TOKYO—Bobby Finke will be the first to concede he had modest goals for the Tokyo Olympics. He was thrilled merely to make the U.S. team in a couple of grueling freestyle events. He couldn’t really envision winning a medal. Now, he’s got a couple of golds. Finke capped off his stunning emergence as the world’s greatest male distance swimmer by winning the 1,500-meter freestyle Sunday, turning on his trademark finishing kick to leave the field in his wake. He had used the very same strategy to win the 800 free, a new men’s event at these games. “I came in not really expecting to get a medal or anything—and I come out of it with two golds,” said Finke, sounding as amazed as anyone. Finke’s victory signaled a resurgence of distance swimming for the U.S. men, who had not won the 1,500 free since Mike O’Brien’s victory at the 1984 …
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