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Nic Fink
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Personal information
Full nameNicolas Fink
National team United States
Born (1993-07-03) July 3, 1993 (age 31)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Home townMorristown, New Jersey, U.S.
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight194 lb (88 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
ClubCali Condors[1]
Athens Bulldog Swim Club
College teamUniversity of Georgia
CoachJack Bauerle
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 4×100 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris 100 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris 4x100 m medley
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2022 Budapest 50 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2022 Budapest 4×100 m mixed medley
Gold medal – first place 2023 Fukuoka 4x100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2024 Doha 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2024 Doha 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2024 Doha 4×100 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place 2022 Budapest 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2023 Fukuoka 50 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2023 Fukuoka 100 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Budapest 100 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Fukuoka 4×100 m mixed medley
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Doha 50 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Doha 200 m breaststroke
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2021 Abu Dhabi 50 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2021 Abu Dhabi 200 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2021 Abu Dhabi 4×50 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2022 Melbourne 50 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2022 Melbourne 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2022 Melbourne 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2022 Melbourne 4×50 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place 2021 Abu Dhabi 4×50 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place 2021 Abu Dhabi 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2022 Melbourne 200 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2022 Melbourne 4×50 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Abu Dhabi 100 m breaststroke
Pan Pacific Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Gold Coast 200 m breaststroke
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima 200 m breaststroke
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Lima 4×100 m medley

Nicolas Fink (born July 3, 1993) is an American competitive swimmer. He is a five-time world champion in breaststroke events and a 2024 Olympic Silver Medalist in the 100 meter breaststroke. He is a world record holder in the short course 4×100 meter medley relay and 4×50 meter mixed medley relay. He is the Americas record holder in the short course 50 meter breaststroke, 100 meter breaststroke, and 200 meter breaststroke as well as the American record holder in the long course 50 meter breaststroke. In the 50 meter breaststroke, he won the World Short Course titles in 2021 and 2022 and World Long Course title in 2022. In the 100 meter breaststroke, he is the 2022 World Short Course gold medalist. In the 200 meter breaststroke, he is the 2021 World Short Course gold medalist.

Early life and education

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Fink grew up in Morristown, New Jersey and attended Pingry School.[2] He started dreaming about being an Olympian while watching swimming on television as a kid.[3]

Fink has trained with a number of swim teams around the world, including Saint Petersburg Aquatics, where he swam alongside alongside athletes such as Robert Finke, Joshua McQueen, and Melanie Margalis. Collegiately, Fink competed for the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia, signing his official letter of intent in fall 2010.[4] He went to school for engineering and works a full-time engineering job while swimming. [5]

Career

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2012

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2012 Olympic Trials

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Fink competed at his first US Olympic Trials in 2012 at the 2012 USA Swimming Olympic Trials held in Omaha, Nebraska in June and July.[3][6] He placed 11th in the 100 meter breaststroke with a time of 1:01.14, 17th in the 200 meter breaststroke with a 2:13.89, and 26th in the 200 meter individual medley with his time of 2:03.69.[6] He did not qualify for the 2012 US Olympic Team in any of the events he raced.[3]

2013

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2013 National Championships

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Fink broke out onto the national scene after he placed 2nd in the 2013 US National Championships in the 100m breaststroke with a time of 1:00.24.[7] Fink also placed 3rd in the 200m breaststroke and 6th in the 50m breaststroke.

2013 World Championships

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At the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Fink placed 8th in the final of the 100m breaststroke with a time of 1:00.10.

2014

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2014 Pan Pacific Championships

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2014 Pan Pacific Championships
Silver medal – second place 200 m breaststroke 2:08.94

Fink made the US team for the 2014 Pan Pacific Championships in Gold Coast, Australia, with his performances at the 2014 National Championships in Irvine, California.[8][9] In the final of the 200 meter breaststroke, Fink swam a 2:08.94, winning the silver medal as one of only two competitors to swim under 2:10.00 in the final with the other being Yasuhiro Koseki of Japan who won the gold medal.[10][11] Fink's swims at both championships earned him a spot on the US National Team in swimming for the 2014—2015 year, making him one of twelve student athletes from the University of Georgia to be named to the year's team.[12] His race in the 200 meter breaststroke at the 2014 Pan Pacific Championships also earned him a nomination for USA Swimming's Golden Goggle Award for "Male Race of the Year".[13]

