Danny Wuerffel and Tim Tebow are University of Florida legends. Both former Gator quarterbacks and both won Heisman Trophies while leading the Gators to national championships.
Last week, they bumped into another Gator legend, Caeleb Dressel, at the Judy Hathcock Family Cove at the Heavener Football Training Center at the University of Florida.
So if you’ve ever heard people say “I want them to have an average person compete against Olympians to show just how good the Olympians are,” here’s even better. a legendary, world-class athletes, competing against Caeleb Dressel in swimming.
And it’s not even close.
The football guys were good sports about the competition. Dressel swam the length of the pool completely underwater while Tebow swam freestyle.
Wuerffel says that they were polling university students, and most thought that Tebow would have the advantage, though that comment appeared to be pretty tongue-in-cheek.
The group had fun with the race, with the football guys telling Dressel that they think he’d be a great Gator recruit, and Dressel laughing that he’s thinking about walking on.
After leaving Florida, Tebow spent several seasons in the NFL, with his best run coming in 2011 where he finished the season as the starter for the Denver Broncos, leading them to the playoffs.
Tebow also spent several seasons pursuing a professional baseball career.
Too shallow or diving – esp Tebow!
He’s not a bad swimmer though.
I wonder how fast Tebow swims.
There’s a story that Dressel was in the working out (drylands) ant UF and Spurrier saw him. Spurrier asked “who is that?” indicating Dressel and was told, “that’s Caeleb Dressel, the swimmer. Spurrier then said, “he should go out for the football team.”
Tebow’s stroke is actually not half bad – could use some more rotation, but I’ll cut him a break for the absurdly shallow pool. Dude is huge! CD is not a small man and he’s dwarfed by Tebow.
They should have held the swim off in a retention pond filled with real gators and see who makes it
I for one enjoyed when Phelps raced a shark during shark week
Caeleb should challenge Tebow to a football throwing contest
And after this past weekend’s UF/Miami game, Graham Mertz will probably have more time to work on his swimming skills.
Canes 41
Orange, Blue and Mostly Yellow 17
Just wait till CD beats them at THEIR own game!