Kristóf Milák Soars to 50.22 100 Fly Scorcher Amid Golden Double at Hungarian Championships
Kristóf Milák soared to the 100 fly title in 50.22 before taking 50 free gold on the final evening of the Hungarian Championships in Sopron.
Out in 23.60 and back in 26.62, the Olympic champion scorched to the seventh-fastest time of his career topped by his 49.68 PB, once the European record until surpassed by Maxime Grousset en-route to the world title at Singapore 2025.
Kristof Milak: Photo courtesy: European Aquatics
He lowered his 50.93 rankings topper from Saturday’s semifinals to book himself a spot on the Hungary team for the European Championships in Paris where he’ll face the likes of Grousset and Noè Ponti, who won silver in Singapore last year.
Richárd Marton (52.12) and Dávid Antal (52.41) followed Milák home.
He returned to the water around 30 minutes later for the 50 free final having posted a 21.76 PB in the semis to book lane four. It cut 0.13 off his 21.89 best from the 2024 edition in his second journey inside 22secs.
He clinched his second title of the night in 21.79 and fourth gold overall in his first competition in a year since the 2025 national championships.
The European Championships will mark his first international appearance since his 100m butterfly gold-medal swim at Paris 2024, which was his last international race.
Jackl Makes It Four Golds; Victories For Sárkány & Késely
Vivien Jackl won her fourth title of the meet with a dominant victory in the 400IM. The 17-year-old – who won silver at the last European Championships in Belgrade in 2024 – was in oceans of space throughout to touch in 4:40.56. She added the long medley to her golds in the 200 fly, 800 and 1500 free.
Vivien Jackl: Photo courtesy: European Aquatics
Zalán Sárkány added the 400 free title to his 1500 gold and 800 bronze. He was 1.66secs ahead of Kristof Rasovsky and Christian Giefing at halfway and although Olivér Papai made his move in the second half of the race, Sárkány’s lead was never under threat as he came home in 3:48.16. Papai was second in 3:49.16 with Rasovszky taking bronze in 3:49.98 to claim his third medal of the five-day meet.
European champion Ajna Késely went ahead on the second 50 of the women’s 400 free and extended her lead thereafter to win in 4:11.56. Ainhoa Campabadal of Spain was second to touch in 4:14.32 with Fanni Fábián pulling away from Lilla Szabó on the final 50 to take silver in 4:15.43 to 4:15.81.
Petra Senánszky won the women’s 50 free in 25.15 with Gloria Muzito touching second in a Ugandan record of 25.29. Panna Ugrai added 50 silver to her 100/200 double in 25.45 with Flora Molnar the third Hungarian home in 26.04.
- Eszter Szabó-Feltóthy won the women’s 200 back in 2:10.55
- Benedek Kovács came out on top of the men’s 200 back in 1:57.10
- Beatrix Tanko won the women’s 100 fly as she led throughout to touch in 58.52
- Gábor Zombori won the men’s 400IM in 4:15.21
- Valentin Bayer of Austria touched first in the men’s 50 breast in 27.48 with Bence Dikacz taking the title in 28.05
- Henrietta Fangli took the women’s 50 breast in 31.52