2021 LEN EUROPEAN AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Swimming: Monday, May 17th – Sunday, May 23rd, 2021
- Budapest, Hungary
- Prelims at 10:00 am local/Finals at 6:00 pm local
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Hungarian superstar Kristof Milak broke the Hungarian Record again in the men’s 100 fly, winning the race with a 50.18. Milak entered the meet with a personal best of 50.47, which he had swum last month. In prelims of the 100 fly, Milak tied the Championship Record of 50.64. He then came back for semifinals, shaving 0.02 seconds off his prelims swim, and taking sole ownership of the CR. His 50.18 from finals marked a lifetime best by 0.29 seconds.
Here is a split comparison between Milak’s 3 performances from these Championships, as well as his previous best of 50.47:
| Kristof Milak | Kristof Milak | Kristof Milak | Kristof Milak | |
| 2021 Euros Final – Hungarian Record, Championship Record | 2021 Championship Record (Semifinals) | 2021 Co-Championship Record (Prelims) | Previous Personal best – April 2021 | |
| 1st 50 | 23.58 | 23.72 | 24.15 | 23.84 |
| 2nd 50 | 26.60 | 26.90 | 26.49 | 26.63 |
| Final Time | 50.18 | 50.62 | 50.64 | 50.47 |
In finals tonight, Milak got out to a faster start than he did in semifinals, and came home faster than he did when he swam his previous best. the swim makes Milak, who is the World Record holder in the 200 fly, the #4 performer of all-time in the event. Here is the current list of the top 5 performers all-time in the event:
| Rank | Swimmer | Time | Country |
| 1 | Caeleb Dressel | 49.50 | USA |
| 2 | Michael Phelps | 49.82 | USA |
| 3 | Milo Cavic | 49.95 | SRB |
| 4 | Kristof Milak | 50.18 | HUN |
| 5 | Joe Schooling | 50.39 | SIN |
Milak’s swim also stands as the 9th-fastest performance all-time:
| Rank | Swimmer | Time | Date |
| 1 | Caeleb Dressel | 49.50 | 07/26/2019 |
| 2 | Caeleb Dressel | 49.66 | 07/27/2019 |
| 3 | Michael Phelps | 49.82 | 08/01/2009 |
| 4 | Caeleb Dressel | 49.86 | 07/29/2017 |
| 5 | Milo Cavic | 49.95 | 08/01/2009 |
| 6 | Milo Cavic | 50.01 | 07/31/2009 |
| 7 | Caeleb Dressel | 50.07 | 07/28/2017 |
| 8 | Caeleb Dressel | 50.08 | 07/28/2017 |
| 9 | Kristof Milak | 50.18 | 05/23/2021 |
| 10 | Michael Phelps | 50.22 | 07/09/2009 |
Additionally, Josif Miladinov won Silver tonight in the men’s 100 fly, swimming a new best mark of 50.93. The swim marks a new Bulgarian Record. Jakub Majerski took 4th tonight in 51.11, setting a new Polish Record in the process.
In reality Milak is the second fastest in history in 100m butterfly as I estimate that during their prime (without the aid of the supersuits or semi-supersuits) Cavic was around 50,80 sec and Phelps was around 50,30 sec. Furthermore I do believe that Milak is able to challenge the 50 sec barrier in Tokyo and even break Cavic’s european record. Having said that any time below 49,80 sec is probably out of Milak’s reach.
Off the top of the head, does anyone know what Cavic’s best time was outside of 08-09?
51.81 from London 2012 or something lol. The suit massively helped Cavic to not die on the last 50. Without it, he may never have contended with Phelps.
I could find 5 textile Cavic times under 52.
51.70 in 2007 Worlds heats.
51.45 at the 2012 European Champs.
51.90, 51.66, 51.81 at the 2012 Olympics heats, semis and finals.
In fairness, I think he had some injury problems post-2009, but that’s not a very long list of times under 52…
You have to remember, Phelps had to race several events leading up to the 100 fly. Had he just focused on say fly/free, then I’m sure we would have seen him take the 100 fly record much further.
Thanks magic
Sub 50 to medal in Tokyo? Glad to see this event getting so much faster in recent years.
Who’s your third pick to dip under 50? Minakov? Miladinov? Don’t see it tbh.
practice schooling
Joke is dead already.
Michael Andrew and Kristof Milak putting some heat on Dressel. Interesting to see Dressel’s time at Olympic trials.
I’d like to see a comparison of this swim to Dressel. No doubt Dressel’s start, turn, underwaters and finish are better. As to speed in the middle of the pool I’d say it’s close and possibe even that Milak is faster? Also, just throwing this out there, if this was 2009 and Milak was super-suited he would be faster than Phelps.
Final time for today’s final in the first table says 50.62 and not 50.18
And it also lists Milak as from USA in the top 5 performers chart
He seems to be updating his best in the first half 50m of 100m instead of 50m.
Well, if he is close to dressel after first 50 he can try to run over
Well his 2nd 50 is currently the same as Dressel’s. Milak came back in 26.60, and Dressel came back in 26.63, but went out in 22.8.
I think people are forgetting that outside of Pan-Pacs in 2018, Dressel has only been slower than 50.08 once at a major international meet in the 100 fly (I’m pretty sure prelims in Gwangju and that’s it). He also massively improved his 100 fly in SCM so while Milak’s swim is incredible and he can most likely go 49, Dressel is still well ahead of the rest of the world
Hell, he was still 50.5 at 2018 Nats after missing training due to his motorcycle accident.
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hence why I specified “major international meet”
Can’t wait for the sub