U.S. Swimming Championships 2023: Nic Fink uses personal best to capture 100m breaststroke title
The win was the second title for 50m breaststroke World champion in Indianapolis
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Nic Fink posted the second fastest time in the world this year in the men's 100m breaststroke en route to the title Friday (30 June) at the 2023 U.S. Swimming Championships in Indianapolis.
Fink's winning time of 58.36 was a personal best effort. Josh Matheny (59.20) finished in second place.
"It's kind of overwhelming still. I've been here before, but every time, it feels like I'm making it for the first time. So happy to see a time like that and I can't wait to do it against the best at Worlds."
The 50m breaststroke World Champion, Fink has been candid about balancing the demands of elite swimming with a full 9-5 job.
"They're really flexible, and I'm just kind of able to get everything in," Fink explained, "and still able to do what I can do in the pool, and for that I'm really thankful that they're letting me do it."
Competition in Indianapolis wraps up Saturday (1 July).
David Johnston was a surprise winner in the night's opening men's race, the 400m, taking the title out of lane six. The Texas Longhorns stand out touched the wall at 3:45.75, while Kieran Smith, an Olympic bronze medallist in the event, finished with a 3:46.11.
"This is definitely the highlight of my career so far," Johnston said. "I've been dreaming of something like this my whole life."
The night's final U.S. title went to Hunter Armstrong in the men's 100m back stroke. He swam a 52.33 just ahead of Ryan Murphy, who finished with a time of 52.39.
2023 U.S. Swimming National Championships and World Team Trials – Indianapolis – Complete schedule
Competition at the 2023 USA Swimming National Championships, which serves as the World Championships trials for Team USA, features five days of competition with heats beginning at 10am local time and finals kicking off at 7pm local. Below is a schedule of events day-by-day. For an entry list, visit the USA Swimming event page.
Saturday, 1 July
- Women’s 1500m freestyle
- 200m IM
- Men’s 800m freestyle
- 50m freestyle
2023 U.S. Swimming National Championships and World Team Trials – Indianapolis – How to watch
NBC’s digital streaming platform Peacock will carry the action from Indianapolis live in the United States. NBC will air tape-delayed coverage of the event on 1 and 2 July. Visit USA Swimming’s event page for more information.
International viewers can view the semi-finals and finals here: www.usaswimming.org/watch.