Nic Fink Beats His 50 Breast American Record by Three Hundredths in Upset of Shymanovich
In Energy Standard’s final ISL playoff match, Energy Standard teammates Ilya Shymanovich and Felipe Lima went 1-2 in the men’s 50 breast, and in both races, the team ended up scoring 37 points and blanking all three other teams. Shymanovich also tied the 50 breast world record last month with a 25.25 at the European Short Course Championships. But in the ISL final, Cali Condors’ Nic Fink pulled off a stunner as he beat Shymanovich to the wall by nine hundredths — and broke his own American record in the process.
Fink finished in 25.72, three hundredths faster than the 25.75 he swam in last year’s ISL final. Shymanovich, meanwhile, finished in 25.81. This was the second time that Fink had beaten Shymanovich on the day after an earlier win in the 200 breast, but given Shymanovich’s speed and power, this win was much more surprising than Fink’s comeback victory over eight lengths previously.
Lima claimed third in 25.95, while the rest of the field was eight tenths back. Fink jackpotted four swimmers for a 19-point jackpot, taking many of the points that Energy Standard had counted on securing. That allowed Cali to maintain a 12-point lead over Energy.
Links
- Live Stream (Subscription only)
- Live Results
- Start Lists
- Match 1: Energy Standard Wins, Summer McIntosh Moves Toronto to Second
- Match 2: Coleman Stewart’s World Record Leads Cali Condors Domination
- Match 3: Sarah Sjostrom, Siobhan Haughey Lead Energy Romp
- Match 4: Caeleb Dressel Wins Four Events, Kelsi Dahlia Takes Two as Cali Condors Pull Away
- Match 5: Toronto Titans Claim Victory Behind Depth, Skins Win
- Match 6: Duncan Scott, London Roar Hold Off Caeleb Dressel-less Cali Condors
- Match 7: Skins Strength Sees Cali Condors Surge Past Toronto Titans
- Match 8: Ilya Shymanovich, Sarah Sjostrom, Siobhan Haughey Help Energy Standard Hold Off London Roar
- Match 9: Evgeny Rylov is MVP as Dominant Energy Standard Remain Unbeaten
- Match 10: Aqua Centurions Confirm Place In Eindhoven Play-Offs; Daiya Seto Is MVP
- Match 11: DC Trident Heading to Playoffs; Team Iron Also Moves On
- Playoff Match 1: Cali Condors Edge Energy Standard in Opening Postseason Match
- Playoff Match 2: Anastasia Gorbenko, Tom Shields Rally LA Current to Win
- Playoff Match 3: Energy Standard Rolls, Toronto Surges for Second
- Playoff Match 4: Led by Duncan Scott and Kyle Chalmers, London Roar Beat Cali Condors
- Playoff Match 5: Shymanovich, Haughey, Sjostrom Lead Energy Standard Past London
- Playoff Match 6: Cali Condors Surge to Another Victory, Set to Defend Title
