Swimming-Late surges bring gold for US and Australia

Swimming-Late surges bring gold for US and Australia

By Naveel Krishant
Thursday 29/07/2021
two astonishing late surges, American Bobby Finke won the men's 800m freestyle swimming and Australia's Izaac Stubblety-Cook took the men's 200m breaststroke at the Tokyo Games. [Image: WAFB]

With two astonishing late surges, American Bobby Finke won the men's 800m freestyle swimming and Australia's Izaac Stubblety-Cook took the men's 200m breaststroke at the Tokyo Games.

Reuters reports that Finke pulled off a major upset by winning gold ahead of Italian world champion Gregorio Paltrinieri, who led all the way until the 750m turn when German Florian Wellbrock moved in front for the last length.

But Finke then made his late move and powered home in a time of 7:41.87.

In the 200m breaststroke, Arno Kamminga of the Netherlands led at the 150m turn and was inside world record time as he fought with Finland's Matti Mattsson.

Stubbletly-Cook was third on the last turn, 1.2 seconds adrift of the lead, but then delivered an astonishing final lap to secure the country's fifth gold medal in the pool so far and the first for their men.

[Source: Reuters]

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