Published 10:17 IST, December 5th 2019
'Iron Lady' Hosszu swims to 60th gold medal at European Short Course championships
Hungary's Hosszu swam to her 90th international medal and 60th gold at the European Short Course c'ships before revealing she's happy to train without a coach
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Hungary's Katinka Hosszu swam to her 90th international medal and 60th gold at European Short Course championships before revealing she's happy to train without a coach in run-up to 2020 Olympics. 30-year-old 'Iron Ly' reached her landmark figures with victory in 400m medley, 15 years after her first podium in championships in Vienna in 2004. Hosszu won in 4min 25.10sec, ding ar title to a haul which is w me up of three Olympic golds, 26 world and 31 European triumphs. Just seven months out from Tokyo Olympics, however, she is happy to prepare for Games without a coach. In 2018, she split with husband and coach Shane Tusup before anuncing last week that she was ending her collaboration with Arp Petrov.
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"I have decided to train alone for Tokyo," she said. "I prepare my own programmes and practice for a long time. I kw what preparation I need.
"I train eight-10 hours a day, almost to point of fainting. "If necessary, I will ask people from my club to time me, but I will be coach, who will assume all responsibilities."
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10:12 IST, December 5th 2019