BREAKING: Olympic champion swimmer Katinka Hosszú announces retirement

Three-time Olympic champion swimmer Katinka Hosszú announced her retirement on Wednesday.

At the height of her career, Hosszú won the gold medal in the 100m backstroke, and 200m and 400m individual medley events at the Rio Olympics in 2016, setting a new world record in the latter. She capped off her outing in Rio with a silver medal in the 200m backstroke event. The 35-year-old athlete, who is also a 9-time world champion, announced her retirement on Facebook.

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