2019 MISSION VIEJO SWIM MEET OF CHAMPIONS
- June 20-23, 2019
- Mission Viejo, CA
- LCM (50m)
- Psych sheet
- Meet info
- Live Results
Caeleb Dressel‘s string of impressive in-season performances this season continued tonight in Mission Viejo, as he won the 100 fly in a new world #1 time of 50.36. He split 23.82 going out and came back in 26.54, coming just short of Michael Phelps’ 50.22 US Open record from 2009 US Nationals.
For some context, not only is that just a world #1 time, but it’s faster than what it took to win gold in Rio in 2016 (Joe Schooling’s 50.39, the current Olympic record). Only three men have ever broken 50 seconds in this race: world record-holder Michael Phelps (49.82), Dressel himself (49.86), and Serbian Milorad Cavic (49.95). Counting Dressel’s 49.82 from 2017 World Champs, his swim tonight is the eighth-best performance of all-time.
This year, only France’s Mehdy Metella has been under 51 seconds with a 50.85 from the French Championships in April.
2018-2019 LCM MEN 100 FLY
DRESSEL
49.50 *WR
| 2 | Maxime ROONEY | USA | 50.68 | 08/02 |
| 3 | Andrei MINAKOV | RUS | 50.83 | 07/27 |
| 4 | Mehdy METELLA | FRA | 50.85 | 04/21 |
| 5 | Kristof MILAK | HUN | 50.95 | 07/26 |
This is the fourth-best performance of Dressel’s career, and faster than he was in all of 2018 (his best last year was a 50.50).
When looking at Dressel’s list of top swims in this event, this time really stands out. In 2018, he went 50.50 at Summer Nationals and then 50.75 at Pan Pacs. This time from tonight is over a full second better than his previous in-season best– in May, at the Atlanta Classic, he went a 51.41, which was his old in-season best.
He was 52.08 in-season in 2017 and then 50.87 at Nationals before he went his best time 49.86 in Budapest. After being off of his bests last year, this summer could be a very memorable one for Dressel.
Dressel looking real strong this summer. Going to be even better than 2017 likely.
Let’s not forget that at the same point of the season in 2009, Phelps swam a 50.46 in Montreal. Dressel will probably go on to break the WR, but this isn’t as unprecedented as it may seem.
Phelps was wearing a super suit
Dressel is much more of a taper swimmer than Phelps was.
That is just disgusting
is he rested for this meet?
That’s pretty good. If you’re swimming Olympic gold medal winning times, you’re doing something right.
We are going to be spoiled again this summer with Caeleb …..Ohhh My ……….
Get ready for
“Dressel!………Dressel!………………………………..Dressel!”
loved it
I guess only silver and bronze are up for grabs in 100 Fly at Worlds.
sheeeesh yes …….