“More than thrilled with the results,” Fink said of his performance in the 100-meter breaststroke final.
Nic Fink of the United States waves the American flag as he celebrates with fans after winning the silver medal in the men's 100-meter breaststroke final at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Nanterre, France.and a thousand pools between included a quote that he’d “rather slip on the blocks than get out-touched” at the wall.
And then he lost a gold medal Sunday in the 100-meter breaststroke to Italy’s Nicolo Martinenghi by a fingernail.“I think it’s a double-edged sword,” he said, smiling. “Nico out-touched me, and that was a great race. And I’m so happy for him.after he finished fourth in the 100 semis at 59.16, here’s a quick synopsis: Moved to Dallas after finishing fifth in the 200-meter breaststroke in Tokyo.
Only he’s not quite ready to put a bow on it yet at 31. Not after his 59.05 came within .02 from tying for gold instead of silver. He figured it would be a tough race, especially against Peaty, the two-time defending Olympic champion. But he’d also beaten both Peaty and Martinenghi in Doha in February.
“I could have probably closed the door a couple of times on my career,” he said, “and it’s only gotten better and better. So I don’t want to say anything definitive. LA is four years away, but a home Olympics would be pretty cool. So we’ll see.” For now, anyway, he’s got relays coming up and his first Olympic medal. He’s “more than thrilled with the results” and happy to “bring back some hardware to the U.S.”Brittney Griner, U.S. women’s Olympic basketball team fine-tunes its defense ahead of first game
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