Robert Finke

Bobby Finke, three-time winner of a Golden Goggles award

Bobby Finke (born 6 November 1999) is a 22-year-old American pool and open water swimmer from Florida coached by Anthony Nesty. He is the reigning Olympic champion in the 800m freestyle event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Swimming Career Highlights

• he competed at the 2016 USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Championships in Fort Myers, Florida
• he had the third fastest 1500m freestyle time at the 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Tokyo, Japan on 9 August 2018.
• he won the USA Swimming Open Water Junior National Championships and finished 7th overall
• he won the 2021 US Olympic Trials in the 800m and 1500m freestyle events.
• he set an American record in the 800m freestyle in the Tokyo Olympic Games preliminary heats in 7:42.72 at the age of 21 on 27 July 2021.
• he won the 800m freestyle at the 2022 FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary in 7:39.36.
• he won the silver medal in the 1500m freestyle at the 2022 FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary in 14:36.70.
• he won the gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in the 1500m freestyle in 14:39.65 on 1 August 2021.
• he won the gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games in the 800m freestyle in 7:41.87 on 29 July 2021.

External links

• Brinkleigh Hansen Pulls an Ilchenko to Win USA Swimming National 10K Championship
• Finke Achieves The Improbable. His Rivals Head Towards The Seine
• Open Water Qualifies 1-2-3 in Olympic 1500m in the Pool
• Daniel Wiffen Captures Gold With A Tactically Tough 800m in the Pool
• It Really Was The Good O' Days with Brian Goodell and Bobby Hackett
• Reflections on Golden Goggles Awards - Differences between Pool and Open Water Swimmers
• Takeaways from the 2022 FINA World Championships
• He Is Baaaaaaccccccckkkkkkk! The Gold Medal Swim of Gregorio Paltrinieri
• Open Water Guys vs. a Sentimental Favorite
• Open Water Swimmers Dominate Men’s 1500m Freestyle Olympic Preliminaries
• Who Is Going To Catch Jordan & Ana Marcela?
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Open Water Swimming
• Olympic 10K Marathon Swim round-up
• Marathon Swimming
• Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
• Daily News of Open Water Swimming
• I Got Stung
• World Marathon Swimming Association