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| Nic
FINK |
| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
United States
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 03 Jul 1993
in Morristown, NJ, USA |
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Athens, GA, USA |
Higher education |
Electrical Engineering, Engineering - University of Georgia : Athens, GA, USA |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
In 2014 while swimming for University of Georgia he was named Southeastern Conference [SEC] Male Swimmer of the Year. (swimswam.com, 17 Apr 2015)
In 2010 and 2011 he was selected as New Jersey's High School Swimmer of the Year in the United States of America. (pointssports.com, 2011; georgiadogs.com, 16 Nov 2010) |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
English |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Nic (Twitter profile, 01 Dec 2018) |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Athens Bulldog Swim Club: United States |
General Interest |
Famous relatives |
His father Peter has worked for the National Basketball Association [NBA], including as a senior vice president. (bizjournals.com, 03 Apr 2018; careers.nba.com, 2012) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"If you can dream it, you can do it." (Facebook profile, 01 Jan 2016) |
Other information |
BREASTSTROKE
He recognised breaststroke would be his best stroke soon after taking up the sport. "People either get breaststroke or they don't. I ended up getting breaststroke, so I was able to do it pretty well. I was able to fake fly and backstroke enough through [individual medleys] in high school. Eventually, in college I did the same. When you get to be a college swimmer, the pool is short enough so you can have good pushoffs, and take three or four strokes and be good. The breaststroke is an old man's stroke. It's one of those strokes that, early on, you can either do it or you can't. A lot of it has to do with feel and how you feel the water. Especially in the 100m, you see a lot of guys who can do it well into their 30s and you don't see that for a lot of other strokes. Experience goes a long way in the breaststroke." (olympics.com, 27 Jul 2021; dailyrecord.com, 21 Jul 2021; swimswam.com, 18 Jun 2021; SwimSwam YouTube channel, 18 Jun 2021)
STUDY PLANS
He plans to go to graduate school at Georgia Institute of Technology to get his master's degree in electrical engineering. "I am fortunate that [Georgia Tech] were willing to let me defer to the fall of 2021. I enjoyed the engineering classes I had in my undergrad at [the University of] Georgia, so I knew I wanted to learn a little more about the field. I have always been interested in robotics and have worked with power systems in the past, so potentially something in those realms of electrical engineering." (usaswimming.org, 18 Dec 2020)
COACHING
He offers swim clinics through the Fitter & Faster organisation in the United States of America. "One of my favourite parts of teaching clinics is seeing the progress. Sometimes, coaches tell swimmers something and it doesn't click. It helps to have a new voice and someone else to phrase it differently. They'll swim a 25 that isn't great, so I'll explain a concept again and the second lap is much better. They're getting it - it's fun to see them progress." (fitterandfaster.com, 01 Dec 2018) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Jack Bauerle [club], USA |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He took up swimming at age eight in Morristown, NJ, United States of America. |
General Interest |
Injuries |
He had a double wrist injury in 2020. (thefocus.news, 28 Jul 2021; swimswam.podbean.com, 14 Dec 2020; swimswam.com, 26 Oct 2020) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
He followed his sister Rega into the sport. "[It] seemed like a lot of fun, [but] I didn't like it that much because it was cold water and early mornings." |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 5 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Breaststroke |
2:07.93 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 3 |
2024 |
Doha, QAT |
200m Breaststroke |
2:08.85 |
| 3 |
2024 |
Doha, QAT |
50m Breaststroke |
26.49 |
| 1 |
2024 |
Doha, QAT |
100m Breaststroke |
58.57 |
| 1 |
2024 |
Doha, QAT |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:29.80 |
| 2 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
100m Breaststroke |
58.72 |
| 2 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
50m Breaststroke |
26.59 |
| 3 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:40.19 |
| 5 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Breaststroke |
