American Bobby Finke won the first-ever gold in the Olympic debut of the 800-meter freestyle final on July 29. Finke, a first-time Olympian, finished the race at a time of seven minutes and 41.87 seconds, becoming the first American to …
American swimmer Caeleb Dressel set a new Olympic record on July 29 after finishing first place in the men’s 100-meter freestyle in 47.02 seconds at the Tokyo Games. Dressel broke the long-standing record of 47.05 seconds set by Australian Eamon …
American Katie Ledecky won the first-ever Olympic gold medal in the women’s 1,500-meter freestyle swimming on July 28 at the Tokyo Aquatics Center. Ledecky finished the race, which marked the Olympic debut of the swimming event, with a time of …