Nicolas Fink (born July 3, 1993) is an American five-time world champion in breaststroke events. He is a

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holder in the

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4×100 meter medley relay and 4×50 meter mixed medley relay. He is the Americas record holder in the short course 50 meter breaststroke, 100 meter breaststroke, and 200 meter breaststroke as well as the American record holder in the

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50 meter breaststroke. In the 50 meter breaststroke, he won the World Short Course titles in

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and

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and World Long Course title in

. In the 100 meter breaststroke, he is the 2022 World Short Course gold medalist. In the 200 meter breaststroke, he is the 2021 World Short Course gold medalist.

Early life and education

Fink grew up in Morristown, New Jersey and attended Pingry School. He started dreaming about being an Olympian while watching swimming on

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as a kid. Collegiately, Fink competed for the Georgia Bulldogs of the

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, signing his official letter of intent in fall 2010."Markham, Fink Sign With Georgia's Swim Team"
'' Georgia Bulldogs''. November 16, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2021.

Career

2012

2012 Olympic Trials

Fink competed at his first US Olympic Trials in 2012 at the 2012 USA Swimming Olympic Trials held in

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in June and July.

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(July 2, 2012)
"2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Complete Results"
''

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''. Retrieved September 27, 2021. He placed 11th in the 100 meter breaststroke with a time of 1:01.14, 17th in the 200 meter breaststroke with a 2:13.89, and 26th in the 200 meter individual medley with his time of 2:03.69. He did not qualify for the 2012 US Olympic Team in any of the events he raced.

2013

2013 National Championships

Fink broke out onto the national scene after he placed 2nd in the 2013 US National Championships in the 100m breaststroke with a time of 1:00.24. Fink also placed 3rd in the 200m breaststroke and 6th in the 50m breaststroke.

2013 World Championships

At the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Fink placed 8th in the final of the 100m breaststroke with a time of 1:00.10.

2014

2014 Pan Pacific Championships

Fink made the US team for the 2014 Pan Pacific Championships in

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, Australia, with his performances at the 2014 National Championships in

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.Zaccardi, Nick (August 10, 2014)
"U.S. swimming roster for Pan Pacific Championships"
'' NBC Sports''. Retrieved September 27, 2021."Phelps makes U.S. squad as Olympic hopes gather steam"
''

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''. August 11, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2021. In the final of the 200 meter breaststroke, Fink swam a 2:08.94, winning the silver medal as one of only two competitors to swim under 2:10.00 in the final with the other being

Yasuhiro Koseki is a Japanese competitive swimmer and breaststroke specialist. He won the 100-meter event at the 2013 Summer Universiade, 2013 East Asian Games, and the 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships. He hold the Asian record in this event, set in Febr ...

of Japan who won the gold medal.Marsteller, Jason (August 24, 2014)
"Yasuhiro Koseki Clears Nic Fink For 200 Breast Triumph (Pan Pacific Championships, Results)"
''

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''. Retrieved September 27, 2021. Stewart, Melvin (August 25, 2014)
"Nic Fink: "Pan Pacs Put A Lot Of Confidence In Me""
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved September 27, 2021. Fink's swims at both championships earned him a spot on the US National Team in swimming for the 2014—2015 year, making him one of twelve student athletes from the

to be named to the year's team."Twelve Georgia Swimmers Named To U.S. National Team"
'' Georgia Bulldogs''. September 3, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2021. His race in the 200 meter breaststroke at the 2014 Pan Pacific Championships also earned him a nomination for

's Golden Goggle Award for "Male Race of the Year".

(September 29, 2014)
"Ledecky and Phelps Lead 2014 USA Swimming Golden Goggle Awards Nominees"
'' TeamUSA.org''. Retrieved September 27, 2021.

2016

2016 Olympic Trials

At the 2016 US Olympic Trials in

, Fink placed 7th in the 100 meter breaststroke final with a time of 1:00.39 and placed 7th in the 200 meter breaststroke with a time of 2:11.55 in the final."U.S. Olympic Trials - Swimming: Complete Results Book"
''

''. July 3, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2021. This was the second time Fink competed at the US Olympic Trials as well as the second time he did not make the US Olympic Team.

