Caeleb Dressel Breaks NAG Record in 100 Free Again

The Bolles School’s Caeleb Dressel has broken his own National Age Group Record in the 100 free for 15-16’s, swimming a 49.28 on Tuesday in prelims of the 2013 USA Swimming Junior National Championships.

That swim cut more than two-tenths of a second off of the 49.50 that he did in the A-Final at the 2013 World Championship Trials at the end of June.

In the heats, Dressel split 23.15-26.13 en route to the record, and those splits support what was seen with the naked eye: he was out very fast, and then shut things down in the last 10 meters or so. Compare to his splits from Indianapolis, where he went 23.74-25.76, and it shows how much of this record was on the front-half. If he keeps himself relaxed and focused, he could put himself under 49 seconds in finals.

He will have his teammate Santo Condorelli there to push him in finals, as Condorelli was 2nd in 49.38 and split a very similar race.

Full, live meet results available here.

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Cameron
10 years ago

You have to make finals first…

PAC12BACKER
10 years ago

Morozov still has 100 Free Juniors record at 49.06. We’ll see what Condorelli can do at USC under Salo this season.

aswimfan
Reply to  PAC12BACKER
10 years ago

a foreigner can have US junior record?
Is that right?

John
Reply to  aswimfan
10 years ago

I think he can have the junior nationals record because he trained in the US and then swam at juniors but since he is foreign he can’t have the NAG record.

newswim
Reply to  John
10 years ago

Yes, I believe the rule is that foreign citizen juniors can compete at the Junior National championship if they represent a US club. As such, they can set MEET records not NATIONAL records (in this case National Age Group records).
When he swam his 100 free there was some question on whether he would change to US citizenship…..as we all know that didn’t happen.

10 years ago

To Swim fast in the final is the smart thing to do. You win medals here for your team/country here.

coacherik
Reply to  Swim job
10 years ago

Truer words have never been spoken..

WHOKNOWS
10 years ago

Alex Katz – 1:58.83 – 200 back – meet record

WHOKNOWS
10 years ago

Kylie Stewart 2:09.04 – 12th fastest in the world (fourth fastest American)

WHOKNOWS
Reply to  WHOKNOWS
10 years ago

Women’s 200 back

Rafael
Reply to  WHOKNOWS
10 years ago

Someone to face up Ustinova at Worlds Youth.. gonna be interesting…

WHOKNOWS
10 years ago

well… morning swims proved to be the best in this one (M 100 free)

jman
Reply to  WHOKNOWS
10 years ago

don’t think i’ve ever seen anyone miss a turn as much as Paul Powers tonight. Wow.

WHOKNOWS
10 years ago

Ella Eastin went a 4:38.97 in 400 i.m… 12th fastest in the world this year (third fastest American)

Josh
Reply to  WHOKNOWS
10 years ago

She got the 200 IM National HS record in the spring, so I wouldn’t be surprised to see her do even better in that event.

ERVINFORTHEWIN
10 years ago

The 100 free final with Dressel will start in 10 mins or so …….

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