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Commentary by Casey Barrett<\/em><\/p>\n

Nathan Adrian, Caeleb Dressel, Ryan Held, and Anthony Ervin \u2013 Olympians in the men\u2019s 100 free\u2026 A snapshot of collective pride and joy\u2026\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cVeterans, meet rookies. Rookies, meet veterans,\u201d said Brendan Hansen<\/strong> in his post-awards interview.<\/p>\n

There stood a pair of Olympic champions alongside a pair of wide-eyed Olympic rookies. All four beamed like there was no place on the planet they\u2019d rather be. And there wasn\u2019t. How could there be? These four gentlemen were the latest newly minted 2016 Olympians in Omaha and there was no hiding their bursting pride. They\u2019d all taken long roads to this spot.<\/p>\n

It was the destination all along. It was hard to tell who was happiest.<\/p>\n

First came Caeleb Dressel<\/strong>, the next chosen one of American sprint kings who\u2019s always appeared\u00a0uncomfortable with the mantle of heir apparent. This is a man who followed one of the most stunning high school careers in history by quitting the sport for six months. The expectations got to him, there\u2019s no way around it. But now those expectations were fulfilled. The weight was lifted from those tattooed shoulders.<\/p>\n

\u201cOlympian,\u201d he told Hansen. \u201cThat\u2019s a title that no one can ever take away from you.\u201d<\/p>\n

The relief in his voice hinted at the torment behind his supposed can\u2019t-miss career. This was a guy who tore up the NCAA record books this spring, the Florida sophomore who blitzed a 18.20 in the 50 free. His bodily potential belied the doubt upstairs. Dressel is still a teenager. He\u2019s still a big stage rookie. It\u2019s easy to forget when everyone gets wrapped up in how fast he might someday be. First he had to make it. He had to show he could do it in the big pool, on the biggest stage. Tonight he did. 48.23, 2nd place at Trials. Good enough for two Olympic berths \u2013 in the individual event and the relay.<\/p>\n

Next in the interview line-up came Ryan Held<\/strong>, a junior to-be at NC State. Who\u2019s that? Held, you say, what\u2019s he ever done? Well, he was 4th in the 100 free at NCAAs this year; 7th in the 50; he was part of the Wolfpack\u2019s first ever NCAA relay title, in the 4\u00d7100 free relay. That\u2019s impressive and all, but it doesn\u2019t exactly match the resum\u00e9s of his competitors. That no longer matters. Over the last two days Held has delivered three brilliant 100 freestyles \u2013 a pair of 48.4s in prelims and semis, and an ice cold 48.26 in the final, good enough for 3rd place, just .03 behind Dressel.<\/p>\n

In his interview Held was quick to heap praise on his NC State crew. They were second this year at NCAAs. They are\u00a0the<\/em>\u00a0program on the rise. They resemble Auburn a generation ago. In the early 90s, Auburn was just another SEC also-ran program. But then David Marsh<\/strong> arrived and he transferred the Tigers into a dynasty, leading the men\u2019s team to seven NCAA team titles and the women\u2019s team to five. That\u2019s how head coach Braden Holloway\u2019s<\/strong> Wolfpack is looking these days \u2013 like Auburn in the early 90s. A program about to explode into a powerhouse.<\/p>\n

Held is helping to lead the way. His performance in Omaha is about to do wonders for Wolfpack recruiting.<\/p>\n

The interview with the quartet was then handed off from Brendan Hansen<\/strong> to Kaitlin Sandeno<\/strong>, who\u2019s in the midst of an impressive eight-day audition as a future network TV talent. Sandeno spoke to Nathan Adrian<\/strong> first. The man is the defending Olympic champion in the 100 free. He was considered a near lock to qualify, and yet Adrian has an aw-shucks knack for making every triumph seem like a pleasant surprise. He got the job done, as usual, in impressive fashion, posting the 2nd fastest time in the world this year, but when asked what he was most excited about he nodded to the three guys to his left and said, \u201cstepping up on the relay with this group. We\u2019re going to surprise a lot of people in Rio.\u201d<\/p>\n

They\u2019ll have their hands full, particularly with the Aussies, but with Adrian at the helm I\u2019m not betting against this group for gold.<\/p>\n

Finally, Sandeno turned to Anthony Ervin<\/strong>. The look on her face said she knew she wouldn\u2019t be guiding this one. No questions need be asked. It was Ervin\u2019s turn to speak, and he duly took the mic in hand. At this point I\u2019ll check out of all objectivity. Tony has been a friend and colleague for a lot of years now. He\u2019s an \u2018ambassador\u2019 for Imagine Swimming, our New York City swim school, where he once taught. It\u2019s where we like to think he rediscovered his mojo and transformed himself from lost soul former Olympic champ to three-time Olympian elder statesman and leader of Team USA.<\/p>\n

He proceeded to give Imagine an incredible shout-out, which sparked pandemonium among our assembled group in section 122. It was hard to process the rest. When he finished he handed the mic back to Sandeno and this overjoyed relay foursome walked off together.<\/p>\n

The rest of us walked off stunned and inspired.<\/p>\n

Reposted with permission from Cap and Goggles.<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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