Watch Caeleb Dressel race his way to a new NCAA, American and U.S. Open Record – here is his 18.39 50 yard freestyle, courtesy of @GatorSwimDive:
Here it is, Gator Nation. Caeleb’s 18.39 50-Yard freestyle! #GoGators pic.twitter.com/V5fusP28Mn
— Gator Swimming (@GatorsSwimDv) February 17, 2016
Originally reported by Braden Keith:
University of Florida sophomore Caeleb Dressel, the defending NCAA Champion in the 50 yard freestyle, has swum the fastest 50 freestyle in history to break the NCAA, American, and U.S. Open Records in the event.
Dressel swam 18.39 in prelims on Wednesday at the 2016 SEC Swimming & Diving Championship in Columbia, Missouri. The records he broke:
American Record, Nathan Adrian, 18.66 (2011 NCAA Championships)
NCAA Record, Cesar Cielo, 18.47 (2008 NCAA Championships)
U.S. Open Record (fastest ever), Cesar Cielo, 18.47 (2008 NCAA Championships)
This adds to the increasing legend of Dressel, who two years ago became the first junior swimmer under 19 seconds in the 50 yard free, and then last season broke his own National Age Group Record with an 18.67 – which is still a whopping four-tenths of a second faster than anybody else in that age group has been.
USC’s Vlad Morozov swam a 18.63 in 2013, his last year as a collegiate swimmer, that was the previous fastest time in a textile jammer (aka a suit that would be legal under current rules).
At the beginning of the season, Florida head coach Gregg Troy said that he would shave his mustache if Dressel went an 18.39 in the 50 free.
When does it end?
Cielo Gold crazy! I think hes done, hasnt been a factor in any of the International meets. Manadou still has the fastest 50 M free at 21.39! 50 free has always been shoulder driven you cant do full rotation with that kind of turnover,even Biondi did it we just didnt analyze like we do now. Chris Jaeger and Alexander Popov did it. The dolphin kick they did but again obviously with no analysis they didnt perfect it. Caleb is a solid butterflyer and has a great kick so he benefits, that was an amazing race, but man if his stroke isnt ugly
Wow that 18.39 was so this morning…
PACE PAL Congratulates Caeleb Dressel and and Coach Gregg Troy! – Historic swim!!!
PWB, thank you for being confident enough to change your views based on observable evidence…seems to be taking a while for all those others to do the same but they are probably still in shock from, you know, 18.39
American sprint not dead!!!!
I take back whatever prior nonsense I spewed about Coach Troy not being the right coach for a sprint phenom. Absolutely stunning.
Also, was Cielo’s record done in a bodysuit?
yes he was. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ulet_VAAt-A
Yes. The fastest time in textile prior to this was Morozov 18.63
i know him!1!!1!!!!