People Finke, Dressel win gold for U.S. swim crew at Olympics

American swimmers Caeleb Dressel and Bobby Finke each gained gold on Wednesday.

Dressel gained his first-career particular person gold medal within the 100m freestyle, whereas Finke captured gold within the debut of the boys’s 800-meter swimming freestyle, the Related Press reported.

Dressel held off defending Olympic champion Australia’s Kyle Chalmers, with an Olympic-record time of 47.02 seconds.

Russia’s Kliment Kolesnikov claimed bronze.

Dressel already has three gold medals, which he gained in relays.

Within the 800-meter race, Finke was capable of maintain off Italy’s Gregorio Paltrinieri, who gained silver, and Ukraine’s Mykhailo Romanchuk, who claimed bronze, the AP reported.

The race was determined on the very finish, with Finke trailing in fourth place earlier than turning on the velocity on the ultimate lap to bypass three different swimmers to clinch gold.