Bobby Finke After Pan Pacs: “Things didn’t go my way this year”

By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwam
2026 PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPSAugust 12-15, 2026
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After placing 2nd in the 800 and 3rd in the 1500 and 400 IM at the 2026 Pan Pacific Champs, 3x Olympic champion Bobby Finke seemed less than thrilled. Although the 400 IM seemed like a promising result for the distance ace, his freestyle events were a bit off.
Although his 7:42.52 was faster than the times he