The United States swim team wrapped up the final day of competition in the pool with a pair of gold medals and world records to go with them.
Long-distance freestyler Bobby Finke delivered the first of the two gold medals in the 1500-meter freestyle — the only individual gold medal earned by a male swimmer on Team U.S.A. — and a new world record of 14:30.67.
BOBBY FINKE HAS DONE IT. 🫡
With a WORLD RECORD time, he successfully defends his Olympic title in the men’s 1500m free!
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Katie Ledecky — whose prowess in the long distance races across four Olympic Games has made her the most decorated American female Olympian in history — couldn’t contain her excitement as Finke, who trains with her under coach and former Olympian Anthony Nesty, swam to victory.