2019—2020

2019 Pan American Games

For the

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, Fink was named to the USA Swimming Team in the 200 meter breaststroke."2019 Pan American Games Roster"
''

''. 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2021. On the third day of competition, Fink won a silver medal in the 200 meter breaststroke with his time of 2:08.16 and finished less than six tenths of a second behind the gold medalist in the event and fellow American

Will Licon William Andrew Licon ( ; born August 25, 1994) is an American competitive swimmer who specializes in breaststroke and medley events. He currently competes for the professional team LA Current in the International Swimming League. Licon is a ...

.Penland, Spencer (August 8, 2019)
"2019 Pan American Games: Day 3 Finals Live Recap"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved September 27, 2021.Covington, Taylor (August 8, 2019)
"2019 Pan American Games: Will Licon, Nic Fink Go 1-2 in Men's 200 Breast"
''

''. Retrieved September 27, 2021. On the fifth and final day of competition, Fink swam the breaststroke leg of the 4×100 meter medley relay in a time of 58.57 seconds, and along with his relay teammates of Daniel Carr (backstroke), Tom Shields (butterfly), and

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(freestyle) won the gold medal in a new Pan American Games record time of 3:30.25.Sutherland, James (August 10, 2019)
"2019 Pan American Games: Day 5 Finals Live Recap"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved September 27, 2021.Diaz, Mauro (August 5, 2019)
"2019 Pan American Games in Peru: Schedule, highlights, athletes to watch"
''

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''. Retrieved September 27, 2021.

International Swimming League

In 2019 he was a member of the inaugural

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representing the

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, who finished third place in the final match in Las Vegas, Nevada in December. Fink won both the 50 and 200 breaststroke for the Condors at the final. His time of 25.75 seconds in the 50 meter breaststroke set a new American record for the event. The following year, in the 2020 season of the International Swimming League, Fink set new American records in the 100 meter breaststroke with a time of 56.16 seconds and in the 200 meter breaststroke with a 2:02.20.

2021

2020 Olympic Trials

] In June 2021, Fink qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games by placing first at the 2020 United States Olympic trials (swimming), US Olympic Team Trials in the 200 meter breaststroke with a personal best time of 2:07.55.Newberry, Paul (June 17, 2021)
"Nic Fink, a Pingry graduate from Morristown, finally makes the Olympic swim team"
'' Daily Record''. Retrieved September 27, 2021."Fink and Flickinger Head to Tokyo on Fifth Night of Trials"
'' Georgia Bulldogs''. Retrieved September 27, 2021. This marked the first time in three

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cycles that Fink made the US Olympic Team, he had previously tried and not made the team at both the 2012 and 2016 US Olympic Trials. In the semifinals of the 100 meter breaststroke, Fink also swam a personal best time of 58.50 seconds which moved him up in rankings to the second fastest male American swimmer in the event only behind Michael Andrew who won the semifinals heat in an American record time of 58.14.Dornan, Ben (June 13, 2021)
"Nic Fink Hits 58.50 100 Breast: #2 All-Time American, 5th Worldwide This Season"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved September 27, 2021. In the final of the 100 meter breaststroke Fink finished in third place and did not make the US Olympic team in the event.

2020 Summer Olympics

Following the US Olympic Trials, Fink returned to New Jersey for a week, then was off to the US Olympic swim team training camp, and after that the

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, Japan.Havsy, Jane (July 21, 2021)
"Swimmer Nic Fink, a Pingry graduate from Morristown, ready for 'new journey' at Olympics"
'' Daily Record''. Retrieved July 21, 2021. In the preliminaries of the 200 meter breaststroke on day four of swimming competition, he finished in a time of 2:08.48 and advanced to the semifinals ranked fourth overall.Anderson, Jared (July 27, 2021)
"Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved July 27, 2021.

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(July 27, 2021)
"Nic Fink wins heat in men's 200m breaststroke"
'' KTVZ''. Retrieved July 27, 2021. He swam a 2:08.00 in the semifinals, finishing second in his semifinal heat and ranking fourth overall heading into the final.

