{"id":649213,"date":"2026-08-01T10:08:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T17:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=649213"},"modified":"2026-08-01T10:36:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T17:36:30","slug":"u-s-nationals-day-five-mens-prelims-caeleb-dressel-rockets-to-21-45-in-50-freestyle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-nationals-day-five-mens-prelims-caeleb-dressel-rockets-to-21-45-in-50-freestyle\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Nationals, Day Five Men’s Prelims: Caeleb Dressel Rockets to 21.45 in 50 Freestyle"},"content":{"rendered":"

U.S. Nationals, Day Five Men’s Prelims: Caeleb Dressel Rockets to 21.45 in 50 Freestyle<\/strong><\/p>\n

All eyes will be on Caeleb Dressel during the final day of the United States National Championships, as the three-time Olympian is scheduled to contest the 50-meter freestyle at the William Woollett Aquatics Center. Dressel won the 100 freestyle on the opening night of the meet and followed with a pair of runnerup finishes in the 50 butterfly and 100 butterfly. The week has been a major positive for the Team USA veteran, who has shown repeated signs of the talent that made him an Olympic champion and world-record holder.<\/p>\n

Dressel will be joined in the 50 freestyle by Ukraine’s Nikita Sheremet, who is the top seed at 21.64, and North Carolina State’s Quintin McCarty, the second seed at 21.70. McCarty won the 50 backstroke earlier in the meet. In addition to the 50 freestyle, prelims will be held in the 200 individual medley.<\/p>\n

Here is an event-by-event recap of the Day Five prelims:<\/p>\n