Engineer, Expecting Dad Nic Fink Qualifies for Second Olympics (FULL Press Conference)

2024 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS

Nic Fink has gone through a TON of changes since his first Olympics 3 years ago in Tokyo. He got a master’s degree in electrical engineering, got a full-time job, bought a house, sold a house, moved halfway across the country, got engaged, got married, and is now expecting his first child soon (a son). All that while still training and competing at the highest level in swimming. On night 2 in Indianapolis, Fink won the 100 breast and qualified for his second Olympics.

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Bevo
8 days ago

A great example of what US Swimming can model the future after. Get major corporations to pay full-time salaries with some flexibility and watch more of the 91% of Olympians who come out of NCAA programs do what Nic has done.

`MIKE IN DALLAS
8 days ago

One of my former students is now swimming @ SMU in Dallas, so, I had a chance to briefly chat with him on deck. I was so impressed with what one sees in this video: 1) genuine love of the sport; 2) recognition that “life after swimming” is real and utterly fulfilling; and 3) a dash of humility and a dash of humor go a LONG way in having your fans STAY as your fans. PS: Superb interview! Paris 2024? I hope he has a podium finish!

jeff
8 days ago

I thought he was a project manager

Post grad swimmer
8 days ago

Amazing

Togger
8 days ago

So often we hear about young swimmers burning out or just deciding to retire young because they don’t want to live such a rigid life any more. This sport is obsessed with the idea that something which started out fun for most swimmers must be endurance and suffering at the competitive level.

Nic’s a great example for swimmers, and their coaches, that the answer to “how do I get faster at swimming?” isn’t always “more swimming”.

Seeing Gabrielle Rose, Cody Miller, Pieroni and most of all Nic in recent days hopefully a helpful reminder to their younger peers, and the rest of us, that your life doesn’t need to be a binary “pre-swimming” and “post-swimming”.

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8 days ago

Best post ever.

KNelson
8 days ago

The next time I make an excuse not to swim I’m going to repeat the name “Nic Fink” in my head.

Pretty incredible.

PFA
8 days ago

Nic’s living the life I’d always want to live in that sense. Working a full time job (albeit them being very flexible) while still training at a high level and starting a family. It shouldn’t be but it’s still very far and few that are highly ranked that are doing this but Nic is showing that it’s very much possible.

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