Kristof Milak Takes 100 Free Gold & Katinka Hosszu Returns To The Podium At Hungarian Championships

Kristof Milak made a successful return to the water and Katinka Hosszu retraced her steps to the rostrum on the Hungarian Championships in Budapest.

Milak, the Olympic 200 fly champion and world record-holder, has been seldom seen in worldwide waters since 2022 when he received the 100/200 double on the World Championships within the Hungarian capital earlier than happening to duplicate that on the European Championships in Rome.

Within the latter, he additionally claimed silver behind David Popovici within the 100 free, setting a nationwide file of 47.47 within the course of.

Nonetheless, in June 2023, he withdrew from the World Championships in Fukuoka due to bodily and psychological exhaustion.

The three-time world champion was attributable to return on the Budapest stage of the World Cup in October final yr – simply 11 weeks after withdrawing from Fukuoka – however didn’t seem in entrance of his residence crowd.

Come Tuesday and Milak was again on prime of the rostrum on the Duna Area as he received his fourth straight 100m free title in 48.38.

Hosszu gave beginning to daughter Kamila in August final yr and on Tuesday returned to competitors within the Hungarian capital.

Forward on the midway level on the 200IM, the three-time Olympic champion was overhauled by Dalma Sebestyén and Boglárka Kapás with the previous getting the contact in 2:13.75.

Henrietta Fángli set a Hungarian 100m breaststroke file of 1:07.50, reducing Ágnes Kovács customary of 1:07.79 that had stood since 2000.

Gábor Zombori swam throughout the Olympic ‘A’ reduce within the males’s 200IM, going 1:57.88 to hitch Hubert Kos who’d already certified within the brief medley.