Kristof Milak on If He Likes Swimming Once more: “No Comment”

Are there many different swimmers on the planet like Hungary’s Kristof Milak? In brief, the reply isn’t any. That is essentially due partly to his pure potential to race and produce when it issues, and partly to his relationship with the game itself.

Following a European Championships that noticed Milak swim a number of the finest races of his already embellished profession, together with a near-100 fly world report in 49.48, and delivering a heroic 46.29 anchor break up for the Hungarian 4×100 free relay to win the European title, even towards the dash big Egor Kornev on that anchor leg. His success didn’t finish with these two occasions; he completed 4th within the particular person 50 free with a lifetime better of 21.46, and he additionally earned a bronze medal within the 100 free in 46.87. In brief, this was not the outdated Milak; it is a new model now we have by no means witnessed earlier than.

In an interview with the Hungarian outlet Nemzeti Sport, Milak, who had thought of stepping away from competitors totally again in late 2024, was requested whether or not he favored swimming once more after his stellar European Championships outing, to which he responded, “No comment.”

There was some query circulating about what Milak we might see in Paris, particularly after his Hungarian teammate Hubert Kos put Milak on blast in an interview with M4Sport, questioning his coaching and willingness to compete on Hungarian relays.

Milak laid all inquiries to relaxation, swimming a full lineup and a number of other Hungarian relays.

When requested concerning the near-100 fly world report of 49.48, he talked about that he’s hoping to realize one thing just like what he did within the 100 free, seemingly referring to a big-time drop.

“This is not unrealistic,” Milak stated in an interview with Nemzeti Sport. “I would like to achieve something similar to the 100 freestyle in the 100 butterfly.”

Milak was additionally requested about this being a comeback yr forward of the World Championships and Olympic Games over the following two years, which he outlined as going from “zero to somewhere”, including that he feels that his coaching is in a superb place.

“A rebuilding year means going from zero to somewhere,” Milak stated. “In terms of the amount of work I’m putting in at training, I’m progressing very well.”

Milak, who displayed a way more sprint-focused method at Europeans, additionally defined his benefit in a 100-meter race towards a number of the high 50-meter sprinters. This benefit was on full show within the outdoors blitz of a swim within the 100 free last, regardless of Milak saying that he was not in “that good of shape”.

“Ever since it was announced that all fifty-meter events will be on the Olympic program, more people are preparing for it; it has excited a lot of people, and this is also visible in the strength of the field. Fortunately, not all fifty-meter swimmers can turn well… I can’t really say more than that…” Milak stated. “I was happy with the outer lane in the final, I was like, at least I’ll have peace of mind. The last twenty-five meters did sting, but fortunately I just managed to complete the distance. Maybe if I had a little more presence of mind in the last twenty-five meters, I could have come up with an even better time than this – but I’m not in that good of shape.”