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Without Expectations, Caeleb Dressel Enjoys \u2018Exciting\u2019 Return to ISL<\/strong><\/p>\n

Caeleb Dressel<\/strong> didn\u2019t know what to expect Saturday in his International Swimming League Season 3 debut.<\/p>\n

For a swimmer who was refreshingly honest throughout his stellar run<\/a> at the Tokyo Olympics, Dressel wasn\u2019t blowing smoke. Four weeks removed from Tokyo, Dressel admitted he was out of peak racing shape, by his stratospheric standards. But he knew he wasn\u2019t alone in that, so the calculus among his Cali Condors teammates and against his ISL competitors hardly changed.<\/p>\n

\u201cBefore the meet got going, I said, \u2018guys if you think you\u2019re out of shape, you\u2019re probably not more out of shape than I am. The person next to you is out of shape. Everyone\u2019s out of shape. But that doesn\u2019t mean to say, I\u2019m not going to race tough and I\u2019m not going to race as hard as I can and I\u2019m not going to execute the best as I can, I\u2019m not going to practice technique in the practices here,\u2019\u201d Dressel said Sunday via a virtual mixed zone. \u201cSo I think that\u2019s what makes this team special, a lot of us are in the same boat, but we\u2019re not going to just bow down because we\u2019re out of shape or we don\u2019t feel as good as we normally do.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s why it\u2019s exciting, it\u2019s a whole new feel in the water, we execute the best we can and for how well we did, I think it just shows the background training for a lot of us on the team.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Caeleb

Caeleb Dressel in ISL Match 2; Photo Courtesy: Mike Lewis\/ISL<\/p><\/div>\n

Dressel led a dominant Condors performance, the team scoring 707 points to romp to victory in ISL Match 2<\/a> over the LA Current, Tokyo Frog Kings and New York Breakers. Dressel admitted he wasn\u2019t at his best, though when your best yields five Olympic gold medals<\/a>, there\u2019s a lot of room between that summit and the altitude at which most mortals reside.<\/p>\n

But that\u2019s part of the appeal of ISL in its first post-Olympics season. It\u2019s not about times, as the broadcast hammered home multiple times. It\u2019s about racing and showcasing the newfound celebrity many attained in Tokyo, with the attendant monetary benefits that are few and far between in the sport.<\/p>\n

For Dressel, competition against the watch brings the expectations and pressure that were at times uncomfortable in Tokyo. In Naples, racing just the field instead of the entire weight of swimming history seemed an invigorating change. Though he talked in Tokyo about needing a break from swimming, missing out on ISL wasn\u2019t really an option, as one of the sport\u2019s most bankable stars and a leading advocate for the league in the bureaucratic headwinds it faced at formation.<\/p>\n

Even if he didn\u2019t know how his body would react to the challenge of racing on such a short turnaround from Tokyo, his mind and unparalleled competitive streak were ready for the challenge.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t know how I was going to react to it,\u201d Dressel said. \u201cI was swimming in the Olympics four weeks ago, so it\u2019s a pretty crazy situation to be in. But I kept falling back on, this is the best way in this moment, the meet I was just coming off of, to be with the Condor team. It really is special to me to be with them in the same boat, everyone getting back into shape, everyone finding their groove again. \u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cI was excited to race again, which is weird. I never thought in a million years I\u2019d be in that situation, especially coming off a meet (the Olympics) like that. I love the water. I love the sport. The stuff I think I\u2019m still trying to manage is media, no offense guys, and just a lot of the attention. Racing is fine. I\u2019ve never had a problem with the water.\u201d<\/p>\n

What Dressel accomplished in the pool in ISL Match 2<\/a> is a testament to his greatness and racing fire. He won four individual events \u2013 the men\u2019s 100 butterfly, 50 freestyle, 100 free and 100 individual medley, with a 30-point jackpot \u2013 and finished second in the 50 fly. He added fly legs on the Condors\u2019 winning men\u2019s medley and mixed medley relays, and anchored the winning men\u2019s 400 free relay. He was second in the meet’s MVP standings<\/a> with 93 points.<\/p>\n

Dressel\u2019s emphasis wasn\u2019t on times or chasing world records \u2013 he tossed a sidelong glance at that remark in the Zoom session to Coleman Stewart<\/strong> after his fellow Condor\u2019s 100 back world mark<\/a>. He instead focused on \u201cbeing with my people,\u201d in a team atmosphere where racing is the currency.<\/p>\n

\"Sherridon

Sherridon Dressel; Photo Courtesy: Mike Lewis\/ISL<\/p><\/div>\n

Among the highlights was watching Sherridon Dressel<\/strong> turn in an outstanding meet, winning the women\u2019s 50 and 100 backstroke and finish second to teammate Beata Nelson<\/strong> in the skins race. Caeleb Dressel and Sherridon had a conversation during the skins, where Caeleb said his main function was joke-telling and water-getting. And he\u2019d prefer it if the label of \u201cCaeleb\u2019s little sister\u201d was permanently retired for Sherridon, who showed again (as she did in a stellar collegiate career at Florida) to be her own swimmer.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe rips,\u201d Caeleb Dressel said. \u201cIt\u2019s so exciting watching her swim, making her own name. Winning events, she won two events here, which is awesome. It\u2019s so exciting for the girl. She\u2019s only gotten better. I train with her, and I\u2019m really scared of her in practice, especially in backstroke. \u2026 So exciting to watch Sherridon swim. We had two years together in college and it was awesome, and that was taken away from me once I graduated, but now I have it back in ISL and she\u2019s doing it on a world stage, and it\u2019s the most exciting thing to see.\u201d<\/p>\n

For all the time Caeleb Dressel spent this summer swimming to meet external expectations, he sounds ready to take the time in ISL this fall for himself.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe goal coming here \u2013 and my coach was adamant, he spoke about this a few times \u2013 we\u2019re just coming here to have fun,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s as simple as that. And I know you hear it over and over again, but even more so coming off the Olympics into this: I couldn\u2019t be worried about times or a scoreboard right now, and I think ISL is the perfect place to go and get back into shape, get back into my groove, be around my people again.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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