AFP, Kazan :
Ye Shiwen’s remarkable women’s 400m individual medley world record from the London Olympics could fall at the world championships on Sunday, if Hungary’s ‘Iron Lady’ Katinka Hosszu has her way.
China’s Ye set a sensational time of four minutes, 28.43 seconds to win the 2012 Olympic final as she swam the last 50m faster than male counterpart Ryan Lochte of the USA, who won the men’s race.
Hosszu lived up to her nickname on Monday by breaking the six-year-old world record in winning the 200m IM final at the world championships.
The previous mark had been set in the era of the now-banned neoprene suits and Hosszu is hoping to finish her Kazan campaign with another gold and world record in Sunday’s 400m IM final.
She was the fastest out of the morning’s heats in 4:32.78 — 2.82secs faster than her nearest rival.
“It was a good swim and I’m happy with that,” said Hosszu, although her heat time was more than four seconds slower than Ye’s world record.
