Hungarian swimmer Kristof Milak won the 200-metre butterfly at the World Swimming Championships on Wednesday, breaking Michael Phelps' world record in the process.
The 19-year-old produced an astounding performance to take gold in one minute, 50.73 seconds, beating Phelps' previous benchmark by an impressive 0.78 seconds:
FINASTOP THE PRESSES! A fantastic new World Record from 19-year old Kristóf Milák of Hungary in the Men’s 200m Fly beating Michael Phelps old mark of 1:51.51, set a decade ago in Rome, with a new time of 1:50.73…Outstanding! ud83dudcaaud83dudc51#Swimming #FINAGwangju2019 https://t.co/Qr2DiOGDG3
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