Bobby Finke leaves Tokyo with two gold medals for the Tokyo Olympics. Tokyo2020 TeamUSA
Robert Finke, of United States, poses after winning the gold medal in the men's 1500-meter freestyle final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. He was thrilled merely to make the U.S. team in a couple of grueling freestyle events.
In the 37 years since then, the Americans had been largely excluded from the medal podium in pool racing's longest event, limited to a couple of silvers and a single bronze. He used a similar strategy in the 1,500, lingering close to the lead throughout the 30-lap race before revving into another gear at the end.He covered the final 50 in a stunning 25.78 seconds — a full second faster than silver medalist Mykhailo Romanchuk of Ukraine and nearly 2 seconds ahead of bronze medalist Florian Wellbrock of Germany.
“His last 50 is much faster than my 50, so I tried to hold the speed at a high level," Wellbrock said. “It didn't work. He did a really good job on the last meters.”“Honestly it doesn’t seem too real,” he said. “I came in not expecting to medal and just do my best to make the finals. To come out with two golds, it means the world to me and my family and my teammates.”
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