2016

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2016 Olympic Trials

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At the 2016 US Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, Fink placed 7th in the 100 meter breaststroke final with a time of 1:00.39 and placed 7th in the 200 meter breaststroke with a time of 2:11.55 in the final.[14] This was the second time Fink competed at the US Olympic Trials as well as the second time he did not make the US Olympic Team.[3]

2019—2020

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2019 Pan American Games

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See also: Swimming at the 2019 Pan American Games
2019 Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 4×100 m medley relay 3:30.25 (GR)
Silver medal – second place 200 m breaststroke 2:08.16

For the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, Fink was named to the USA Swimming Team in the 200 meter breaststroke.[15] On the third day of competition, Fink won a silver medal in the 200 meter breaststroke with his time of 2:08.16 and finished less than six tenths of a second behind the gold medalist in the event and fellow American Will Licon.[16][17] On the fifth and final day of competition, Fink swam the breaststroke leg of the 4×100 meter medley relay in a time of 58.57 seconds, and along with his relay teammates of Daniel Carr (backstroke), Tom Shields (butterfly), and Nathan Adrian (freestyle) won the gold medal in a new Pan American Games record time of 3:30.25.[18][19]

International Swimming League

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In 2019 he was a member of the inaugural International Swimming League representing the Cali Condors, who finished third place in the final match in Las Vegas, Nevada in December. Fink won both the 50 and 200 breaststroke for the Condors at the final.[20] His time of 25.75 seconds in the 50 meter breaststroke set a new American record for the event.[21]

The following year, in the 2020 season of the International Swimming League, Fink set new American records in the 100 meter breaststroke with a time of 56.16 seconds and in the 200 meter breaststroke with a 2:02.20.[21]

2021

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2020 Olympic Trials

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NBC Sports: Fink wins 200 m breaststroke at US Olympic Trials

In June 2021, Fink qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games by placing first at the US Olympic Team Trials in the 200 meter breaststroke with a personal best time of 2:07.55.[3][22][23] This marked the first time in three Olympic Games cycles that Fink made the US Olympic Team, he had previously tried and not made the team at both the 2012 and 2016 US Olympic Trials.[3] In the semifinals of the 100 meter breaststroke, Fink also swam a personal best time of 58.50 seconds which moved him up in rankings to the second fastest male American swimmer in the event only behind Michael Andrew who won the semifinals heat in an American record time of 58.14.[21] In the final of the 100 meter breaststroke Fink finished in third place and did not make the US Olympic team in the event.[3]

2020 Summer Olympics

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See also: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Following the US Olympic Trials, Fink returned to New Jersey for a week, then was off to the US Olympic swim team training camp, and after that the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[24] In the preliminaries of the 200 meter breaststroke on day four of swimming competition, he finished in a time of 2:08.48 and advanced to the semifinals ranked fourth overall.[25][26] He swam a 2:08.00 in the semifinals, finishing second in his semifinal heat and ranking fourth overall heading into the final.[27][28] In the final, he swam faster than in the semifinals with a time of 2:07.93 and placed fifth.[29][30]

2021 International Swimming League

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Fink set a new American record in the short course 50 meter breaststroke with a time of 25.72 seconds at the final match of the 2021 International Swimming League in Eindhoven, Netherlands.[31][32] Later the same day, he set a new Americas record and American record in the 4x100 meter medley relay, splitting a time of 55.21 seconds for the breaststroke leg of the relay and contributing to the new record time of 3:19.64 with club Cali Condors relay teammates Coleman Stewart, Caeleb Dressel, and Justin Ress.[33][34] The next day, Fink set a new Americas record and American record in the 100 meter breaststroke with a time of 55.56 seconds, earning 19 points for his team.[35] His time of 55.56 seconds moved him up in the world rankings to the third fastest male swimmer in the event, ranking behind only Ilya Shymanovich of Belarus and Adam Peaty of Great Britain.[36] For his performances in the final match, Fink earned 59.5 most valuable player points, ranking second behind Sarah Sjöström of Energy Standard.[37]

