Nic Fink

2025 World Champs Preview: Qin Will Rebound in 100 Breast After Disappointing Olympic Results

2025 World Championships July 27 – August 3, 2025 (pool swimming) Singapore, Singapore World Aquatics Championships Arena LCM (50m) Meet…

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2025 World Championship Previews: Qin Haiyang Aims To Retake The 50 Breaststroke Throne

China’s Qin Haiyang won three World Championship breaststroke titles in 2023, but his 2024 season was less successful in long course.

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Head Coach Mike Norment Discusses Notre Dame Swim, Training Nic Fink, & Starting a Club Team

Norment is innovative and thinks outside the box, which has resulted in his swimmers being engaged and bought into his system.

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Notre Dame Announces Michael Norment As New Head Swimming & Diving Coach

Norment heads to South Bend after spending the two seasons as an associate head coach and recruiting coordinator of the University of Georgia men’s team.

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Michigan Commit Luka Mladenovic Clocks 26.72 To Break Austrian Record In The 50 Breast

20-year-old Austrian World Junior Champion Luka Mladenovic clocked 26.72 in the 50 breaststroke to break Bernard Reitshammer’s national record of 26.94.

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Oldest, Youngest, Zodiacs, and the U.S. Men Get Younger at the 2025 World Championships

Santo Condorelli is making his international debut for Team USA this summer as the oldest member of the World Championship swimming team.

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Martinenghi’s Bandaged Hand: The Start of His Season Toward Settecolli And Singapore

A few days ago, in his Instagram stories, Italy’s olympian Nicolò Martinenghi revealed a protective bandage on his left hand during training.

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SwimSwam Pulse: McKean’s 100 Breast, Bricker’s 200 Fly Were Top Surprises of U.S. Nationals

Campbell McKean brought his best time down by over a second to win the men’s 100 breast at Nationals and give the U.S. hope in the medley relay.

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SwimSwam’s Awards For The 2025 U.S. Nationals: Men’s Edition

Bobby Finke went three-for-three at the U.S. National Championships, dominating the 800 and 1500 free while earning an upset title in the 400 IM.

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The Relay Breakdown: Men’s 4×100 Medley

The four stroke 100 winners varied from the expected to the ‘Shouldn’t he be in school?’, and it will be all change from last year this summer in Singapore.

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Campbell McKean Shatters 1:00-Barrier With 58.96 100 Breast for 17-18 NAG Record

Following a breakout performance in the 50 breaststroke, 18-year-old Campbell McKean followed up with a huge 100 breast personal best for a new NAG record.

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2025 U.S. Nationals: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Day 3 sees the prelims of the 400 IM, 100 fly, 50 breaststroke and 50 backstroke on offer as the US Nationals reaches its halfway point.

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Erin Gemmell And Anna Peplowski Tie For 4th In 200 Free With Potential Swim-Off Required

There was a two-way tie for fourth in the 200 free, the final spot in Priority 1, with the potential for a swim-off to break a tie like we saw last year

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Where Does the U.S. Men’s Medley Relay Go Now?

None of the four men who swam on the silver-medal-winning men’s medley relay in Paris will swim this summer. What does that mean for Singapore?

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SwimSwam Pulse: 75.6% Favor China In Men’s 4×100 Medley Relay This Year

China roared to the gold medal in the men’s 4×100 medley relay at last summer’s Olympics, and many are favoring them to win the world title this summer.

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