Kristof Milak Blasts 6th Fastest 2Fly Performance Of All Time

2018 HUNGARIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

  • Wednesday, March 28th – Saturday, March 31st
  • Debrecen Swimming Pool Complex, Debrecen, Hungary
  • LCM
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  • Results (look for link)

We’re used to seeing Hungarian teen Kristof Milak fire off some impressive performances, a lá his 1:53.79 200m butterfly world junior record at last year’s European Junior Championships. But the 18-year-old had even higher aspirations tonight while competing at the Hungarian National Championships, crushing a huge personal best of 1:52.71 to manhandle the stacked field, one that included Olympians Tamas Kenderesi and Laszlo Cseh.

Splitting 53.92 on the opening leg, Milak closed in 58.79 to hack close to a second off of his 1:53.79 from Netanya. In that race, he opened faster in 53.24, but back-halfed in 1:00.55, so tonight’s performance was set apart by his 2nd 50. Kenderesi couldn’t keep up, clocking 1:54.14 for silver, with iconic Cseh in bronze with 1:56.45.

Milak positioned himself among the all-time greats in the event with his monster performance. His eye-popping outing tonight now ranks as the 6th fasetst performance ever, while the teen checks-in as the 3rd fastest performer of all-time.

  1. Michael Phelps, 1:51.51, 2009 (WR)
  2. Michael Phelps, 1:52.03, 2008
  3. Michael Phelps, 1:52.09, 2007
  4. Michael Phelps, 1:52.20, 2008
  5. Laszlo Cseh, 1:52.70, 2008
  6. Kristof Milak, 1:52.71, 2018

Just as his European Junior Championships title came in a time faster than the legend Michael Phelps was at 17, Milak’s performance this evening also out-paces Phelps’ fastest effort as an 18-year-old. At the 2003 World Championships, Phelps fired off 1:53.93 at 18 years of age, while Milak’s time tonight of 1:52.71 is well beneath that.

 

 

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JRKay
6 years ago

What do you guys think he could go in SCY right now?

Brownish
Reply to  JRKay
5 years ago

His SCM best is 1:52.02 from last November, he is better in LC.

carlo
Reply to  Brownish
5 years ago

He hasn’t swum short course that much. He swims predominantly long course like phelps.

Brownish
Reply to  carlo
5 years ago

True. But look at his turns. He isn’t as good as in SC.

Rafael
Reply to  Brownish
5 years ago

The most impressive thing i see on his swimming is that unless “Frog Leap style” of Cseh with extra strong kicks he keeps his body position Very Very low on the race

Brownish
Reply to  Rafael
5 years ago

Yes, and not only swimming but looking forward too 🙂

phelps swims 200 breast rio
6 years ago

He has a very solid second 100. I wouldn’t be surprised if he is in the 1:51 range sometime next year. And it’s great to see Cseh is still competing.

Brownish
Reply to  phelps swims 200 breast rio
5 years ago

I think this year. Let’s wait till the Europeans.

carlo
6 years ago

Milak is going sub 50 in the 100 fly very soon. I can sense it.

monsterbasher
6 years ago

2nd fastest textile time in history, at 18 too. This kid is going places.

Bossanova
6 years ago

Dressel will crush him.

rjcid
6 years ago

Laszlo Cseh still alive and kickin’ props to im for stickin around so long. o and dang Kristof!!

Dee
6 years ago

Stunning; I havent seen Milak in person yet, but I can’t wait to at Euros now. He and Kolesnikov could be Europe’s challengers to Dressel on fly/free, if Kolesnikov doesnt specialise.

Pvdh
Reply to  Dee
6 years ago

Kolesnikov? He hasn’t shown anything in fly. There are other guys like Kuimov

Rafael
Reply to  Pvdh
6 years ago

I think he meant Kolesnikov free..

Dee
Reply to  Rafael
6 years ago

Yes, I did. He hasnt swum it much, but I saw him early this year and he looked very special – His kick was ridiculous, and easy, so easy. He has huge potential on freestyle.

Pvdh
Reply to  Rafael
6 years ago

Oh my mistake

JP input is too short
Reply to  Pvdh
6 years ago

I think he’s referring to the “free” part of the “fly/free” with Kolesnikov.

Coach Mike 1952
Reply to  Pvdh
6 years ago

Kolesnikov has great potential in back (obviously) & free – so far at least from what we’ve all been seeing.

Aquajosh
Reply to  Dee
5 years ago

Kolesnikov has the potential to be scary good. It’s amazing that he swims as fast as he does already without hardly any discernible muscle tone. He’s all arms and legs. As he gets older and stronger, he could very well be the one to challenge Dressel in the freestyle events, and he will become the one to beat in backstroke. Murphy has his work cut out for him.

Caeleb Dressel Will Win 9 Gold Medals in Tokyo
6 years ago

I have been fantazing about him going thst time all year. Specifically 1:52.71. Wow.

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