2024 MARE NOSTRUM TOUR – MONACO
- June 1-2, 2024
- Prince Albert II Pool at the Stadium Louis II
- LCM (50 meters)
- Meet central
- Results
- Live stream ($)
MEN’S 200 FLY – FINAL
- World record: 1:50.34 – Kristof Milak (HUN), 2022
- Mare Nostrum record: 1:53.89 – Kristof Milak (HUN), 2022
Monaco record: 1:54.22 – Tomoru Honda (JPN), 2023
Top 3:
- Kristof Milak (HUN) – 1:53.94
- Tomoru Honda (JPN) – 1:54.65
- Genki Terakado (JPN) – 1:55.72
World Record holder in the event Kristof Milak swam to a season best 1:53.94 in the men’s 200 butterfly. He broke the Mare Nostrum Monaco stop record and now moves up to #2 in the World so far this season.
Milak broke Tomoru Honda‘s previous Monaco record of a 1:54.22 that he swam last year. Honda currently leads the World so far this season with a 1:53.15 from the 2023 Asian Games.
Split Comparison:
| Milak-Monaco | Honda- Monaco (2023) | Milak- 2024 Hungarian Nationals |
Milak- Barcelona stop
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| 50 | 25.13 | 25.79 | 24.91 | 25.88 |
| 100 | 54.05 (28.92) | 54.92 (29.13) | 54.28 (29.37) | 56.10 (30.22) |
| 150 | 1:23.76 (29.71) | 1:24.45 (29.53) | 1:24.90 (30.62) | 1:25.97 (29.87) |
| 200 | 1:53.94 (30.18) | 1:54.22 (29.77) | 1:54.90 (30.00) | 1:55.67 (29.70) |
Milak was stronger on his middle 100 today than he was at Hungarian Nationals back in April. He now moves up from #8 in the World so far this season to #2.
2023-2024 LCM Men 200 Fly
HONDA
1:53.15
| 2 | Kristof MILAK | HUN | 1:53.94 | 06/01 |
| 3 | Genki Terakado | JPN | 1:54.07 | 03/21 |
| 4 | Leon MARCHAND | FRA | 1:54.08 | 06/19 |
| 5 | Ilya KHARUN | CAN | 1:54.41 | 05/17 |
Milak had a large improvement in just the last few days as he swam a 1:55.67 in the event at the Barcelona stop. That marked his first loss in the 200 butterfly since 2020 as Korea’s Kim Minseop swam a 1:55.47.
Milak’s coach Balazs Virth, spoke on his status after his loss saying:
“I can say the same thing I said after the national championship: Kristóf is strong and fast, but his endurance is far from what it used to be,” Virth reportedly said, translated from Hungarian. “This is a direct consequence of the training work he has done so far.
“Maybe outsiders think he is capable of a miracle, but today’s swimming has shown that there are laws in this sport that are difficult to override,” Virth continued. “Although Paris is the goal, it has to be said that what has happened so far contains traces of Olympic preparation.
“The shorter distances at the (Hungarian Championships) went relatively well, because he had pushed hard in training camp before, and now also because he pushed hard in Turkey, but his two-and-a-half week layoff after the (Hungarian Championships) came back to haunt him today,” Virth added. “That said, he swam the 200 smartly, with a good schedule, but the second 50 was definitely slow. I asked him to try to keep his concentration for the next stage in Monte-Carlo, and then the final will be better.”
As seen in the split comparison, his 2nd 50 today was faster than it was at Hungarian Nationals as well as his split in Barcelona. In Barcelona, he split a 30.22 on the 2nd 50.
Not bad for someone that’s been living on the couch for the last 2 years
High comedy how many people have bought into the ‘he has not been swimming much’ narrative….
It’s been clear for awhile now that he is doing juuuuust fine.
1:53 after a couple of training camps. What kind of shite are the Hungarian federation selling?
He’s gone from washed to favourite to washed to favourite in the comments section so many times I can’t keep up. I’ve always had faith in him! Milak for gold in the 200 fly
Same here
Never question the heart of a champion
I’m sure Dressel and Manuel will both be fine too
Interesting take. Would have thought that a champion with heart does everything legitimately in their power to make sure they win like for example Phelps, Woods or Jordan or even Gary Player “the harder I practice the luckier I get”. I’m pretty sure Dressel is working his ass off to overcome his challenges. Those are iconic champions. Someone who can pull off impressive performances without work because of talent and maybe bloody mindedness are only opening themselves up to failure when competing at the highest level against those with the heart to push themselves to the limit everyday. Let’s see what happens in Paris when three world class performances over two days are required even if Milak has more natural… Read more »
washed
Michael Andrew and Shaine Casas are
…a dream blunt rotation
Is this going to be your comment on every Milak article until others stop reacting? If so, I don’t necessarily see an end in sight to this little plot…😆
I am hungarian, and not prone to accept wild theories, but he is a total enigma to me. now I kinda believe he is half fed up with swimming or in some sort of personal crisis (understandable), half wants to surprise everyone in paris. of course crazy talented and can step up in competitions extremely well when it really counts.
I also think he shoudl be left alone by the hungarian media and the federation. I kind of understand his coach, as I believe it might be difficult to plan anything with him. I still like him 🙂
After 2022 Budapest he should have taken total break from swimming for 1 full year, just like what Dressel and mcEvoy did. Go travel, do anything else he likes but swimming just like Dressel and McEvoy.
Instead, the Hungarian Swimming Federation expected him to swim in European Championship and World Championship.
Clearly he does his own thing so hard to blame the press, the federation or his coach for wanting him to prepare properly. He makes his own bed. Let’s see if the gamble pays off and he really is an unparalleled genius.
Its joever for everyone else in the 200 fly this summer
This makes me real excited about his 100 fly tomorrow.