Hungary’s Milák Sets World Record in Men’s 200 Butterfly

Kristof Milak of Hungary reacts after winning the Men 200m Butterfly final at the 19th FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, on June 21, 2022. Petr David Josek/AP Photo

BUDAPEST, Hungary—Hungary’s Kristóf Milák set a world record in the men’s 200 butterfly at the swimming world championships on Tuesday.

The 22-year-old Milák clocked 1 minute, 50.34 seconds to shave 0.39 seconds off the previous record he set at the last worlds in Gwangju, South Korea on July 24, 2019.