Former USC Honda Award winner Katinka Hosszu continued her dominance at Rio 2016 on Tuesday night, taking home the gold in the 200m IM. It's her third gold medal in three events, having also won the 400m IM and the 100m backstroke.
The Hungarian-born swimmer set a new Olympic record in the 200m IM with a 2:06.58, besting runner-up Siobhan-Marie O'Connor (GBR) by 0.30.
Hosszu and American swimmer Michael Phelps are the only athletes with three gold medals thus far at this year's games. Hosszu, Phelps and American swimmer Katie Ledecky are the only athletes with three overall medals.
With her victory on Tuesday, The Iron Lady became the sixth Trojan to win three gold medals in a single Olympics. Should she prevail in the upcoming 200m back, she has a chance to join Olympic Hall of Famer John Naber as the only other Trojan to ever win four golds in a single Olympics. Hosszu's three individual golds ties Janet Evans in the USC record books.
The 200m back prelims and semis will take place Thursday, and the final will air at 6 p.m. on Friday. She is also competing in the 4x200m free relay today.
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