(July 27, 2021)
"Nic Fink makes 200m breaststroke final in 2:08 flat"
'' KTVZ''. Retrieved July 27, 2021."Bentz Places Seventh in Career Finale; Flickinger and Fink Advance"
'' Georgia Bulldogs''. July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021. In the final, he swam faster than in the semifinals with a time of 2:07.93 and placed fifth.

;

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(August 1, 2021)
"Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games: Swimming Results Book"
. ''

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''. Retrieved September 27, 2021.Lepesant, Anne (July 28, 2021)
"Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 5 Finals Live Recap"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved July 28, 2021.

2021 International Swimming League

Fink set a new American record in the short course 50 meter breaststroke with a time of 25.72 seconds at the final match of the 2021 International Swimming League in Eindhoven,

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. ISL (December 3, 2021)
"ISL 2021 Final Eindhoven (NED): Men's 50m Breaststroke Results"
''

''. Retrieved December 3, 2021.Keith, Braden (December 3, 2021)
"Nic Fink Breaks American Record In 50 Breast For Huge ISL Finale Upset"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved December 3, 2021. Later the same day, he set a new Americas record and American record in the 4x100 meter medley relay, splitting a time of 55.21 seconds for the breaststroke leg of the relay and contributing to the new record time of 3:19.64 with club

relay teammates Coleman Stewart,

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, and

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. ISL (December 3, 2021)
"ISL 2021 Final Eindhoven (NED): Men's 4x100m Medley Relay Results"
''

''. Retrieved December 3, 2021.Rieder, David (December 3, 2021)
"Cali Condors' Stewart, Fink, Dressel and Ress Break American Record in 400 Medley Relay"
''

''. Retrieved December 3, 2021. The next day, Fink set a new Americas record and American record in the 100 meter breaststroke with a time of 55.56 seconds, earning 19 points for his team. ISL (December 4, 2021)
"ISL 2021 Final Eindhoven (NED): Men's 100m Breaststroke Results"
''

''. Retrieved December 4, 2021. His time of 55.56 seconds moved him up in the world rankings to the third fastest male swimmer in the event, ranking behind only

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and

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.Rieder, David (December 4, 2021)
"Nic Fink Crushes 100 Breast American Record, Takes Down Shymanovich Again in ISL Final"
''

''. Retrieved December 4, 2021. For his performances in the final match, Fink earned 59.5 most valuable player points, ranking second behind

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of Energy Standard. ISL (December 4, 2021)
"ISL 2021 Final Eindhoven (NED): Match MVP Standings"
''

''. Retrieved December 4, 2021.

2021 World Short Course Championships

For the 2021 World Short Course Championships in Abu Dhabi,

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in December, Fink entered to compete in four individual events, the 50 meter breaststroke, 100 meter breaststroke, 200 meter breaststroke, and 100 meter individual medley."2021 FINA Short Course World Championships Roster"
''

''. 28 October 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2021. Fink started competition on day one, qualifying for the semifinals of the 100 meter breaststroke ranked third with a time of 57.02 seconds.

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(December 16, 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved December 16, 2021. In the semifinals he ranked second with a time of 56.48 seconds, seven-hundredths of a second slower than number one ranked Arno Kamminga of the

(December 16, 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 100m Breaststroke Semifinals Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved December 16, 2021.Hamann, Michael (December 16, 2021)
"2021 Short Course World Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved December 16, 2021. Fink won the first World Championships medal of his career in the final of the 100 meter breaststroke, finishing third to win the bronze medal with a time of 55.87 seconds.

(17 December 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved 17 December 2021.Moss, Bonnie (December 17, 2021)
"Casas' Gold Leads Way for U.S. on FINA World Championships (25m) Night Two"
''

''. Retrieved December 17, 2021. Fink finished fifth in his heat in the prelims of the 100 meter individual medley in the morning on day three with a time of 52.87 seconds, which qualified him to the semifinals ranking thirteenth.

(December 18, 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 100m Individual Medley Heats Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved December 18, 2021. In his second event of the morning prelims session, the 200 meter breaststroke, Fink qualified for the final ranking seventh with a 2:04.72.

