Nine-time Olympic gold medalist Caeleb Dressel was recently spotted training in California with a group of fellow elite sprinters.
Dressel, Michael Andrew and Santo Condorelli were shown training on the Aquatic Sports Performance Instagram Stories, along with Argentine Olympian Santi Grassi and former IU swimmer Nikola Andjelic.
Condorelli trains there full-time under Sean Kao, who spoke with SwimSwam in June after Condorelli qualified for the U.S. World Championship team. Aquatic Sports Performance offers individualized training programs with bases in Brea and Irvine, California.
Dressel and Andrew were shown doing butterfly breakouts off the blocks with and without fins.
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Dressel last competed at the U.S. Summer Championships in Irvine in early August, placing 2nd in the men’s 50 fly (23.28) and 3rd in the 50 free (21.94). The 29-year-old ultimately fell short of qualifying for the 2026 U.S. Pan Pacific Championship roster, but was adamant he wants to get back to top form as soon as possible.
His primary training base remains at the University of Florida in Gainesville.
Along with Condorelli, Andrew qualified to represent the U.S. at the 2025 World Championships this past summer, with both also earning spots on next year’s Pan Pac roster, with Condorelli making the grade in the 50 free and Andrew doing so in the 50 fly. Andrew’s time of 23.21 from U.S. Nationals narrowly edged out Dressel’s 23.28 to claim the last Pan Pac spot in the 50 fly.
We know Dressed is not switching training groups, but is MA?
Welp this certainly aged in a way
Getting ready for the Enhanced Games probably
I wonder if any of the two will get close to their best times
They were teammates together during the Tokyo games – where Tokyo wasn’t really open for Athletes to do what they usual do – I’m sure they bonded quite a bit then – weird amount of hate in this comment section
Great, he will bring his 100 free home in 30.69…..
Did Speedo drop Caleb or did Caleb drop Speedo?
I wished he competed in a Mizuno for the 50 free the next time he is in top shape
Contract ended and someone came with more money
Dressel swims for DeBoer
Santo could end up joining the enhanced games along with CL, AW and PO. Who’s brave enough to speculate? Bombs away!
Didn’t Santo break up with Brett Hawke once he was announced as EG coach?
Yes.
He “broke up with him” after WA and USA swimming said they couldn’t do both. He wanted to honor his late father by trying to make a U.S. team and staying with EG would have taken that away.
UA and USA Swimming said that basically immediately after Hawke announced he was taking the position… what is your point?