SWC 2013, Singapore Day 1: Katinka Hosszu two gold medals

Three key elements came together to enthuse the Singapore crowd on day one of the third and final cluster of the FINA Swimming World Cup at the Singapore Sports School on Tuesday, November 5. The much-hyped Chad Le Clos from South Africa and Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu were the main drawcards, and they did not disappoint with two golds each, FINA reports.

Katinka Hosszu out-touched Australia Alicia Coutts, who led until the final centimetres, in the 100m butterfly in a sedate 56.58 ahead of Coutts’ 56.67 and a gap to Moscow winner Sarah Sjoestroem (SWE) — 57.52.

World champion Hosszu picked up her second gold of the evening in the 200m IM, two seconds off her Eindhoven world record with Australians Emily Seebohm second and Alicia Coutts third.