(December 18, 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 200m Breaststroke Heats Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved December 18, 2021. For his third event of the morning, Fink split a 25.70 for the breaststroke leg of the 4×50 meter mixed medley relay, helping qualify the relay to the final ranked first in a total time of 1:37.74.

(December 18, 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Mixed 4x50m Medley Relay Heats Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved December 18, 2021. In the final of the 200 meter breaststroke later in the day, Fink won the first world title of his career, winning the gold medal with a time of 2:02.28.

(December 18, 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved December 18, 2021.OlympicTalk (December 18, 2021)
"U.S. swimmers grab more golds at short course worlds; Olympics out due to COVID"
'' NBC Sports''. Retrieved December 18, 2021.Keith, Braden (December 18, 2021)
"2 Saturday Golds Help US To Top Of The Medal Table For The First Time At Worlds"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved December 18, 2021. In the semifinals of the 100 meter individual medley, Fink placed 16th and did not qualify for the final, swimming a time of 54.07 seconds.

(December 18, 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 100m Individual Medley Semifinals Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved December 18, 2021. Finishing his competition on day three, Fink won a silver medal in the final of the 4×50 meter mixed medley relay, splitting a 25.82 for the breaststroke leg of the relay.

(December 18, 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Mixed 4x50m Medley Relay Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved December 18, 2021. In the prelims heats on day five, Fink swam a 26.09 in the 50 meter breaststroke to advance to the semifinals ranking fifth.

(December 20, 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved December 20, 2021. On the finals relay in the 4×50 meter medley relay with Shaine Casas, Tom Shields, and

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, Fink helped tie for the gold medal, set a new American record, and tie the Americas record and Championships record at 1:30.51.

(December 20, 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 4x50m Medley Relay Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved December 20, 2021.Rieder, David (December 20, 2021)
"U.S. Men Lower American Record in 200 Medley Relay Gold-Medal Tie; Nic Fink Also Lowers 50 Breast AR"
''

''. Retrieved December 20, 2021. Later in the same session, Fink set a new American in the 50 meter breaststroke with a 25.68 in the semifinals and qualified for the final ranking second.

(December 20, 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 50m Breaststroke Semifinals Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved December 20, 2021.Sutherland, James (December 20, 2021)
"Nic Fink Edges Own American Record In Men's 50 Breast Semis"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved December 20, 2021. The sixth and final day of competition, Fink set a new Americas record and a new American record in the 50 meter breaststroke with a time of 25.53 seconds and won the gold medal.

(December 21, 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 50m Breaststroke Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved December 21, 2021.Rieder, David (December 21, 2021)
"Nic Fink Lowers American Record Again, Edges Martinenghi for 50 Breast Gold"
''

''. Retrieved December 21, 2021.Miller, Nicole (December 21, 2021)
"Nic Fink Betters American Record Again En Route To 50 Breast Gold"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved December 21, 2021. In the final of the 4×100 meter medley relay Fink won his second silver medal of the day, splitting a 55.27 for the breaststroke leg of the relay to help finish in a time of 3:20.50.

(December 21, 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 4x100m Medley Relay Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved December 21, 2021.Sagendorph, Kyle (December 21, 2021)
"U.S. Wraps with 30 Medals, Team of the Meet Honors at 2021 FINA World Championships (25m)"
''

''. Retrieved December 21, 2021.

2022

2022 International Team Trials

At the 2022 US International Team Trials in

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in late April, Fink won the 100 meter breaststroke with a personal best time of 58.37 seconds, qualifying for the 2022 World Aquatics Championships team in the event.

(April 29, 2022)
"Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved April 29, 2022. Earlier in the competition, he qualified for the World Championships team in the 200 meter breaststroke, tying for first-place with a time of 2:08.84, and the 50 meter breaststroke, placing seconds with a personal best time of 26.55 seconds.

(April 27, 2022)
"Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved April 29, 2022.

(April 28, 2022)
"Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Men's 50m Breaststroke Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved April 29, 2022. While he qualified for the team in three individual events,

named him to the team roster in just the 100 meter and 200 meter breaststroke."2022 FINA World Championships Roster"
''

''. April 30, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2022. Three days after the first version of the roster was released, USA Swimming announced an updated roster with Fink in three individual events, adding the 50 meter breaststroke to his program."2022 FINA World Championships Roster: Version 2"
''

''. May 3, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2022.

