Παγκόσμιο Κολύμβησης: Ο 19χρονος Ούγγρος Kristof Milak με χρόνο 1.50.73 διέλυσε το παγκόσμιο ρεκόρ του Φελπς στα 200 μ. πεταλούδα ρεκόρ από το 2009 (video24 Jul 2019)

FINA 5:26 AM - 24 Jul 2019

Το ρεκόρ του θρυλικού Αμερικανού κολυμβητή των 23 χρυσών ολυμπιακών μεταλλίων κρατούσε από το 2009

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Παγκόσμιου Πρωταθλήματος Υγρού Στίβου ο Ούγγρος Κριστόφ Μίλακ. Ο απίθανος 19χρονος κολυμβητής «σμπαράλιασε» ένα μυθικό ρεκόρ του θρυλικού Μάικλ Φελπς στα 200 μ. πεταλούδα που κρατούσε από το 2009 κι έμοιαζε αξεπέραστο.

Κι όμως, ο τρομερός Μίλακ, πραγματοποιώντας μια καταπληκτική κούρσα, τερμάτισε πρώτος και με διαφορά στον τελικό του αγωνίσματος με χρόνο 1.50.73. Κάλυψε την απόσταση περίπου ένα δευτερόλεπτο πιο γρήγορα από τον ανίκητο Αμερικανό κολυμβητή των 23 χρυσών ολυμπιακών μεταλλίων, ο οποίος είχε πετύχει το προηγούμενο ρεκόρ (1.51.51) στο Παγκόσμιο της Ρώμης στις 29 Ιουλίου 2009.

STOP THE PRESSES! A fantastic new World Record from 19-year old Kristóf Milák of Hungary in the Men’s 200m Fly beating Michael Phelps old mark of 1:51.51, set a decade ago in Rome, with a new time of 1:50.73 

Hungarian Kristof Milak is butterfly specialist.

2017 FINA World Championships

Milak broke the World Junior Record in the 100m butterfly for the third time in two days, taking down the mark with a 50.62 and a silver medal in finals of the 2017 World Championships behind the winner, Team USA’s Caeleb Dressel (49.86).

Milak paced his swims perfectly, first setting the mark with a 51.23 Friday morning to qualify 5th, then going 50.77 to qualify 3rd in the semis, before wining the silver medal in the final, putting him ahead of last year’s Olympic gold medalist, Joseph Schooling.  The 17 year-old Hungarian has been one of the breakout stars of this week, and also owns the World Junior Record in the 200m butterfly, which he set back in June at the European Junior Championships.

Notably, at the age of 17, Milak is over a second faster than the current world record holder, Michael Phelps, was as a junior.  Phelps’ best time as a 17 year-old was a 51.84 at the 2003 Duel in the Pool and his fastest time as an 18 year-old was a 51.10 from the 2003 World Championships.

2018 European Junior Championships

Milak won four golds at the European Junior Championships, while also finishing fourth in the 100 back (54.70). He won gold in:

200 freestyle  (1:47.19)

400 free (3:50.00),

100 fly (51.78),

200 fly (1:53.94)

2018 European Championships

Milak continued his summer success at the senior euro champs, touching first in the 200 fly in a championship record of 1:52.79, less than a tenth from his personal best. He also finished 4th in the 100 fly (51.51) just outside of medaling.

2019 FINA World Championships

Milak shocked swim fans to start his 2019 World Championships by not only breaking Michael Phelps’ 2009 200 Fly super-suited world record, but smashing it. Going out at 52.88, the exact same time helps was out in his world record swim, Milak charged home on the back half, eating up ground on the world record line in the last 75 and touching for a time of 1:50.73.

STOP THE PRESSES! A fantastic new World Record from 19-year old Kristóf Milák of Hungary in the Men’s 200m Fly beating Michael Phelps old mark of 1:51.51, set a decade ago in Rome, with a new time of 1:50.73…Outstanding! #Swimming #FINAGwangju2019

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