Bobby Finke Wins First Men’s 800M Freestyle at Olympics

USA’s Bobby Finke won the men’s first men’s 800 meter freestyle at an Olympics, beating Italian Gregorio Paltrinieri, coming from behind in the final lap. Finke, 21, a four-time all-American at the University of Florida, was competing in his first Olympics. The race, with Ukraine’s Mykhailo Romanchuk a slight favourite, was expected to be widely …