2021 World Short Course Championships

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2021 World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 200 m breaststroke 2:02.28
Gold medal – first place 4×50 m medley 1:30.51 (CR,AM)
Gold medal – first place 50 m breaststroke 25.53 (AM)
Silver medal – second place 4×50 m mixed medley 1:37.04
Silver medal – second place 4×100 m medley 3:20.50
Bronze medal – third place 100 m breaststroke 55.87

For the 2021 World Short Course Championships in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates in December, Fink entered to compete in four individual events, the 50 meter breaststroke, 100 meter breaststroke, 200 meter breaststroke, and 100 meter individual medley.[38] Fink started competition on day one, qualifying for the semifinals of the 100 meter breaststroke ranked third with a time of 57.02 seconds.[39] In the semifinals he ranked second with a time of 56.48 seconds, seven-hundredths of a second slower than number one ranked Arno Kamminga of the Netherlands.[40][41] Fink won the first World Championships medal of his career in the final of the 100 meter breaststroke, finishing third to win the bronze medal with a time of 55.87 seconds.[42][43]

Fink finished fifth in his heat in the prelims of the 100 meter individual medley in the morning on day three with a time of 52.87 seconds, which qualified him to the semifinals ranking thirteenth.[44] In his second event of the morning prelims session, the 200 meter breaststroke, Fink qualified for the final ranking seventh with a 2:04.72.[45] For his third event of the morning, Fink split a 25.70 for the breaststroke leg of the 4×50 meter mixed medley relay, helping qualify the relay to the final ranked first in a total time of 1:37.74.[46] In the final of the 200 meter breaststroke later in the day, Fink won the first world title of his career, winning the gold medal with a time of 2:02.28.[47][48][49] In the semifinals of the 100 meter individual medley, Fink placed 16th and did not qualify for the final, swimming a time of 54.07 seconds.[50] Finishing his competition on day three, Fink won a silver medal in the final of the 4×50 meter mixed medley relay, splitting a 25.82 for the breaststroke leg of the relay.[51]

In the prelims heats on day five, Fink swam a 26.09 in the 50 meter breaststroke to advance to the semifinals ranking fifth.[52] On the finals relay in the 4×50 meter medley relay with Shaine Casas, Tom Shields, and Ryan Held, Fink helped tie for the gold medal, set a new American record, and tie the Americas record and Championships record at 1:30.51.[53][54] Later in the same session, Fink set a new American in the 50 meter breaststroke with a 25.68 in the semifinals and qualified for the final ranking second.[55][56] The sixth and final day of competition, Fink set a new Americas record and a new American record in the 50 meter breaststroke with a time of 25.53 seconds and won the gold medal.[57][58][59] In the final of the 4×100 meter medley relay Fink won his second silver medal of the day, splitting a 55.27 for the breaststroke leg of the relay to help finish in a time of 3:20.50.[60][61]

2022

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2022 International Team Trials

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At the 2022 US International Team Trials in Greensboro, North Carolina in late April, Fink won the 100 meter breaststroke with a personal best time of 58.37 seconds, qualifying for the 2022 World Aquatics Championships team in the event.[62] Earlier in the competition, he qualified for the World Championships team in the 200 meter breaststroke, tying for first-place with a time of 2:08.84, and the 50 meter breaststroke, placing seconds with a personal best time of 26.55 seconds.[63][64] While he qualified for the team in three individual events, USA Swimming named him to the team roster in just the 100 meter and 200 meter breaststroke.[65] Three days after the first version of the roster was released, USA Swimming announced an updated roster with Fink in three individual events, adding the 50 meter breaststroke to his program.[66]

2022 World Aquatics Championships

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2022 World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 50 m breaststroke 26.45 (NR)
Gold medal – first place 4×100 m mixed medley 3:38.79
Silver medal – second place 4×100 m medley 3:27.79
Bronze medal – third place 100 m breaststroke 58.65

In the final of the 100 meter breaststroke at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships, contested on day two of pool swimming competition, Fink won the bronze medal with a time of 58.65 seconds, finishing 0.39 seconds behind gold medalist Nicolò Martinenghi of Italy.[67] On the fourth evening at Danube Arena, he started off with winning the world title in the 50 meter breaststroke, finishing in an American record time of 26.45 seconds to share the podium with bronze medalist and fellow American Michael Andrew.[68][69] It marked his first long course World Championships gold medal after two gold medals and world titles in individual events at the short course World Championships the year before.[70] Approximately 45 minutes later, he won a gold medal as part of the 4×100 meter mixed medley relay, splitting a 57.86 for the breaststroke leg of the relay to contribute to a first-place finish in 3:38.79.[71][72]

