2026 Pro Swim Series – Indianapolis
- June 17-20, 2026
- Indianapolis, IN
- LCM (50 meters)
- Meet Central
- Psych Sheets
- Live Results
- Live Stream: USA Swimming Network (Downloadable App)
- Live Recap:
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.
He looks good. I think the mental is on track. Seems to be a genuinely happy Caeleb Dressel in this snapshot. Hope he continues to get to where he would like to go. It’s good to see a fast Caeleb Dressel.
i humbly recommend not fully dropping shoulder at base of pull. keep both shoulders slightly shrugged throughout entire motion. helps with hydro planing, because the extra inch of reach you get backwards is more than canceled out by having to then raise shoulders again to reach forward. look at mcevoy, very stable at the front with shrugged but relaxed shoulders. the reason you want to hydro plane is because the less of your body that’s in the water, the less water you drag along with you as your swim creates a current.
it also allows for a higher rate when your stroke isn’t as big. not fully extending out the back helps with external rotation at recovery (better dynamics), but… Read more »
Bro he’s like a 46 100 freestyler
i respect that penguin, offering alternative ideas mainly for the 50. the fingers only typed that humble message because he said he’s looking to tinker and he’s a humble guy. we all know he has the physical gifts to rival mcevoy if he keeps up with the professor creatively. tho i have to admit that was a solid ‘bro’
That was a lifetime ago. Dude just said he’s trying to figure out how to swim freestyle
Bro is so mental
I actually love this quote.
I think Keith Richards recently said that he is still figuring out the guitar.
It’s OVER if you think you have stopped learning.
Homeboy sounds like he’s trying to get rid of the yips
Such class and a great role model. Hope he makes it in 2028.
The downvotes are crazy
Aussies.
You people often say this…. And you say it most often when us Aussies are literally asleep. So it’s someone else, not us.
Happening here more and more lately.
My first thought after watching was, how can anyone not like him? He seems like such a good dude.
I’ll say it again:
SwimSwam is the absolute strangest place I’ve seen for such things. I even named myself in “honour” of it.
Sour grapes over the time he took away from the sport
Every Aussie swimmer I know (lots) loves Caeleb. And the vast majority root for improved swimming performances all round, regardless of country. We especially love an underdog or a comeback story – that’s ingrained in our culture.
We love it when we win, but for instance the Lezak relay is still my favourite of all time.
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 »
I think everyone wants to be that high in the water haha, but like with everything, getting there is ultimately a combination of technique which is in athletes’ control but also the right type of body which isn’t in an athlete’s control.
It’s possible that Caeleb can’t elevate his body position like Cam does, just like Cam can’t have the start Dressel has.
Idk
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”