Kristof Milak attributes swimwear malfunction to world record failure

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Hungarian Olympic butterfly swimmer Kristof Milak won gold on Wednesday, but was disappointed that he failed to set a new world record, attributing the lack to a loss of concentration caused by a malfunction of the swimsuit.

Kristof Milak, winner of the 200-meter butterfly final, said he was taken aback when he noticed a hole in his swim shorts about 10 minutes before the race and chose to put on a new pair.

I have a routine, a rhythm, says Milak through a translator. I am focused but this situation broke my concentration and this problem caused time.

Despite the change, Milak still set a new Olympic record of 1 minute, 51.25 seconds – but was just shy of breaking his own world record of 1: 50.73.

I didn’t swim for the medal, but for the moment, he said.

I wanted to swim a personal best and a personal best for me means the world record, said Milak. And it wasn’t a world record so I’m a little disappointed.

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Tomoru Honda of Japan won the silver medal in the race, and Italy’s Federico Burdisso won the bronze.

With post wires

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