Day six, in the final of his third individual event, the 200 meter breaststroke, Fink placed fifth with a time of 2:09.05, which was 1.98 seconds behind gold medalist and world record holder in the event Zac Stubblety-Cook of Australia.[73] Two days later, on the eighth and final day, he won a silver medal in the 4×100 meter medley relay, swimming the breaststroke leg of the finals relay in 57.86 seconds to help finish in a time of 3:27.79.[74]

2022 World Short Course Championships

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2022 World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 4×50 m mixed medley 1:35.15 (WR)
Gold medal – first place 100 m breaststroke 55.88
Gold medal – first place 50 m breaststroke 25.38 (CR,AM)
Gold medal – first place 4×100 m medley 3:18.98 (WR)
Silver medal – second place 200 m breaststroke 2:01.60 (AM)
Silver medal – second place 4×50 m medley 1:30.37 (AM)

On October 19, Fink was publicly announced to the Team USA roster for the 2022 World Short Course Championships at Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre in Melbourne, Australia.[75] Fifty-six days later, in his first final of the Championships, the 4×50 meter mixed medley relay on day two, he helped set a new world record with a finals relay mark of 1:35.15 and win the gold medal, splitting a 24.96 for the breaststroke leg of the relay.[76][77] The following day, he won his first world title and gold medal in the 100 meter breaststroke at a short course or long course World Championships with a time of 55.88 seconds, finishing less than two-tenths of a second ahead of silver medalist Nicolò Martinenghi and less than four-tenths of a second ahead of bronze medalist Adam Peaty.[78][79] The next day, he followed up with a silver medal-win in the 200 meter breaststroke, setting an Americas and American record with a time of 2:01.60 in the final to finish 1.25 seconds behind gold medalist Daiya Seto of Japan.[80]

The fifth of six days, Fink swam the 50 meter breaststroke portion of the 4×50 meter medley relay in 25.24 seconds in the final, helping win the silver medal with an Americas and American record time of 1:30.37.[81] On the final day, he started off by successfully defending his world title in the 50 meter breaststroke with a Championships, Americas, and American record time of 25.38 seconds to earn his second-consecutive title in the event and share the podium with Italians Nicolò Martinenghi (silver medalist) and Simone Cerasuolo (bronze medalist).[82][83] Concluding competition in the 4×100 meter medley relay, he helped tie the team from Australia for the gold medal in a world record time of 3:18.98, swimming the breaststroke portion in 54.88 seconds.[83][84]

2024

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2024 Olympic Trials

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At the 2024 Olympic Trials, Fink qualified for the Olympics in the 100 Breaststroke.

2024 Summer Olympics

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2024 Summer Olympics
Silver medal – second place 100 m breaststroke 59.05

At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Fink competed in the 100 Breaststroke and tied for second place along side Adam Peaty of Great Britain, securing himself a silver medal. [5][85]

Personal life

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He is married to Melanie Margalis, who won a gold medal in swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[86]

International championships

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Meet 50 breaststroke 100 breaststroke 200 breaststroke 100 medley 4×50 medley 4×100 medley 4×50 mixed medley 4×100 mixed medley
WJC 2011 7th 5th — — 1st place, gold medalist(s) — —
WC 2013 8th — — DSQ (1st in heats)[a][b] — —
PAC 2014 — 4th 2nd place, silver medalist(s) — — — —
WC 2015 12th 10th — — —
SCW 2016 7th 4th DSQ (4th in heats)[a][b] —
WC 2017 5th — — —
PAN 2019 — 2nd place, silver medalist(s) — — 1st place, gold medalist(s) —
OG 2020 — 5th — — —
SCW 2021 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 16th 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) —
WC 2022 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5th — — 2nd place, silver medalist(s) — 1st place, gold medalist(s)
SCW 2022 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) —
WC 2023 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) — — 1st place, gold medalist(s) — 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
WC 2024 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) — — 1st place, gold medalist(s) — 1st place, gold medalist(s)
a Fink swam only in the prelims heats.
b Fink was not a member of the finals relay that was disqualified.

