He competed for the final time in August 2022, on the European Championship in Rome, within the firm of his international opponents, presenting an awesome streak.
He received gold medals within the 100 and 200 butterfly, in addition to with the 4×200 relay, along with the hat trick within the 100 and 4×100 meter relay, he additionally collected two silver medals. He couldn’t have raised the bar any larger.
Lower than a month earlier than the beginning of the swimming competitions of this yr’s European Swimming Championships, Kristóf Milák is making ready for the Belgrade examination within the two-week coaching camp of the chosen opponents in Turkey, which will likely be adopted 33 days later by the Olympic trials in Paris. Belek’s presence shouldn’t be self-evident, as a result of the Olympic champion swimmer solely appeared sporadically within the Duna Area after the nationwide championship in April, lacking about three quarters of his coaching classes with out clarification.
In response to conflicting information, he didn’t ask just for group workouts, in line with his new behavior, he might say that he skilled independently in one other swimming pool. All with the assistance of somebody, as a result of it’s inconceivable to win a battle as a lone warrior at his degree.
The connecting hyperlink between the 2 upcoming world competitions is that the Hungarian sports activities movie star, able to distinctive “efficiency” even in unpredictability, can compete together with his challengers because the defending champion of the 200-meter butterfly within the Serbian capital.
Nonetheless, earlier than testing himself on the continental championship and the five-ring competitions, in line with the entry lists, he can even begin on the worldwide invitational competitions in Barcelona and Monaco, first within the final days of Could after which within the first days of June. The addition of “expectedly”, which radiates uncertainty, is crucial, for the reason that 143 days of the yr 2024 which have handed up to now haven’t been about navy self-discipline, predictability and continuity, however concerning the reverse of those, within the case of the exceptionally expert nationwide guard athlete.
Barely two months earlier than the beginning of the Paris Olympics, Milák, returning house from the three-week coaching camp in March, was in a position to win 5 of his six occasions, if not massively, however by inflicting fairly a shock, on the following Budapest nationwide championship. Though he improved just one private finest, he nonetheless proved to be probably the most profitable participant within the area. A a lot, way more tough process awaits the 24-year-old swimmer with particular skills even on the Continental Championships in Belgrade, the place, as an actual take a look at of endurance, three superb swims within the particular person numbers are wanted for somebody to win a medal.
