Caeleb Dressel on 100 fly: “I don’t breathe on the last 25” (Video)

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100 BUTTERFLY – FINALS

• NCAA record: Joseph Schooling (Texas), 2016- 44.01
• American record: Tom Shields (Cal), 2016- 43.84
• U.S. Open record: Tom Shields (Cal), 2016- 43.84
• 2016 NCAA Champion: Joseph Schooling (Texas)- 44.01

Top 3:

1. Caeleb Dressel, Florida – 43.58 AR
2. Joseph Schooling, Texas – 43.75
3. Jack Conger, Texas – 44.35

Olympic champ and U.S. Open record-holder Joseph Schooling went out fast, but it was the sprint freestyler Caeleb Dressel who ran him down late to pull a big upset and take out the American, NCAA and U.S. Open records. Dressel went 43.58, becoming the second man ever under 44 seconds.

It’s a fitting win for Dressel, the sprinter who was widely criticized by fans for choosing what was seen as a distance school in Florida, to use a massive back half to win a second NCAA title for the week. Dressel closed in an absurd 22.88, using a huge final underwater kickout to pass up schooling and nail the touchout.

Dressel’s 43.58 takes down the 43.84 set by Olympian Tom Shields back in December. Also under that record was Schooling, who pushed the pace early in a gutsy race and held on for second in 43.75, his best by three tenths. That pair sits #1 and #2 all-time.

Texas’s Jack Conger took bronze in 44.35, improving his #5 spot all-time. Also under 45 seconds was NC State’s Ryan Held, who was 4th with a 44.92.

Cal’s Zheng Quah took fifth in 45.06, but the Bears were dealt a blow when Matt Josa was DQ’d for the second time. Josa has swum two individual races and taken DQs in both. He was called for a non-simultaneous touch on a wall.

Indiana’s Vini Lanza went 45.52 for sixth and Mizzou took seventh with Andrew Sansoucie in 45.76.

Cal’s Justin Lynch won the B final in 45.41.