Kristof Milak Goes 1:46.66 to Win 200 Free at Hungarian Championships
Kristof Milak added another title to his haul at the Hungarian Championships Friday, winning the men’s 200 freestyle.
His time of 1:46.68 is under the auto qualifying standard for the World Championships and an Olympic B cut. It’s just over a second outside of Dominik Kozma’s national record of 1:45.54.
Second place went to Nandor Nemeth in 1:47.13, just outside the automatic time to qualify for Worlds this summer.
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It was the first of two swims for the reigning 200 fly Olympic champ. In the men’s 50 fly, he finished behind Szebasztian Szabo in a thrilling two-man race. Szabo won in 22.93 seconds, just .03 off his national record. Milak was second in 23.27.
Szabo also led off the 400 free relay with a split of 48.65 that was the fastest in the meet, for his Gyori Uszo SE team, which finished second.
Friday was the third day of the four-day meet at the Kaposvár Sports Center. Other action included:
The women’s 200 freestyle performances were just about as fast. Nikolett Padar ended up on top with a time of 1:57.81. That’s an auto cut for worlds and an Olympic B cut. Ajna Kesely also booked a spot at Worlds by going 1:58.21 to finish second.
Hungary is likewise sending two to worlds in the women’s 400 individual medley. Boglarka Kapas won the event in 4:40.12, which is two tenths off the Olympic B cut for Paris. Second was Vivien Jackl in 4:42.96, under the cut for Worlds in Fukuoka. Zsuzsanna Jakabos was third.
Gabor Zombori routed the field in the men’s 400 IM with a Worlds time of 4:14.14. He’s also within a half-second of the Olympic B cut. He won the race by nearly eight seconds.
Off an excellent freshman season at the University of Wisconsin, Dominik Mark Torok added a national title to his resume. He went 2:16.31 to pull away in a five-man race in the men’s 200 breast. He was .49 seconds up on Zsombor Bujdosi. David Verraszto finished third in 2:16.93, the three-time Olympian rallying from fifth at the 150-meter mark.
Eszter Bekesi was close to the Worlds standard in the 200 breast, falling .54 seconds shy with a winning time of 2:26.45. She was four seconds clear of Aliz Kalmar. Monika Olle won the women’s 50 fly in 27.06, just edging out 17-year-old Lora Komoroczy, who was second in 27.25.
According to the interview Milak gave after the third day (and his third gold) of the Hungarian National Championship, he has been putting more focus on the 100 and 200 free. So even though this 1:46:68 is .06 slower than his PB in the 200 free, he was satisfied with the time.
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