﻿{"id":212915,"date":"2016-07-19T14:00:25","date_gmt":"2016-07-19T21:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=212915"},"modified":"2016-07-20T09:49:49","modified_gmt":"2016-07-20T16:49:49","slug":"4-reasons-to-keep-an-eye-on-olympian-caeleb-dressel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/4-reasons-to-keep-an-eye-on-olympian-caeleb-dressel\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Reasons to Keep an Eye on Olympian Caeleb Dressel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Erin Keaveny, Swimming World College Intern<\/em><\/p>\n<p>On August 18,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/video-interview-caeleb-dressel-proud-to-qualify-for-rio\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Caeleb Dressel<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0will be celebrating his 20th birthday in Rio.\u00a0He&#8217;ll be<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>making a splash at his first Olympics in the\u00a0100 free and 4&#215;100 relay. Dressel is\u00a0part of the group of young swimmers redefining the face of USA Swimming, and he&#8217;s a force to be\u00a0reckoned\u00a0with. Here are a few reasons to keep an eye on the lightning fast Caeleb Dressel&#8230;<\/p>\n<h3>1. Dressel comes from a family of swimmers.<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_210538\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-210538\" data-attachment-id=\"210538\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/4-reasons-to-keep-an-eye-on-olympian-caeleb-dressel\/caeleb-dressel-11\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/caeleb-dressel-2016-o-trials-8630.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;caeleb-dressel-&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1467320241&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;caeleb-dressel-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"caeleb-dressel-2016-o-trials 8630\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;caeleb-dressel- 100 Free, 2016, Dressel Caeleb, Olympic Trials, Omaha, USA Swimming&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/caeleb-dressel-2016-o-trials-8630-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/caeleb-dressel-2016-o-trials-8630-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-210538 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/caeleb-dressel-2016-o-trials-8630-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"caeleb-dressel-\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-210538\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p>He has three siblings who all swim, and his father, Michael, swam for Delaware. He&#8217;s\u00a0easy to pick out on the pool deck thanks to his shoulder tattoo featuring an eagle and American flag. It&#8217;s fitting that someone who has such a passion for their country get&#8217;s the opportunity to represent the place they love in the sport they&#8217;re so dedicated to.<\/p>\n<h3>2. He&#8217;s an animal in short course and his speed is translating well in the long pool.<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_192232\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-192232\" data-attachment-id=\"192232\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/4-reasons-to-keep-an-eye-on-olympian-caeleb-dressel\/caeleb-dressel-6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/caeleb-dressel-2016-ncaa-mens-swimming-1362-e1487434736392.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1202,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"caeleb-dressel-2016-ncaa-mens-swimming 1362\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;10\/2\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\n2\/18\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\ncaeleb-dressel- 100 Butterfly, 2016, Day 3 prelims, Dressel Caeleb, NCAA DI Men&#8217;s S&amp;amp;D Championships, Swim Teams&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/caeleb-dressel-2016-ncaa-mens-swimming-1362-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/caeleb-dressel-2016-ncaa-mens-swimming-1362-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-192232 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/caeleb-dressel-2016-ncaa-mens-swimming-1362-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"caeleb-dressel-\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-192232\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Dressel has been making big waves since his freshman year at the University of Florida when he won the 50 free at 2015 NCAAs. The next year, Dressel swam an 18.2 in the 50 free and a 40.46 in the 100 free. In both races he broke the American, pool and NCAA records. At those 2106 NCAAs he also clocked in four of the six fastest times in history for a short course 50 free, all in a single day. The other\u00a0two top times? He has those pocketed too.<\/p>\n<h3>3. He&#8217;s an explosive competitor.<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_192410\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-192410\" data-attachment-id=\"192410\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/4-reasons-to-keep-an-eye-on-olympian-caeleb-dressel\/caeleb-dressel-7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/caeleb-dressel-2016-ncaa-mens-swimming-2143-e1487173254773.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1907,1157\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"caeleb-dressel-2016-ncaa-mens-swimming 2143\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;2\/15\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\ncaeleb-dressel- 100 Free, 2016, Day 4 prelims, Dressel Caeleb, NCAA DI Men&#8217;s S&amp;amp;D Championships, Swim Teams&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/caeleb-dressel-2016-ncaa-mens-swimming-2143-e1487173254773-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/caeleb-dressel-2016-ncaa-mens-swimming-2143-e1487173254773-1024x621.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-192410 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/caeleb-dressel-2016-ncaa-mens-swimming-2143-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"caeleb-dressel-\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-192410\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p>When it&#8217;s time to race, Dressel knows how to get the job done&#8211; always working to get better, to get faster. With the\u00a0way things are going, Dressel is setting himself up to be the next great American sprinter. Olympic analyst <strong>Rowdy Gaines<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/olympics.nbcsports.com\/2016\/01\/22\/caeleb-dressel-swimming-olympics\/\" target=\"_blank\">reflected<\/a> that it&#8217;s only &#8220;every once in a while an athlete like that comes along and is just magical to watch in the water, and he really is.&#8221; It&#8217;s hard not to be captivated by his performances in the pool.<\/p>\n<h3>4. He almost hung up the goggles after high school.<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_44095\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44095\" data-attachment-id=\"44095\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/mens-ncaa-division-championships-5-freshmen-watch\/dressel-c-2013-us-jr-nats-1720\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Dressel-C-2013-US-Jr-Nats-1720-e1426101301493.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1684,1064\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1375827080&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dressel C 2013 US Jr Nats 1720\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Caeleb Dressel&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Dressel-C-2013-US-Jr-Nats-1720-e1426101301493-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Dressel-C-2013-US-Jr-Nats-1720-e1426101301493-1024x647.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-44095 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Dressel-C-2013-US-Jr-Nats-1720-e1426101301493-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Caeleb Dressel\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-44095\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s insanity\u00a0to think\u00a0that Dressel <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/02\/29\/sports\/for-a-natural-swimming-isnt-always-easy.html?_r=0\" target=\"_blank\">almost quit the sport<\/a> of swimming after high school. We&#8217;re sure glad he didn&#8217;t. Dressel is an integral part of a fresh team of American Olympians with goals of gold. No matter what the results are in Rio, something tells me this\u00a0is far from the last we hear of Caeleb Dressel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Erin Keaveny, Swimming World College Intern On August 18,\u00a0Caeleb Dressel\u00a0will be celebrating his 20th birthday in Rio.\u00a0He&#8217;ll be\u00a0making a splash at his first Olympics in the\u00a0100 free and 4&#215;100<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3481,"featured_media":210110,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[17,7],"tags":[50558,35724,57595],"class_list":["post-212915","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-commentary","category-usa","tag-2016-rio-olympic-games","tag-caeleb-dressel","tag-erin-keaveny"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>4 Reasons to Keep an Eye on Olympian Caeleb Dressel<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"It&#039;s insanity\u00a0to think\u00a0that Caeleb Dressel\u00a0almost quit the sport\u00a0of swimming\u00a0after high school. 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