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Caeleb Dressel

Caeleb Dressel
Michael Phelps and Caeleb Dressel Rio 2016.jpg
Michael Phelps and Dressel (right) after winning the 4×100 m freestyle relay at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name Caeleb Dressel
National team  United States
Born (1996-08-16) August 16, 1996 (age 20)
Green Cove Springs, Florida
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
Club Bolles School
College team University of Florida

Caeleb Dressel (born August 16, 1996) is an American freestyle swimmer who specializes in the sprint events.

At the 2013 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Dubai, Dressel won six medals, including a gold medal in the 100 meter freestyle, breaking the Championships record.

During his freshman year at the University of Florida, he won the 2015 NCAA title in the 50 yard freestyle. At the senior 2015 National Championships (long course) in San Antonio, he won two individual titles, in the 50 meter and the 100 meter freestyle. His winning time of 21.53 in the 50 meter freestyle ranked 4th in the world for 2015.

At the 2016 Men's NCAA Division I Championships, he broke the American and US Open records in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 18.20 and the 100-yard freestyle with 40.46.

Dressel won an Olympic gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the 4 × 100 meter freestyle relay. In the final he swam the lead-off leg and split 48.10, and was followed by teammates Michael Phelps, Ryan Held, and Nathan Adrian.

He swam 47.91 in the heats of the 100 meter freestyle, the second-fastest time. In the finals he finished sixth.

Dressel also swam in the heats of the 4 × 100 meter medley relay, and earned his second gold medal when the USA finished first in the finals.


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