Olympic swimming: Bobby Finke breaks world record in 1,500 to earn gold

By PAUL NEWBERRY | AP National Writer

NANTERRE, France (AP) — Bobby Finke set a world record in the 1,500-meter freestyle Sunday, giving the United States a huge boost on the final night of swimming at the Paris Olympics.

But the giddiness was quickly erased when the Americans lost the men’s 4×100 medley relay at the Summer Games for the first time.

China stunned the U.S., which had won gold in the event at every Olympics other than the boycotted Moscow Games in 1980.