Personal best times

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Long course meters (50 m pool)

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Event Time Meet Location Date Note(s)
50 m breaststroke 26.45 2022 World Aquatics Championships Budapest, Hungary June 21, 2022 NR
100 m breaststroke 58.36 2023 US International Team Trials Indianapolis, Indiana June 27, 2023
200 m breaststroke 2:07.55 2020 US Olympic Trials Omaha, Nebraska June 17, 2021
200 m individual medley 2:03.69 2012 US Olympic Trials Omaha, Nebraska June 29, 2012
Legend: NR – American record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Short course meters (25 m pool)

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Event Time Meet Location Date Note(s)
50 m breaststroke 25.38 2022 World Short Course Championships Melbourne, Australia December 18, 2022 AM, NR
100 m breaststroke 55.56 2021 International Swimming League Eindhoven, Netherlands December 4, 2021 AM, NR
200 m breaststroke 2:01.60 2022 World Short Course Championships Melbourne, Australia December 16, 2022 AM, NR
Legend: AM – Americas record; NR – American record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Swimming World Cup circuits

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The following medals Fink has won at Swimming World Cup circuits.[87]

Edition Gold medals Silver medals Bronze medals Total
2015 1 2 1 4
2017 0 0 1 1
2018 0 0 2 2
2022 9 0 0 9
Total 10 2 4 16

World records

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Short course meters (25 m pool)

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No. Event Time Meet Location Date Status Ref
1 4×50 m mixed medley 1:35.15 2022 World Short Course Championships Melbourne, Australia December 14, 2022 Existing [76][77]
2 4×100 m medley 3:18.98 2022 World Short Course Championships Melbourne, Australia December 18, 2022 Existing [83][84]

Continental and national records

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Long course meters (50 m pool)

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No. Event Time Meet Location Date Age Type Status Ref
1 50 m breaststroke 26.45 2022 World Aquatics Championships Budapest, Hungary June 21, 2022 28 NR Current [68][69]

Legend: NR – American record

Short course meters (25 m pool)

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No. Event Time Meet Location Date Age Type Status Notes Ref
1 50 m breaststroke 25.75 2019 International Swimming League Las Vegas, Nevada December 20, 2019 26 NR, US Current US [20][21]
2 100 m breaststroke 56.16 2020 International Swimming League Budapest, Hungary November 22, 2020 27 AM, NR Former [21]
3 200 m breaststroke 2:02.20 2020 International Swimming League Budapest, Hungary November 21, 2020 27 AM, NR Former [21]
4 50 m breaststroke (2) 25.72 2021 International Swimming League Eindhoven, Netherlands December 3, 2021 28 NR Former [31][32]
5 4×100 m medley 3:19.64 2021 International Swimming League Eindhoven, Netherlands December 3, 2021 28 AM, NR Former [33][34]
6 100 m breaststroke (2) 55.56 2021 International Swimming League Eindhoven, Netherlands December 4, 2021 28 AM, NR Current [35][36]
7 4×50 m medley 1:30.51 2021 World Short Course Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates December 20, 2021 28 AM, NR Former [53][54]
8 50 m breaststroke (3) 25.68 2021 World Short Course Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates December 20, 2021 28 NR Former [55][56]
9 50 m breaststroke (4) 25.53 2021 World Short Course Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates December 21, 2021 28 AM, NR Former [57][58][59]
10 4×50 m mixed medley 1:35.15 2022 World Short Course Championships Melbourne, Australia December 14, 2022 29 AM, NR Current WR [76][77]
11 200 m breaststroke (2) 2:01.60 2022 World Short Course Championships Melbourne, Australia December 16, 2022 29 AM, NR Current [80]
12 4×50 m medley (2) 1:30.37 2022 World Short Course Championships Melbourne, Australia December 17, 2022 29 AM, NR Current [81]
13 50 m breaststroke (5) 25.38 2022 World Short Course Championships Melbourne, Australia December 18, 2022 29 AM, NR Current [82][83]
14 4×100 m medley (2) 3:18.98 2022 World Short Course Championships Melbourne, Australia December 18, 2022 29 AM, NR Current WR [83][84]
Legend: WR – World record; AM – Americas record; NR – American record; US – U.S. Open record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Awards and honors

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See also

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