‘The man responsible': NBC broadcaster draws ire after crediting world record to swimmer’s husband

Katinka Hosszu of Hungary races to a gold medal and a new world record in the women’s 400 IM. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
Hungarian swimmer Katinka Hosszu obliterated the world record in the 400-meter individual medley Saturday night, and her performance was immediately praised as one of the best of the still nascent Rio Olympic Games. But the electrifying showing by the swimmer nicknamed the “Iron Lady” also stirred up plenty of buzz outside the pool, which began with controversial comments from NBC’s telecast following the event.

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Hosszu’s husband, Shane Tusup, also serves as her coach and was on the pool deck wildly celebrating his wife’s gold medal Saturday. While their relationship has been well-documented and has invited scrutiny in the swimming world in the lead up to Rio, the Twittersphere erupted after Hosszu’s performance on Saturday, with a number of Tweets blaming NBC announcer Dan Hicks for calling Tusup “the man responsible” for the record-breaking performance.