Caeleb Dressel Moves to 8th in World in 50 Freestyle Prelims

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Fresh off his individual Olympic berth in last night’s 100 freestyle Caeleb Dressel touched in 21.76 this morning in the 50. That time moves him to eighth in the world this year. He sat in 16th before that swim. Dressel will return in first tonight.

2000 Olympic gold medalist and London Games fifth place finisher Anthony Ervin powered to a 21.80.

2012 silver medalist Cullen Jones stopped the clock in 21.84 for the third spot. Nathan Adrian entered with the fastest time of any American this season after posting a 21.68 last month. This morning the American record holder cruised to a 21.96 for the fourth seed.

In 22.11 Jimmy Feigen finished fifth. Michigan’s Paul Powers clocked a 22.22 for the sixth spot.

Michael Chadwick fell short of a second swim in the 100 freestyle. In today’s 50 he posted a 22.24 for the seventh seed.

William Copeland (22.25) will be eighth.

Michael Andrew posted a 22.27, the fourth fastest time for a 17-18 year old. Dressel holds that National Age Group record, however.

Payton Sorenson (22.29) was tenth in 22.29. Twenty-eight year old Josh Schneider (22.32) was 11th.

John Murray (22.34), newly minted Olympian Ryan Held (22.37), and Dillon Virva (22.40) finished 12th through 14th.

Bowen Becker and David Williams (22.45) tied for the last spot in semifinals.

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