2023 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
- July 23 – 30, 2023 (pool swimming)
- Fukuoka, Japan
- Marine Messe Fukuoka
- LCM (50m)
- Meet Central
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US National champion Nic Fink is confident not only racing his countrymen but competitors around the world. When asked about how he feels heading into Fukuoka, he wants to let the crowd’s energy and adrenalin carry him to what he hopes is a best time and perhaps even breaking the elusive 58-second barrier in the 100 breast.
I myself am looking for that!
The fact that MA has the 100 breast AR infuriates me
Would you prefer it be slower?
I honestly wouldn’t mind if it wasn’t for the fact that it appears to have been a complete one off (at least so far). Nic Fink has proved himself to be the more dependable breastsroker BY FAR and I’d be thrilled to see him grab this record. I’ve always felt that the open secret for MA’s type of training is that you only really get one good taper per season, so either you blow it all on trials (Tokyo 2021) or you don’t show up enough for trials and miss the team (Worlds 2023). It also seems to be a terrible training procedure for staying power through prelims/semis/finals, as I feel like I often see him get slower across all… Read more »
I remember in years past the point USRPT was not a single taper but you just swam fast all year round
I think we have boundless evidence that this hasn’t panned out for MA
If you want to be really nitpicky, it could be considered a two-off, since he swam a 58.1 in prelims AND in semis of Olympic trials. Something just clicked for him on June 13th, 2021, that hasn’t happened since.
His 200 IM really clicked at trials too – how does a guy who hit a 1:55 seemingly totally bail on the event for at least 2 years afterwards? We all know his last 50 is trash but even with that baked in he could’ve been making worlds teams for the last two years even a step behind his trials times
You have to look at the schedule. The final of the men’s 50 breast is the same day as the prelims and semis of the 200 IM. So if he swam both he would have prelims of 200 IM Then finals of 50 breast, 1 women’s event, then semis of 200 IM which at that point he wouldn’t have any legs left. At the next Olympics the 200 IM is same day as the 50 free.
To think Michael Andrew is the American Record holder in the M 100 BR. What a waste of talent.
This take is pretty lame. To think Dressel and Manuel are American Record holders in their respective top events. What a waste of talent. I think not.
Dude, what? How does him having the AR mean it’s a waste of his talent?
Racing Dreams
Golden waves propel
Nic Fink surges with fervor
58, a dream
Someone should have bullied you more when you were younger.
He looks good and I think that he can go under 58
Maybe not this year but he has a shot in Paris
Getting under 58 would be big for US men’s breaststroke