RIO DE JANEIRO — Even as they chase history, Katie Ledecky and Michael Phelps could be overshadowed by Katinka Hosszu, who won the 200-meter individual medley on Tuesday, adding to her wins in the 100-meter backstroke and 400-meter individual medley.
Hosszu, of Hungary, joined the likes of Shane Gould, Janet Evans, Kornelia Ender and Inge de Bruijn as triple gold medalists in individual events in a single Games.
Her time was 2:06.58, an Olympic record.
Hosszu, 27, who acquired the nickname the Iron Lady because of her ability to race several events in a single session, scratched out of the 200 butterfly Tuesday afternoon, presumably to rest for the 200 I.