Justin Finkel Wins 500 Freestyle National Championship at 2024 NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Connecticut College junior Justin Finkel (Cheshire, Conn.) was crowned national champion in the 500 freestyle on Wednesday night at the 2024 NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. After turning in the fastest time in the morning preliminaries, Finkel outdid himself in the championship finals. He swam a controlled race that saw him power to the finish in 4:21.32, breaking his own school and NESCAC records in the process. Finkel secured the eighth individual national title in school history. He becomes just the sixth Camel to achieve the feat, and only the…