Amazing Stat from Olympic Men's 1500M Final (Swimming)
Paul Carr @PaulCarr
This is crazy! Bobby Finke's 25.78 on the final lap of the 1500m free was faster at these Olympics than...
- Anyone's final 50 in the 800m free (his own 26.39)
- Anyone's final 50 in the 400m free (27.06)
- Anyone's final 50 in the 200m free (26.46)!
Caeleb Dressel may have emerged as the swimming superstar with his five gold medals this year; but Bobby Finkes two come from behind wins to claim gold medals in the 800M and 1500M events were the two most amazing mens races at these games. The above stats of just how fast Finke was in the final lap of his two races are mind blowing to me. There are numerous clips online of the finishes of his two races and I encourage everyone to look them up if you have not see them already. For comparison, 1500M is roughly .93 miles.
ETA: Here is a top and bottom replay of the final 100M of Finkes two amazing races.