For a long time it seemed that the Hungarian classic Kristóf Milák was refuting everything and everyone, but in the end he was unable to defend his title in the 200-meter butterfly.
Kristóf Milák competed sensationally in the final of the 200-meter butterfly at the Paris Olympics, but this time he won the silver medal with a time of 1:51.75 seconds, so he could not defend his title! His great rival, Léon Marchand, finished first. So far, only Tamás Darnyi and Krisztina Egerszegi have been able to defend their Olympic title.
We were able to experience quite astonishing moments: the Hungarian swimming class, leaving the difficult months behind, was perfectly prepared for the Paris Games in the background and left no doubt that he is currently the sole ruler of the number.
Defending champion Kristóf Milák reached the final of the 200-meter butterfly with the best time on Tuesday, the fourth day of the swimming competitions at the Paris Olympics.
The 24-year-old world record holder and two-time world champion of the Honvéd - who missed almost a year after the national championship last April - was the only one of the field to finish within 1:54 minutes (1:53.92) during the preliminaries, thus waiting for the semi-finals with the best time.
In the second race, Milák dominated the field from the first pace and finally crossed the finish line with the best time in the world this year, 1:52.72 minutes.
thus, he was almost eight tenths faster than the home favorite, Léon Marchand (1:53.50) a few minutes earlier.
