Kristof Milak Has Emergency Suit Change, Breaks Olympic Record in 200 Fly Kristof Milak won Olympic gold in the men's 200 fly but was a bit off his world record, having had an equipment malfunction moments before the start. Archive photo via Jack Spitser/Spitser Photography When: Pool swimming: Saturday, July 24 – Sunday, August 1, 2021 Open Water swimming: Wednesday, August 4 – Thursday, August 5, 2021 Where: Olympic Aquatics Centre / Tokyo, Japan Heats: 7 PM / Semifinals & Finals: 10:30 AM (Local time) Michael Phelps‘ 1:52.03 Olympic record from the Beijing 2008 Games. Split Comparison 1:52.03 (29.28) In a post-race interview, Milak shared with reporters that just 10 minutes before the 200 fly final his suit ripped in the ready room and he needed to do make a quick last-minute change. He said the equipment malfunction threw him off and he knew before the race started that he wouldn’t be able to break his own World Record.