Caeleb Dressel Drops 50.36 100 Fly at Mission Viejo Swim Meet of Champions

2019 MISSION VIEJO SWIM MEET OF CHAMPIONS

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

CaelebUSA
DRESSEL
07/26
49.50 *WR
2Maxime
ROONEY
USA50.6808/02
3Andrei
MINAKOV
RUS50.8307/27
4Mehdy
METELLA
FRA50.8504/21
5Kristof
MILAK
HUN50.9507/26
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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.

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Random Swimmer/ Swim Fan
4 years ago

Dressel looking real strong this summer. Going to be even better than 2017 likely.

John26
4 years ago

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.

Mr Piano
Reply to  John26
4 years ago

Phelps was wearing a super suit

Dre_ssel
Reply to  John26
4 years ago

Dressel is much more of a taper swimmer than Phelps was.

Dee
4 years ago

That is just disgusting

wang
4 years ago

is he rested for this meet?

Philip
4 years ago

That’s pretty good. If you’re swimming Olympic gold medal winning times, you’re doing something right.

ERVINFORTHEWIN
4 years ago

We are going to be spoiled again this summer with Caeleb …..Ohhh My ……….

Horninco
Reply to  ERVINFORTHEWIN
4 years ago

Get ready for

“Dressel!………Dressel!………………………………..Dressel!”

ERVINFORTHEWIN
4 years ago

loved it

MR FLY
4 years ago

I guess only silver and bronze are up for grabs in 100 Fly at Worlds.

ERVINFORTHEWIN
Reply to  MR FLY
4 years ago

sheeeesh yes …….

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Karl Ortegon

Karl Ortegon studied sociology at Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT, graduating in May of 2018. He began swimming on a club team in first grade and swam four years for Wesleyan.

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