Caeleb Dressel on Fastest 50 Free Since Paris: “Still trying to figure out how to swim freestyle”

2026 Pro Swim Series – Indianapolis

Video captured by Anya Pelshaw.

After swimming a 22.48 in prelims to find himself in a 3-way tie for 15th with Grant House and Maximus Williamson, Caeleb Dressel swam in a swim-off for a place in the B-final at the Pro Swim in Indianapolis. Dressel won the swim-off, cutting more than half a second off of his initial swim to touch at 21.84. This is the fastest time the Olympic champion has clocked in the event since the 2024 Paris Olympics. Dressel ended the day with a 21.85, winning the B-Final out of lane 1.

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Former Swimmer now MD
2 hours ago

Such class and a great role model. Hope he makes it in 2028.

This Guy
2 hours ago

Wonder if Caleb has taken a look at how Cam’s body positioning in the water has looked recently? Cam purposefully tries and ride as high in the water as possible and uses his quicker turnover to ensure he is lifting his upper body high and using his kick to more lift his legs to the top of the water rather than using it to simply propel forward. This gets his body position roughly to where guys with Bodysuits rode in the water. Then it’s all about his pull-up style stroke to muscle his body.

Pam’s 100 free record also shows a massively High body position because if you watch his massive kick, it’s more keeping his back half of his… Read more »

Konner Scott
2 hours ago

Caeleb after a 20 year long swimming career featuring world records and Olympic golds: “I’m still trying to build up the courage to go in the deep end”

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Coleman Hodges

Coleman started his journey in the water at age 1, and although he actually has no memory of that, something must have stuck. A Missouri native, he joined the Columbia Swim Club at age 9, where he is still remembered for his stylish dragon swim trunks. After giving up on …

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