
Australia’s Mack Horton has won the gold medal in the men’s 400-metre freestyle at the Rio Olympics, holding off rival Sun Yang of China.
The Brazilian hit 10.1 on his final shot, setting off a raucous chant of “Wu!” from the crowd, but Hoang shot 10.7 to earn gold.
In the men’s 400 freestyle, Australia’s Horton edged out defending champion Sun Yang of China and Italy’s Gabriele Detti, pulling ahead in the final quarter after shadowing Britain’s James Guy and Conor Dwyer of the USA for much of the race.
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Both men came charging through the field, but Sun – who served a three month doping ban in 2014 – did not quite have enough and could only touch second in 3:41.68.
