{"id":463415,"date":"2021-02-26T18:27:54","date_gmt":"2021-02-27T01:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=463415"},"modified":"2021-02-26T19:11:36","modified_gmt":"2021-02-27T02:11:36","slug":"bobby-finke-throws-down-another-1412-to-just-miss-own-american-record-in-1650","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/bobby-finke-throws-down-another-1412-to-just-miss-own-american-record-in-1650\/","title":{"rendered":"Bobby Finke Throws Down Another 14:12 to Just Miss Own American Record in 1650 (RACE VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Florida junior\u00a0Bobby Finke\u00a0<\/strong>threw down the second fastest performance in history in the 1650 on Friday night at the 2021 SEC Men’s Swimming Championships in Columbia, Missouri as he nearly broke his own American record<\/a> with a 14:12.18. Finke’s record stood at 14:12.08 as he may have more room to drop in four weeks at NCAAs in Greensboro. Finke was expected to be pushed by Georgia’s\u00a0Jake Magahey\u00a0<\/strong>who finished in second at 14:24.96.<\/p>\n

This is Finke’s third straight SEC title in the 1650 as the last man to win four SEC titles in this event was Georgia’s\u00a0Sebastien Rouault\u00a0<\/strong>from 2005-2008.<\/p>\n

Magahey put up the second fastest time ever on Wednesday in the 500 and also won the 200 free on a strong back half. Magahey is now 11th all-time with his swim as he had the fastest time in the nation at 14:33 this season.<\/p>\n

Bobby Finke was out above his record pace before kicking it into another gear at the 1000, splitting under 25.8 for nearly the entire back half of the race.<\/p>\n

Florida and Georgia nearly took up the entire top eight as Georgia had\u00a0Greg Reed\u00a0<\/strong>(14:52.82) and Tomy Camblong\u00a0<\/strong>(14:54.35) in third and fourth. Camblong swam from an earlier heat in placing fourth overall as the Gators placed\u00a0Brennan Gravley\u00a0<\/strong>(14:54.62) and\u00a0Alfonso Mestre\u00a0<\/strong>(15:00.60) in the top eight in fifth and sixth.<\/p>\n

Missouri’s\u00a0Jack Dubois\u00a0<\/strong>(15:04.63) and Kentucky’s\u00a0Zane Rosely\u00a0<\/strong>(15:06.07) also finished in the top eight.<\/p>\n

Team Scores (through 1650 free)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Florida 1013.5<\/li>\n
  2. Georgia 984<\/li>\n
  3. Texas A&M 621<\/li>\n
  4. Tennessee 597<\/li>\n
  5. Kentucky 567<\/li>\n
  6. Missouri 561<\/li>\n
  7. Alabama 528<\/li>\n
  8. Auburn 503<\/li>\n
  9. LSU 305.5<\/li>\n
  10. South Carolina 218<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Top Five Performances:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. 14:12.08,\u00a0Bobby Finke<\/strong>, Florida, 2020<\/li>\n
    2. 14:12.18,\u00a0Bobby Finke<\/strong>, Florida, 2021<\/em><\/li>\n
    3. 14:18.25,\u00a0Zane Grothe<\/strong>, Indiana, 2017<\/li>\n
    4. 14:22.41,\u00a0Clark Smith<\/strong>, Texas, 2017<\/li>\n
    5. 14:22.88,\u00a0Felix Aubock<\/strong>, Michigan, 2017<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Live Results<\/a><\/p>\n