Kós Wins World Championship in 200m Back

FUKUOKA, Japan-- Incoming sophomore Hubert Kós is a World champion in the 200m backstroke swimming a time of 1:54.14. Kós joins Léon Marchand as the second Sun Devil to win a World championship this week as he wins his first World Championship medal.

Kós became the first swimmer from Hungary to win this event since 1975 and his time is a Hungarian record. Kós also set a record for his home country in the 100m back as he swam a 53.12 earlier this week.

In his freshman season, Kós was third in the 200m back at the NCAA Championships and fourth at Pac-12s helping the Sun Devil Men win their first conference title in program history. His first win as a Sun Devil came in this event as well in the regular season finale against Arizona on Feb. 4. Prior to ASU, Kós won the gold medal in the 200 IM at the 2022 European Championships in Rome.

Here's what Twitter had to say following Kós winning the championship in the 200 back.
 

???? HUNGARY STAND UP ????

Hubert Kos runs down Ryan Murphy in the back half to win the World Championship in the Men's 200m Backstroke with a time of 1:54.14.

He's the first Hungarian to win this event since Zoltán Verrasztó (1975) ?????

HE'S UP NEXT ?? ?? ??#Fukuoka2023 pic.twitter.com/Jw0PYVMNnZ

— Buttstroke Swimming (@ButtstrokeSwim) July 28, 2023

HUBERT KOS. 1:54.14. 200 BACK WORLD CHAMP.

If @ASUSwimDive was a country they'd be bringing home a good bit of hardware from Japan ?? pic.twitter.com/95KDNaXVDv

— Kyle Sockwell (@kylesockwell) July 28, 2023

World Championships, Day Six Finals: Hubert Kos Gets His Time to Shine With Gold in 200 Backstroke - https://t.co/EWBS0HfJz5 pic.twitter.com/i5rdy784Qf

— Swimming World (@SwimmingWorld) July 28, 2023

Hungary's Hubert Kós wins gold in men's 200 backstroke at World Championship in Fukuoka. pic.twitter.com/hLYd8jN01Q

— Telex (@Telexhu) July 28, 2023

??2???
ASU?????Hubert Kos????????!! pic.twitter.com/z97EE5dsJG

— ??NEWS (@swimcoverage) July 28, 2023

#Fukuoka2023 - ????? CM 200M DOS

?? Hubert Kós ???? 1:54.14 NR
?? Ryan Murphy ???? 1:54.83
?? Roman Mityukov ???? 1:55.34 NR
4. Mewen Tomac ???? 1:55.79 RP

Premier hongrois champion du monde du 200m dos depuis Zoltán Verrasztó en 1975 ! ?? #Natation pic.twitter.com/86zYYVQcxN

— MR.CARTER (@NelsonCarterJr) July 28, 2023

????Hubert KOS is the 200m Back World Champion!! ??1:54.14 #AQUAFukuoka23 pic.twitter.com/sxsaQoytvc

— World Aquatics (@WorldAquatics) July 28, 2023