Meet Nic Fink, the Olympic swimming medalist engineer - ESPN

PARIS — Being an elite swimmer is a full-time job for most Olympians. But for Nic Fink, who won a silver medal in the men's 100m breaststroke on Sunday night, he balances his training commitments and competitive schedule in the pool with a 9-to-5 job as an assistant project manager for an engineering firm.

Yes, he has even has a LinkedIn page and everything.

For much of his swimming career, Fink, 31, dedicated his time exclusively to the sport, but eventually he wanted to make a change. He wasn't totally ready to give up his dreams as an athlete, but he was also ready to start his next chapter.

After making his Olympic debut in Tokyo, he began working on his master's degree in electrical and electronics engineering at Georgia Tech. Since graduating in December of 2022, he has started working at Quanta Utility Engineering Services, which allows him to work remotely from his home in Dallas and have a flexible schedule that accommodates his other career.

On Sunday, Fink — the oldest member of the U.S. swim team in Paris — won the first Olympic medal of his career and became the oldest first-time medalist in U.S. swimming history since 1904, according to SwimSwam. The race had a dramatic finish when Fink was out-touched by just .02 of a second by Nicolo Martinenghi of Italy and tied with Adam Peaty of Great Britain for the silver.

WHAT. A. FINISH.

Nicolo Martinenghi narrowly beats out Nic Fink and Adam Peaty to win a thrilling 100m breaststroke final!