That is because I made the final in the 1500 and I didn’t want to get last because I felt like I would be slowing down the meet. “I think in 2016, I was more stressed than I was here. I was really nervous the whole time and I am grateful to get my hand on the wall first and get to Tokyo. “It is the first 800 at the Olympics and I am honored to bea aprt along with Michael Brinegar,” Finke said. More history was made with who touched second as Michael Brinegar became a second-generation Olympian - 45 years after his mother represented the U.S.įinke led at the 200 split ahead of Ross Dant and Gallant but through 300 meters, every 50 saw a change in the leader.īy the final lap, it was Fink, Dant and Michael Brinegar in contention ahead of Olympian Jordan Wilimovsky.įinke put together a strong final turn and the race was for second between Dant and Brinegar with Brinegar holding off Dant for the second spot.įinke finished the race in 7:48.22, ahead of Brinegar (7:49.94).
Bobby Finke claimed the premier title in the event, touching the wall first. Finke beat his own personal best of 14:39.65 from when he won Olympic gold in Tokyo.It was a historic race in the men’s 800 freestyle as the event would have its first Olympians in history with the addition of the event in this Olympic cycle. Day 8 Men’s 1500 Freestyle – Finalīobby Finke didn’t overtake Italy’s Gregorio Paltrinieri here but he still had a strong swim, beating Connor Jaeger’s American record in the event of 14:39.48 from the 2016 Olympic Games. The 29-year-old lowered the American Record of 26.52 set by Michael Andrew two months ago and moved up to #5 on the all-time performers’ list. Nic Fink became the first American to win the World Championship title in the men’s 50 breaststroke, out-touching Italian Nicolo Martinenghi for the victory in a time of 26.45. Finke sat back in fourth for the majority of the race, including at the final turn, but turned on the jets coming home with a blistering split of 25.93 to overtake the European trio of Florian Wellbrock, Mykhailo Romanchuk and Gregorio Paltrinieri to win his first career world title in 7:39.36. In the same fashion that he won double Olympic gold last summer in the men’s 8 free, American Bobby Finke used a scorching-fast closing 50 to claim gold in the men’s 800 freestyle at the 2022 World Championships. Huske also broke the American record in the semifinals of the 50 fly, but video of that race hasn’t been made available yet. Huske threw down 55.64 to take out her own mark of 55.66, which she set in 2021 at Olympic Trials. Videos of four of those races are available below: Day 2Īfter collecting her first long course World Champs title in the 4×100 freestyle, Torri Huske has pulled off her first individual win by swimming an American record in the 100 butterfly. Share WATCH: (Almost) All the American Records from 2022 Worlds on LinkedInįive American records went down at the 2022 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary - two by Torri Huske, two by Bobby Finke, and one by Nic Fink.Share WATCH: (Almost) All the American Records from 2022 Worlds on Pinterest.