Gators swimmer sets record at Phillips 66 National Championships
Florida swimmer Bobby Finke earned a significant achievement on the opening night of the Phillips 66 Championships on Tuesday. The senior from Clearwater, Florida, set the U.S. Open and Championship records with his 1500m freestyle time of 14:42.81 — the fifth-fastest in the world this season.
It was also eight seconds faster than any of his competitors.
Additionally, Finke — along with his female colleague, Katie Ledecky — earned a national title. Ledecky, who is currently volunteering as a coach with the Gators while she trains under head coach Anthony Nesty, swam her third-fastest 800m free time ever (and fastest since 2016) with an 8:07.07 final time.
Like Finke, the former Olympian also blew the competition out of the water, winning her event by a 13-second margin.
Other results include Mason Laur’s career-best 1:55.67 in the 200m butterfly and Macguire McDuff’s personal-best 48.24 in the 100m free for the men. On the women’s side, incoming freshman Bella Sims placed seventh with a 53.73 giving her a new personal best.
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