For Nic Fink, this was a long time coming.
Gold medalist, Nicolo Martinenghi , center, of Italy, stands with silver medalists, Nic Fink , right, of the the United States, and Adam Peaty , of Britain, on the podium after the men's 100-meter breaststroke final at the 2024 Summer Olympics , Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Nanterre, France. Fink tied for the silver medal
In his first two trips to the U.S. trials, he failed to make the Olympic team. In 2021, he finally broke through only to finish fifth in the 200 breaststroke at the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Games.“Yeah, age is just a number in some sense,” Fink said. “But in another sense, it means more at this time, especially because there were definitely windows to close my career earlier and I kind of kept going for the love of the sport.
“The doctor was like, ‘Yeah, we’re actually really kind of close for any travel, let alone international travel,’” Fink said. “I know she’s here with me in spirit. Yeah, I'm bummed she can't be here, but it’s for the best of reasons.”
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