For the third straight summer Olympics, a new world record has been set in the women’s 400-meter individual medley. On Saturday in Rio, it was Hugarian swimmer Katinka Hosszu who shattered the mark on her way to winning the gold medal.
Watch Katinka Hosszu shatter world record in winning 400-meter individual medley gold


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Hosszu, with her energetic husband cheering her on along the way, captured gold with a time of 4:26.36, shaving more than two seconds off the previous record, set by Ye Shiwen of China in the 2012 London Olympics.
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