Kristof Rasovszky Breaks Hungarian National Record In 800 Freestyle With 7:44.42

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MEN’S 800 FREESTYLE – FINAL

• World Record: Zhang Lin, China – 7:32.12 (2009)
• World Junior Record: Lorenzo Galossi, Italy – 7:43.37 (2022)
• Championship Record: Zhang Lin, China – 7:32.12 (2009)
• 2023 World Champion: Ahmed Hafnaoui, Tunisia – 7:37.00
• Olympic ‘A’ Qualifying Time: 7:51.65, Olympic ‘B’ Qualifying Time: 7:54.01

Final:

1. Daniel Wiffen (IRL) — 7:40.94
2. Elijah Winnington (AUS) – -7:42.95
3. Gregorio Paltrinieri (ITA) — 7:42.98
4. Sven Schwarz (GER) — 7:44.29
5. Kristof Rasovsky (HUN) — 7:44.42
6. Victor Johansson (SWE) — 7:47.08
7. Luca de Tullio (ITA) — 7:49.79
8. Mykhailo Romanchuk (UKR) — 7:54.51

Kristof Rasovszky set a new Hungarian National Record in the men’s 800 free with his 5th place finish at the 2024 World Championships. Rasovszky touched in a 7:44.42 to break the old record of a 7:44.94 that Gergo Kis set to win bronze at the 2011 World Championships.

Split Comparison:

As see by the splits, the two swam the race a little differently. Rasovszky was faster on all of the first five splits of the race while Kis had a strong final 300. Although Kis came home over two seconds faster than Rasovszky on the final 100, Rasovszky was already far enough ahead of record pace.

Coming into the meet, Rasovszky’s previous personal best stood at a 7:47.93 which he swam in prelims of the 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka. Notably, Rasovszky won the men’s open water 10km marathon title in Doha just over a week ago.