Swimming Worlds: Swede Sarah Sjostrom wins 50m butterfly gold, double joy for Kristof Milak

BUDAPEST, June 24

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Swede Sarah Sjostrom continued her domination of the women’s 50m butterfly when she claimed gold at the swimming world championships today while home favourite Kristof Milak added to his 200m butterfly crown with victory in the 100m butterfly.

It was Sjostrom’s fourth straight win in the event at the world championships and 18th individual medal overall as the 28-year-old edged out France’s Melanie Henique and Zhang Yufei of China for a place on the top of the podium.

Olympic silver medallist Milak, who set a world record in the 200m butterfly earlier in the week, moved clear of the field with 25 metres to go and barely looked troubled as he secured the win in 50.14 seconds. — Reuters