2022 World Aquatics Championships

In the final of the 100 meter breaststroke at the

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, contested on day two of pool swimming competition, Fink won the bronze medal with a time of 58.65 seconds, finishing 0.39 seconds behind gold medalist

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(June 19, 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved January 7, 2023. On the fourth evening at

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, he started off with winning the world title in the 50 meter breaststroke, finishing in an American record time of 26.45 seconds to share the podium with bronze medalist and fellow American Michael Andrew.

(June 21, 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 50m Breaststroke Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved January 7, 2023.Fahey, Ciarán (June 21, 2022)
"Milák sets world record; 3 more US golds at swimming worlds"
'' Star Tribune''. Retrieved July 8, 2022. It marked his first long course World Championships gold medal after two gold medals and world titles in individual events at the short course World Championships the year before.Bowker, Paul D. (June 21, 2022)
"Nic Fink And Bobby Finke Both Win First Swimming World Titles"
'' TeamUSA.org''. Retrieved January 7, 2023. Approximately 45 minutes later, he won a gold medal as part of the 4×100 meter mixed medley relay, splitting a 57.86 for the breaststroke leg of the relay to contribute to a first-place finish in 3:38.79.

(June 21, 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved January 7, 2023."Fink Wins Two Golds at World Championships; Urlando Places Fifth"
'' Georgia Bulldogs''. June 21, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2023. Day six, in the final of his third individual event, the 200 meter breaststroke, Fink placed fifth with a time of 2:09.05, which was 1.98 seconds behind gold medalist and world record holder in the event

Zac Stubblety-Cook Izaac Keith Stubblety-Cook (born 4 January 1999) is an Australian swimmer. He is a former world record holder in the long course 200 metre breaststroke. In 2021, Stubblety-Cook competed in the men's 100m and 200m breaststroke events at the 20 ...

of Australia.

(June 23, 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved January 7, 2023. Two days later, on the eighth and final day, he won a silver medal in the 4×100 meter medley relay, swimming the breaststroke leg of the finals relay in 57.86 seconds to help finish in a time of 3:27.79.

(June 25, 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 4x100m Medley Relay Final Results"
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''. Retrieved January 7, 2023.

2022 World Short Course Championships

On October 19, Fink was publicly announced to the Team USA roster for the 2022 World Short Course Championships at

Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre Melbourne Sports Centres - MSAC is an international sporting venue located in Albert Park, Victoria, Australia. The centre was opened on 24 July 1997 at a construction cost of A$65 million. The cost was funded by the State Government of Victor ...

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

, Australia."USA Swimming Announces 2022 FINA World Championships (25m) Roster"
''

''. October 19, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2022. Fifty-six days later, in his first final of the Championships, the 4×50 meter mixed medley relay on day two, he helped set a new

with a finals relay mark of 1:35.15 and win the gold medal, splitting a 24.96 for the breaststroke leg of the relay.

(December 14, 2022)
"16th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Melbourne (AUS): Mixed 4x50m Medley Relay Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved January 7, 2023. Agence France-Presse (December 14, 2022)
"Two relay world records smashed as Australia take charge at swim short course titles"
''

France24 France 24 ( in French) is a French state-owned international news television network based in Paris. Its channels broadcast in French, English, Arabic, and Spanish and are aimed at the overseas market. Based in the Paris suburb of Issy-les-Mou ...

''. Retrieved January 7, 2023. The following day, he won his first world title and gold medal in the 100 meter breaststroke at a short course or long course World Championships with a time of 55.88 seconds, finishing less than two-tenths of a second ahead of silver medalist Nicolò Martinenghi and less than four-tenths of a second ahead of bronze medalist Adam Peaty.

(December 15, 2022)
"16th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Melbourne (AUS): Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved January 7, 2023.Sagendorph, Kyle (December 15, 2022)
"U.S. Rattles Off Five Golds in Six Events on Third Night in Melbourne"
''

''. Retrieved January 7, 2023. The next day, he followed up with a silver medal-win in the 200 meter breaststroke, setting an Americas and American record with a time of 2:01.60 in the final to finish 1.25 seconds behind gold medalist

Daiya Seto is a Japanese professional swimmer who specializes in individual medley, butterfly, breaststroke, and freestyle events. He won the gold medal in the 400-metre individual medley at the 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2021 world short course cham ...

of Japan.

