Hungary’s Milák is World Champion! He breaks Phelps’ 200 butterfly WR
FINA World Championships 2019: Hungarian swimmer Kristóf Milak broke the world record in the men’s 200m butterfly at the world championships in Gwangju today, capturing his first world championship title in the process.
Milák won the race in 1:50.73 to become the first to break the 1:51 barrier. American Michael Phelps had held the previous record of 1:51.51 for 10 years.
The 19-year-old Milák had an amazing time (1:50.73) ahead of Japan’s Daiya Seto (1:53.86) and South African Chad le Clos (1:54.15).
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