Bobby Finke Aims To Defend His Two Distance Freestyle Gold Medals in Paris
The veteran Florida Gator is confident heading into this year's swimming trials.
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Height
5'9"
Age
31
Hometown
Malibu, CA
Education
Northwestern University '17
Quick Facts
- Son of Rolf and Wendy Wilimovsky
- Has one younger brother, Alec
- Started swimming at age 9 because he was declined admission to a summer camp due to his inability to swim a 1:50 in the 100-yard freestyle
- Played water polo and surfed before committing to swimming
- Hobbies include reading, going to the beach, surfing and spending time with his dog, Hurley
- Aspires to go to business school.
Olympic Experience
- 2-time Olympian;
- Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, 10th (10km Freestyle - Men)
- Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, 4th (1500m Freestyle - Men), 5th (10km Freestyle - Men)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2019 – bronze (5km - Team Relay - Mixed), 5th (10km Freestyle - Men), 11th (1500m Freestyle - Men), 16th (800m Freestyle - Men)
- Years of participation: 10km Freestyle - Men 2015, 2017, 2019; 1500m Freestyle - Men 2019; 5km - Team Relay - Mixed 2017, 2019; 800m Freestyle - Men 2019; 5km - Team Time Trial - Mixed 2015; 25km Freestyle - Men 2013
- Medals: 4 (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)
- Gold – 2015 (10km Freestyle - Men)
- Silver – 2017 (10km Freestyle - Men, 5km - Team Relay - Mixed)
- Bronze – 2019 (5km - Team Relay - Mixed)
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