The 24-year-old broke a world record in a time of 14:30.67 to win a second-consecutive gold medal.
Clearwater's Bobby Finke swam his way into the history books while securing the gold for Team USA Sunday in the men's 1,500m final.
The 24-year-old broke a world record in a time of 14:30.67 to win a second-consecutive gold medal.
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Finke, who won gold in the event at Tokyo in 14:39.65, topped the previous mark of 14:31.02 set in 2012 by China's Sun Yang.
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