Nic Fink Finished His Master’s Degree Hours Before Winning His 100 Breast World Title

2022 FINA SHORT COURSE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

After winning the 50 and 200 breast at last years Short Course World Championships, Fink completed his hat trick with gold in the 100 breast tonight. Fink has found success while not focusing solely on swimming during the last year and a half, working toward his Master’s degree in electrical engineering at Georgia Tech while training. That trend continued in Melbourne, as Fink says he submitted his final assignment for school just hours before the 100 breast final.

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Katie
1 year ago

I finished my master’s degree, took my dog for a walk, and slept for like 15 hours.

Werner Swimzog
1 year ago

Pull an all-nighter in a new time zone? It’s like breaking the space-time continuum.

Lpman
1 year ago

So basically he has nothing going for him

PFA
1 year ago

America’s Athlete Student.

2024
1 year ago

Please stay in school..get another degree or two until 2024…if it ain’t broke …haha

Gummy Shark
1 year ago

That’s crazy, I can’t focus on school work at a championship meet!

dscott
1 year ago

Did he just finish the semester or was this actually the finish of his degree?

Ghost
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1 year ago

He completed his Masters this semester

Oleg
1 year ago

Exemplary guy

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