The man to beat in the 1500-meter men’s freestyle is Bobby Finke.The 24-year-old is now a three-time Olympic gold medalist after defending his title in the event on Sunday.It’s the seventh gold medal for Americans in the swimming pool, and the 26th overall. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Bobby Finke of Team United States walks out ahead of the Men’s 1500m Freestyle Final on day nine of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on August 04, 2024 in Nanterre, France.  (Sarah Stier/Getty Images)The seven golds ties USA with Australia for the most in swimming, although they’ve had a much higher success rate, as they’ve earned just 17 total medals.Finke failed to go back-to-back in the 800m free earlier in the Games, settling for the silver by just over half a second. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPFinke held a half-a-second lead at the midway point and was ahead of world record pace, but Italian Gregorio Paltrinieri. But Finke turned on the jets, growing his lead to 1.3 seconds with 500 meters to go, and getting way ahead of world record pace.Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.