World and Olympic Champion Caeleb Dressel has new ink. Caeleb talks about it later in the video, and he’s in love with his new puppy dog. The biggest male swim star currently competing turns pro and what’s the first thing he does after NCAA Champions? Gets a puppy.
Aside from new ink and puppies, Caeleb is in hard training, aka Troy Training. If you ever talk to Coach Gregg Troy on deck, he plainly says he only believes in real work. He often calls it honest work. The result is a very broken down Dressel. His times were relatively slow at the Atlanta Classic, but Caeleb described the meet as essentially training. He wore a brief in a lot of races, and he wore a few racing suits. (It sounds like he’s trying out several brands. No word yet on a swimsuit partnership, but I think he’ll sign with a major brand before U.S. Nationals. What do you think? The timing makes sense.)
PREDICTIONS? I’m sticking by my previous predictions for Caeleb. Troy Training, if anything, makes me think Caeleb will perform well again this summer. Here’s what I said earlier this spring:
- 20.89 50m free
- 46.9 100m free
- 49 low 100m fly
***Yes, I know that’s toppling three world records from the tech-suit era, and I am fully aware Caeleb will probably swim faster than the times above.
What do you think?
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How long was Dressel out of training for his tattoos? I don’t think he would want to stay out for too long…
CD 1.48 on 2free
Ryan 4.15 4IM not bad ….
It seems like it’s much easier to go best times annually in yards than in the big pool. Even Phelps had years where he didn’t go best times.
Also consider how much Dressel dropped last summer: .38 in the 50 free, .74 in the 100 free, and 2.36 in the 100 fly (people forget the 52.22 he bested was actually only done 1 year earlier at trials). You often see swimmers drop a ton one year, only to regress the following year, and then explode again the next year.
While I fully expect him to go fast this summer, I wouldn’t be surprised if he has an “off year” and goes the same times as Budapest, or slightly… Read more »
Anybody know if there is a live stream for mel zajac meet to watch caeleb swim?!
Don’t believe so. They were going to try and put one together, but I think maybe it just didn’t materialize.
The stream is now live! Links all available on the event channel here: https://swimswam.com/event/2018-mel-zajac-jr-international/
I experienced “Troy Training” for a couple of years back in the 70’s – early in Troy’s career. He believed in very hard work back then too, especially in the early part of the season. I remember enduring early morning workouts – on the same day as a meet. We were clearly using meets like that back for training. I’m sure he’s refined is methods over the years and is even tougher on his athletes now.
I’d like to know the symbolism behind the bear
http://www.spiritanimal.info/bear-spirit-animal/
http://www.spiritanimal.info/eagle-spirit-animal/
The Caeleb Dressel BREAKOUT! Swim Clinic in Atlanta on May 8 was a huge hit! We had over 150 kids and he shared all about his stroke tips, starts, turns, dolphins and breakouts. In my 1000 clinics it was one of the most impressive and inspiring days of my teaching career. Thanks Caeleb for showing us what’s possible with hard work, humility and a great attitude.
Why would someone dislike this? He is simply thanking Caeleb Dressel and complimenting his great attitude.
Did anyone film it? I would enjoy hearing them talk about technique