Finke's 1,500m win was a vital boost for the U.S. team whose men had not won a single individual gold before the race and were under the microscope from home media.

Bobby Finke scored the seventh gold medal in the pool in these Olympics for the United States on Sunday, setting a world-record 14:30.67 time in the 1500-meter freestyle.

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! # ...

NANTERRE, France — Bobby Finke swam like he was being chased. Because, in effect, he was. History nipped at Finke’s heels, biting, clawing and trying to pull him back under the water with ...