PARIS, France — It was a team effort that led to the Peach State's second gold medal in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
University of Georgia and Georgia Tech graduate Nic Fink just took home his second medal in the Games, and it's a bit shinier than the last one.
Fink helped deliver another gold medal for Team USA along with his team members Ryan Murphy, Gretchen Walsh and Torri Huske in the 4x100 mixed medley swimming relay.
Not only did the team of Americans take home the gold, but they beat a world record with a time of 3:37:43. The best time was set by Great Britain in the Tokyo Games in 2021.
Fink is still on a high after winning a silver medal in the Men's 100m Breaststroke just as the Olympics kicked off. He tied for the medal with Great Britain's Adam Peaty.
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Athens was where it started for Fink – competing at UGA. He became an Olympian by competing at his first Games in Tokyo, where he placed fifth in the 200m breaststroke.
After the Summer Games in Tokyo, Nic moved to Georgia Tech to pursue a master's degree in computer and electrical engineering. There, he also trained with the team.
Two-time gold medalist and Georgia Tech swim head Coach Courtney Shealey Hart spoke about her experience coaching Fink.
“He was a very good person to lead by example in his training. And really was specific with his training and loved training and shared that with our group which was awesome," Hart said.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
