NANTERRE, France — Bobby Finke saved Team USA from notoriety with a world-record swim and an Olympic gold medal on the final day of the swimming portion of the Paris Games.
He took gold in the men’s 1500-meter freestyle for the second consecutive Olympics. His time of 14:30.67 set a new world record in the men’s 1500 free.
Finke earned a silver medal earlier this week in the men’s 800 free.
BACK-TO-BACK BOBBY. 🇺🇸🥇
Bobby Finke successfully defends gold and sets a new WORLD RECORD in the men’s 1500m free! #ParisOlympics pic.twitter.com/twiA6dVVjL
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) August 4, 2024
Finke’s win was the only one for an American man in
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