Bobby Finke

2018-2019 NCAA Men’s Power Rankings: Final Edition

Full Name:	Robert Christian Finke
Nickname(s):	Bobby
Born:	November 06th, 1999
	Tampa, Florida
Nationality:	United States
Status:	Active

Bobby Finke is a two-time Olympic gold medalist from the 2020 Olympic Games and 2022 World Champion. As a Florida Gator, Finke was a 4x SEC champion and a 3x NCAA champion. Background Robert Christian Finke was born in Tampa, Florida on November 6, 1999. Swimming is truly a family affair for the Finkes, as Mom, Jeanne, swam for Ball State and Father, Joe, is a swim coach with St Pete Aquatics. Finke has two older sisters: Autumn Skye Finke who swam for the University of Florida and Ariel Summer Finke who swims for Florida State University. All three kids qualified for the 2016 Olympic Trials. Early Success As a 14 year old age grouper, Finke broke the Florida Age Group State Championships (Flags) 800m freestyle meet record with a time of 8:25.20, And then broke the 1500m freestyle meet record dropping over 15 seconds to race to a 15:56.82. Finke won the USA Swimming Open Water Junior Nationals by finishing first of all swimmers 18 years old and younger. Additionally, because everyone swims at once, Finke was seventh overall in a field that included the pro open water swimmers as well as collegiate swimmers. Finke was ranked as the #7 recruit in SwimSwam's Way Too …

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