Ádám Jászó & Fanni Kokas Crowned At Hungarian Championships As Kristóf Milák Returns
Ádám Jászó and Fanni Kokas won the first two titles of the Hungarian Championships in Sopron on a day when Kristóf Milák returned to competition after a year-long absence.
Jászó and Kokas each emerged victorious from their respective 50 back finals after navigating the semis at the start of the finals session.
Jászó booked lane four in 24.96 before returning to take the title in 25.30 ahead of Benedek Kovács (25.47) and Olivér Kós – younger brother of Olympic and world 200 back champion Hubert – who clocked 25.54 for bronze.
“I didn’t think this day would be so long,” said Jászó through the Hungarian federation. “I tried to distribute my strength and it showed, because in the 100m freestyle I barely made it into the qualifiers both in the morning and now in the evening, but I was pretty much dead. By the end, I was thinking about pulling in this fifty somehow, I succeeded, so I’m half-satisfied with this day.”
Kokas headed the women’s semi in 28.68 and came back to lift the crown in 28.47, 0.10 ahead of Lora Komoróczy (28.57). Katalin Burian was third in 29.47.
“I was very surprised,” she said. “I thought Lora (Komoróczy) would swim better. I had very good opponents, so I didn’t expect to be in first place. I knew how I was swimming and how the others were swimming and that it was going to be decided on the reach, so I didn’t give up.”
A BVSC-ZUGLÓ quartet dominated the mixed medley relay in 3:51.96. Bronze medallists Jövő SC featured three-time European 400IM champion Dávid Verrasztó who’s still competing at 37, 23 years after he first visited the podium in 2003.
Milák Navigates Quickfire Semis; Németh & Marton Lead The Way
Nandor Nemeth. Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick
Milák hasn’t competed since the 2025 Hungarian Championships with his last international race coming at the Paris Games in the 100 fly whre he claimed his second Olympic title and fourth medal overall.
He navigated the 100 free prelims in 49.20 behind Nándor Németh (48.97) and 200 fly in 2:00.85 with Richárd Marton the only man to break 2mins in 1:58.94.
This year’s meet is being held in Sopron for the first time from 15-19 April. B-finals have been scrapped and instead semifinals will be contested for all 50-100-200 events.
Németh posted 48.11 for lane four in the 100 free ahead of Milák who went 49.34 in the knowledge he has a quick turnaround before the 200 fly. Daniel Meszaros was third through in 49.40.
Milák dusted himself down and returned for the 200 fly in which he’s the world record of 1:50.34 since the 2022 World Championships in Budapest.
Marton laid down a marker in 1:56.56 followed by Dávid Antal (1:57.34) and Hollo Balázs (1:58.310 with Milák fourth through in 1:59.88.
Semi-Final Round-Up
- Petra Senánszky led the women’s 100 free in 55.40 ahead of Panna Ugrai (55.70).
- Boróka Zsófia Kertész headed the women’s 200 fly in 2:10.63 ahead of Vivien Jackl (2:11.03) and Evy Rozeboom of the Netherlands (2:12.19)
- Gábor Zombori headed the men’s 200 breast semis in 2:16.09 followed by Austrian duo Christopher Rothbauer (2:16.97) and Noah Zemansky (2:17.09). Abel Eszenyi was the second Hungarian to book a slot in Thursday’s final in 2:17.11
- Brigitta Vass headed the women’s 200 breaststroke in 2:27.11 ahead of Hanna Zambori (2:28.59) with Spain’s Aina Fernandez third through in 2:31.32