Caeleb Dressel wins the 100 free for the U.S.

Finke captures men’s 800 free with stunning rally, Dressel takes 100 free a day after he’s left off relay

Highlights Wednesday

• In swimming, Bobby Finke had an extraordinary finish to win the gold medal in the 800-meter freestyle for the United States, passing four opponents in the late stages of the race. Later, Caeleb Dressel won the 100 free for the U.S., edging Australia’s Kyle Chalmers.

• The U.S. women’s 3x3 basketball team won the first-ever gold in the sport. Led by Kelsey Plum, they topped the Russian players in the gold medal game.

• Japanese teenager Daiki Hashimoto won the gold medal in the gymnastics men’s allaround competition, using a thrilling high bar routine during the final rotation to edge Xiao Ruoteng of China and reigning world champion Nikita Nagornyy.

What to watch today

Highlights include the women’s gymnastics all-around competition. Without Simone Biles, the field is wide open, which makes Sunisa Lee a gold medal contender. You can watch live on NBC’s Peacock (premium) channel around 4a.m., or get replays on NBC in the 5-8:30 p.m. segment. In swimming, NBC will have live evening coverage in the finals of the women’s 200 breaststroke, men’s 200back, women’s 100 free and men’s 200 IM. The U.S. women’s basketball team’s game vs. Japan will be on USA at 9:40 p.m.

Inside in Sports

• Biles will not compete in the all-around competition, leaving the Games without its biggest star in its showcase event.

TOKYO >> Not to worry.

You can withdraw those All Points Bulletins.

Caeleb Dressel has been found alive and well atop the Tokyo Aquatics Centre medal podium Thursday morning, the new Olympic Games 100-meter freestyle champion.

Dressel, conspicuously absent from the 4x200 freestyle relay final a day earlier, won his first individual Olympic gold medal with an Olympic-record 47.02 seconds. The Floridian

had to share center stage with U.S. teammate and fellow Gator Bobby Finke, who captured the 800 freestyle gold medal to become the first American male to win a distance event at the Games since 1984.

Unlike the triumph of Dressel, one of the biggest stars in the sport coming into Tokyo, in many ways Finke’s victory came out of nowhere. He was an Olympic rookie, and in his only appearance at a World Championships in 2017, he failed to get out of the 1,500 free heats. He missed the 2019 World University Games after fracturing his left wrist and suffering a concussion in a scooter accident.

MARTIN MEISSNER — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Team USA’s Caeleb Dressel celebrates his 100-meter freestyle victory at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Dressel’s win came after U.S. swimmer Bobby Finke won gold in the 800-meter freestyle.

JEFF ROBERSON — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Team USA’s Kelsey Plum, left, Stefanie Dolson (13), Jacquelyn Young (8) and Allisha Gray celebrate after defeating the Russian Olympic Committee in the women’s 3x3gold medal basketball game Wednesday in the sport’s inaugural playing in the Olympics.

MARTIN MEISSNER — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Bobby Finke of the U.S., who was fourth at the final turn, poses with the gold medal he received after winning the men’s 800-meter freestyle.