2:09.05 |
| 1 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
50m Breaststroke |
26.45 |
| 3 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Breaststroke |
58.65 |
| 2 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:27.79 |
| 1 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:38.79 |
| 5 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Breaststroke |
2:08.56 |
| Semifinal |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
200m Breaststroke |
2:10.04 |
| Semifinal |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
100m Breaststroke |
1:00.14 |
| 8 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
100m Breaststroke |
1:00.10 |
| 8 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
DSQ |
World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 2 |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
200m Breaststroke |
2:01.60 |
| 1 |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
50m Breaststroke |
25.38 |
| 1 |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
100m Breaststroke |
55.88 |
| 2 |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:30.37 |
| 1 |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:35.15 |
| 1 |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:18.98 |
| 1 |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
200m Breaststroke |
2:02.28 |
| Semifinal |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
100m Individual Medley |
54.07 |
| 1 |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
50m Breaststroke |
25.53 |
| 3 |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
100m Breaststroke |
55.86 |
| 1 |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:30.51 |
| 2 |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:20.50 |
| 2 |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:37.04 |
| 4 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
200m Breaststroke |
2:03.79 |
| 7 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
100m Breaststroke |
57.22 |
| 8 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
DSQ |
Pan American Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 2 |
2019 |
Lima, PER |
200m Breaststroke |
2:08.16 |
| 1 |
2019 |
Lima, PER |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:30.25 |
World Cup |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 9 |
2023 |
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Overall Ranking |
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| 2 |
2023 |
Athens, GRE |
100m Breaststroke |
59.28 |
| 3 |
2023 |
Athens, GRE |
50m Breaststroke |
26.98 |
| 5 |
2023 |
Athens, GRE |
200m Breaststroke |
2:10.55 |
| 4 |
2023 |
Berlin, GER |
100m Breaststroke |
59.68 |
| 4 |
2023 |
Berlin, GER |
50m Breaststroke |
27.06 |
| 5 |
2023 |
Berlin, GER |
200m Breaststroke |
2:10.71 |
| 3 |
2023 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Breaststroke |
59.21 |
| 3 |
2023 |
Budapest, HUN |
50m Breaststroke |
26.89 |
| 5 |
2023 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Breaststroke |
2:11.41 |
| 1 |
2022 |
Berlin, GER |
100m Breaststroke |
56.43 |
| 1 |
2022 |
Berlin, GER |
200m Breaststroke |
2:05.74 |
| 1 |
2022 |
Berlin, GER |
50m Breaststroke |
25.86 |
| 1 |
2022 |
Indianapolis, IN, USA |
200m Breaststroke |
2:02.70 |
| 1 |
2022 |
Indianapolis, IN, USA |
100m Breaststroke |
56.15 |
| 1 |
2022 |
Indianapolis, IN, USA |
50m Breaststroke |
25.83 |
| 1 |
2022 |
Toronto, ON, CAN |
50m Breaststroke |
25.78 |
| 1 |
2022 |
Toronto, ON, CAN |
100m Breaststroke |
56.39 |
| 1 |
2022 |
Toronto, ON, CAN |
200m Breaststroke |
2:03.78 |
| 46 |
2018 |
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Overall Ranking |
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| 4 |
2018 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Individual Medley |
53.32 |
| 7 |
2018 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Breaststroke |
57.73 |
| 3 |
2018 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Individual Medley |
1:55.10 |
| 6 |
2018 |
Budapest, HUN |
50m Breaststroke |
26.39 |
| 3 |
2018 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Breaststroke |
2:03.37 |
| 4 |
2018 |
Eindhoven, NED |
200m Individual Medley |
1:55.87 |
| 4 |
2018 |
Eindhoven, NED |
50m Breaststroke |
26.49 |
| 7 |
2018 |
Eindhoven, NED |
400m Individual Medley |
4:13.25 |
| 4 |
2018 |
Eindhoven, NED |
200m Breaststroke |
2:01.95 |
| 7 |
2018 |
Eindhoven, NED |
100m Individual Medley |
53.18 |
| 5 |
2017 |
Eindhoven, NED |
50m Breaststroke |
26.50 |
| 4 |
2017 |
Eindhoven, NED |
200m Breaststroke |
2:04.14 |
| 3 |
2017 |
Eindhoven, NED |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:39.85 |
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