(December 16, 2022)
"16th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Melbourne (AUS): Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results"
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''. Retrieved January 7, 2023. The fifth of six days, Fink swam the 50 meter breaststroke portion of the 4×50 meter medley relay in 25.24 seconds in the final, helping win the silver medal with an Americas and American record time of 1:30.37.

(December 17, 2022)
"16th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Melbourne (AUS): Men's 4x50m Medley Relay Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved January 7, 2023. On the final day, he started off by successfully defending his world title in the 50 meter breaststroke with a Championships, Americas, and American record time of 25.38 seconds to earn his second-consecutive title in the event and share the podium with Italians Nicolò Martinenghi (silver medalist) and Simone Cerasuolo (bronze medalist).

(December 18, 2022)
"16th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Melbourne (AUS): Men's 50m Breaststroke Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved January 7, 2023."Haughey defends title, U.S. finishes top at FINA short-course world championships"
'' China Internet Information Center''. December 18, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2023. Concluding competition in the 4×100 meter medley relay, he helped tie the team from Australia for the gold medal in a

time of 3:18.98, swimming the breaststroke portion in 54.88 seconds.

(December 18, 2022)
"16th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Melbourne (AUS): Men's 4x100m Medley Relay Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved January 7, 2023.

International championships

: Fink swam only in the prelims heats. : Fink was not a member of the finals relay that was disqualified.

Personal best times

Long course meters (50 m pool)

Short course meters (25 m pool)

Swimming World Cup circuits

The following medals Fink has won at Swimming World Cup circuits."Nic Fink: Medals"
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''. Retrieved July 10, 2022.

World records

Short course meters (25 m pool)

Continental and national records

Long course meters (50 m pool)

Legend: NR – American record

Short course meters (25 m pool)

Awards and honors

* '' SwimSwam'', Swammy Award, U.S. Swimmer of the Year (Male): 2022Kaufman, Sophie (December 23, 2022)
"2022 Swammy Awards: U.S. Male Swimmer of the Year"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved January 7, 2023. * '' SwimSwam'', Top 100 (Men's): 2022 (#43)Sutherland, James (January 12, 2022)
"SwimSwam's Top 100 For 2022: Men's #50-41"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved January 12, 2022. * ''SwimSwam'', Ultra Swimmer of the Month: December 2021Sutherland, James (December 31, 2021)
"Ultra Swimmer Of The Month: Nic Fink"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved December 31, 2021. *

, Joel Eaves Scholar Athlete Award (male): 2014—2015Keith, Braden (September 17, 2014)
"Georgia's Nic Fink Wins Joel Eaves Scholar Athlete Award For 2014-2015 Seasons"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved October 3, 2021. * Golden Goggle Award nominee, Male Race of the Year: 2014

References

External links

* *
Nic Fink
– University of Georgia athlete profile at GeorgiaDogs.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Fink, Nic 1993 births Living people American male breaststroke swimmers Georgia Bulldogs men's swimmers People from Morristown, New Jersey Pingry School alumni Sportspeople from Morris County, New Jersey Swimmers from New Jersey World record setters in swimming World record holders in swimming Swimmers at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in swimming Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming

Early life and education

Career

2012

2012 Olympic Trials

2013

2013 National Championships

2013 World Championships

2014

2014 Pan Pacific Championships

2016

2016 Olympic Trials

2019—2020

2019 Pan American Games

International Swimming League

2021

2020 Olympic Trials

2020 Summer Olympics

2021 International Swimming League

2021 World Short Course Championships

2022

2022 International Team Trials

2022 World Aquatics Championships

2022 World Short Course Championships

International championships

Personal best times

Long course meters (50 m pool)

Short course meters (25 m pool)

Swimming World Cup circuits

World records

Short course meters (25 m pool)

Continental and national records

Long course meters (50 m pool)

Short course meters (25 m pool)

Awards and honors

See also

References

External links