Video Produced by Coleman Hodges
WOMEN’S 200 IM- FINALS RECAP – 2015 Arena Pro Swim Series Austin
Iron Lady coach – Shane Tusup – poolside (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)
Katinka Hosszu finally got herself a win in Austin, something that’s eluded her all competition. On the final 50 she chased down Caitlin Leverenz to claim gold, and beat her by just 41 one-hundredths of a second.
Leverenz led the way after the fly, turning in 28.50. Behind her was Hosszu a half-second back in 29.04. Hosszu closed the gap by a little bit on the backstroke, but still trailed behind Leverenz. Hosszu split a 33.61, Leverenz was a 33.88.
On the breaststroke, Leverenz extended her lead. She needed to be well ahead of Hosszu heading into the freestyle, as Hosszu is one of the best freestylers in the world. Leverenz did just that, splitting a 37.98.
With 50 to go Leverenz was 0.82 seconds ahead of Hosszu, a great cushion. It was clear right away that Hosszu was closing in on her, and eventually she passed her and dropped an incredible last 50 split of 30.25 to win the event in 2:11.43. Levernz was second in 2:11.84.