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Swimming-Hosszu sets 200m medley world record

KAZAN, Russia, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Hungary's Katinka Hosszu set a world record for the women's 200 metres individual medley at the world swimming championships on Monday. Hosszu's time of two minutes 6.12 seconds broke the previous mark of 2:06.15 by Ariana Kukors of the United States, set at the world championships in Rome in 2009. (Reporting by Rod Gilmour; editing by Toby Davis)