That means 30 laps in an Olympic swimming pool equal just under a full mile, making the 1500m freestyle a true ... The Olympic record for the 800m freestyle is 7:41.28 for men and 8:04.79 for ...

Finke, who won gold in both 1500m and 800m freestyle in ... The Italian was also swimming at a world record tempo but when it came down to the final four laps, Finke had kept some energy in ...