Finnley Conklin

Photo by: Taris Smith | Louisville Athletics

Position:
Breaststroke
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
McFarland, Wis.

Prep: Conklin coompeted Madison Aquatic Club but swam unattached last year. He swam at Futures in Madison where he went a personal best 28.35 in the 50 breast to finish fourth and swam a season best 1:02.54 in the 100 breast for third. He also was 30th in the 200 breast. In 2024, he was an Olympic Trials qualifier in the 100M breaststroke where he went 1:24.5. Conklin earned an Olympic trials qualifying berth after he swam a 100 breaststroke (1:01.97) time trial in the Summer Junior Nationals and in Irvine, California. He set personal-best times in the 100 freestyle, 100 breast, 200 breast at nationals. Conklin finished 18th in the 100 breast and 19th in the 200 breast (2:17.29). In 2024, he won one gold and four silver medals in the Wisconsin Short Course Senior Championships onat the Schroeder Aquatic Center in Brown Deer. Conklin won a gold medal in the 100 breaststroke (54.51). He won silver medals in the 50 breaststroke (25.11), 200 breaststroke (1:59.92), 100 IM (51.51) and 200 IM (1:53.21). He took third place in the 100 breaststroke in the Speedo Nationals in 2024, in Iowa City, Iowa.
He posted best times at Winter Juniors West in December of 2023. He swam to third in the 100 breast in a best time 53.54. He also was 12th in the 200 breast in a 1:57.99 and 50th in the 50 free in a 20.69. Both also were best times.

Personal: Son of Jim and Ginna Conklin. Born Oct. 2, 2006. Major is business management.