Caeleb Dressel Just Misses American Record; Threepeats in 50 Free — Video Interview

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There was a lot of hype over how fast Florida junior Caeleb Dressel could go. He led off the 200 free relay earlier tonight with an 18.23, just off of his 18.20 from last year’s NCAA Championships. Dressel won the race tonight in the same exact time, 18.23. Dressel now owns the nine fastest 50 free times in history.

Watch Dressel’s video interview from post-race:

NC State junior Ryan Held swam a stellar race himself, with a second place effort at 18.60, good for the fourth fastest performer in history. Texas junior Joseph Schooling was third at 18.79. Zach Apple, Michael Chadwick, Pawel Sendyk, Dylan Carter and Paul Powers all swam in the A-final.

Dressel is now the first person to threepeat in the 50 free since Auburn’s Fred Bousquet won three straight from 2003-2005. Florida also has three total wins in the 50 free at the NCAA championships, all from Dressel. Texas (173.5) still has a big lead over Florida (116.5) and NC State (113). California is currently fourth at 109.

 Event 5  Men 50 Yard Freestyle
=========================================================================
         NCAA: N 18.20  3/24/2016 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
 Championship: C 18.20  3/24/2016 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
     American: A 18.20  3/24/2016 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
   U. S. Open: O 18.20  3/24/2016 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
         Pool: P 18.23  3/23/2017 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
    Name                 Year School            Prelims     Finals Points 
=========================================================================
                       === Championship Final ===                        
 
  1 Dressel, Caeleb        JR Florida             18.38      18.23P  20  
     r:+0.61  8.80         18.23 (9.43)
  2 Held, Ryan             JR NC State            18.93      18.60   17  
     r:+0.59  8.89         18.60 (9.71)
  3 Schooling, Joseph      JR Texas               18.77      18.79   16  
     r:+0.55  8.98         18.79 (9.81)
  4 Chadwick, Michael      SR Missouri            18.99      18.97   14.5
     r:+0.66  9.24         18.97 (9.73)
  4 Apple, Zachary         SO Auburn              18.93      18.97   14.5
     r:+0.63  9.18         18.97 (9.79)
  6 Sendyk, Pawel          FR California          18.96      19.05   13  
     r:+0.65  9.03        19.05 (10.02)
  7 Carter, Dylan          JR Southern Cali       19.04      19.08   12  
     r:+0.57  9.21         19.08 (9.87)
  8 Powers, Paul           JR Michigan            19.06      19.17   11  
     r:+0.61  9.14        19.17 (10.03)

 Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 5                  
 
  1. Texas                           173.5   2. Florida                         116.5
  3. NC State                          113   4. California                        109
  5. Stanford                           81   6. Indiana                            62
  7. Auburn                           55.5   8. Univ of Georgia                    55
  9. South Carolina                     40   9. Southern Cali                      40
 11. Missouri                         39.5  12. Michigan                           39
 13. Alabama                            32  14. Louisville                         29
 15. Arizona State                      22  16. Wisconsin                          21
 17. Notre Dame                         12  18. Texas A&M                          10
 19. Florida State                       7  20. Harvard                             6
 20. UNC                                 6  22. Tennessee                           4
 22. Northwestern                        4  22. Virginia Tech                       4
 25. Arizona                             2  25. Hawaii                              2

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Susan L. Lansbury

7 years ago

Wow! Amazing times

Jim Pogue

7 years ago

Freaky FAST!

Kristie Wisniewski

7 years ago

5 guys under 19 in that race. That’s crazy fast.