2026 Mare Nostrum Tour – Monaco
- May 23-24, 2026
- Prince Albert II Nautical Center
- LCM (50 meters)
- Mare Nostrum Tour Central
- Live Results
- Livestream (FREE)
- Day 1 Recap | Day 2 Recap
Men’s 100m Butterfly – Final
- World Record: 49.45 – Caeleb Dressel, United States (2021)
Mare Nostrum Record: 50.75 – Kristof Milak, Hungary (2024)Monaco Record: 50.75 – Kristof Milak, Hungary (2024)
GOLD – Kristof Milak (Hungary), 50.66 *Mare Nostrum Record*
SILVER – Noe Ponti (Switzerland), 51.11
BRONZE – Maxime Grouseet (France), 51.49
Kristof Milak tightened his hold on the Mare Nostrum championship record in the 100 fly, with the Hungarian swimmer breaking his own record in the event with a time of 50.66.
Milak shaved .09 off both the Mare Nostrum championship and Monaco records, which he previously set back in 2024 in 50.75.
Milak was out fast in 23.65 on the opening 50, before coming home in 27.01 to secure the gold and slide under the record line. He was the only competitor in the field to break 51 seconds, with runner-up Noe Ponti of Switzerland stopping the clock in 51.11 and France’s Maxime Grousset touching 3rd in 51.49.
Despite breaking the championship record, Milak’s winning performance was not a personal best. He holds a lifetime best time of 49.68 from the 2020 Olympic Games and recently posted a season-best time of 50.22 at the Hungarian Nationals, which ranked him first in the world in this event so far this season.
The 2024 Olympic champion in this event, Milak is the 3rd-fastest performer ever in the 100 fly thanks to his silver medal-winning time of 49.68 at the Tokyo Games. He sits just behind Caeleb Dressel (49.45) and Grousset (49.62) in the all-time world rankings.
Milak’s record-breaking performance in the 100 fly handed him his second gold medal of the Mare Nostrum stop in Monaco; he secured the championship title in the 100 free (48.13) on day one.
It’s so great to see Milak racing again. His Fly technique is so great.
Purely on talent, Milak might be the greatest butterfly swimmer ever.
Not “might be”, he is the greatest butterflier ever
He’s never broken the 1 fly world record and never won both the 1 and 2 fly simultaneously at the Olympics. Hes only ever won them simultaneously once at worlds.
MP held them and broke them together simultaneously on several occasions and held the Olympic titles simultaneously at the 04 and 08 games. And then had additional Olympic titles in each outside of those games…
And then held the titles simultaneously at the 07,09,and 2011 worlds plus and additional 2x titles in the 200 fly in 01/03…
Yes that’s right. The number of WC titles Michael Phelps has in 200 fly is the same number that Milak has combined 100/200 at BOTH the Olympics and Worlds counted together. … Read more »
Most of your arguments are actually correct, but I downvote you because I enjoy watching Milak. 😀
Yeah agree, the arguments were good, but there’s just something about Milak’s fly, it’s swimming poetry