2019 FINA WORLD AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS
- All sports: Friday, July 12 – Sunday, July 28, 2019
- Pool swimming: Sunday, July 21 – Sunday, July 28, 2019
- The Nambu University Municipal Aquatics Center, Gwangju, Korea
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One day after breaking a 10-year-old world record in the men’s 100 fly, Caeleb Dressel backed it up by winning the gold medal with the second-fastest swim in history.
Dressel claimed the final in a time of 49.66, just shy of his 49.50 from the semi-finals. He bumps his 50.36 from the Swim Meet of Champions last month out of the all-time top-10, as he still owns six of the top-10 swims ever, but now also seven of the fastest 11.
After becoming the first swimmer ever with multiple sub-50 swims yesterday, he’s now the first to do it three times.
ALL-TIME PERFORMANCES, MEN’S 100 FLY:
- Caeleb Dressel (USA), 49.50 — 2019
- Caeleb Dressel (USA), 49.66 – 2019
- Michael Phelps (USA), 49.82 – 2009
- Caeleb Dressel (USA), 49.86 – 2017
- Milorad Cavic (SRB), 49.95 – 2009
- Milorad Cavic (SRB), 50.01 – 2009
- Caeleb Dressel (USA), 50.07 – 2017
- Caeleb Dressel (USA), 50.08 – 2017
- Michael Phelps (USA), 50.22 – 2009
- Caeleb Dressel (USA), 50.28 – 2019
- Caeleb Dressel (USA), 50.36 – 2019
Defending his title from 2017, Dressel becomes the fourth man in history to repeat in this event. He joins Ian Crocker (2003-2005), Michael Phelps (3 – 2007-2011), and Chad Le Clos (2013-2015).
SPLIT COMPARISON
Looking at the splits from his three 49-second swims, he was out over two-tenths slower than the semis in 23.09, and then came back a tenth quicker in 26.57. When he went 49.86 in Budapest, he closed the fastest of all three swims in 26.55.
| Dressel, 2017 Final | Dressel, 2019 Semis | Dressel, 2019 Final |
| 23.31 | 22.83 | 23.09 |
| 26.55 | 26.67 | 26.57 |
| 49.86 | 49.50 | 49.66 |
This swim marked an impressive double, as not long prior he won gold and set a new textile world record in the 50 free final in a time of 21.04. He won both events during the same session in Budapest as well, except there they were reversed (with the 100 fly coming first).
He’ll finish the session off as the lead-off on America’s mixed freestyle relay a bit later on.
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“Couldn’t get the No.1 spot, huh”
Other than Dressel, that was a pathetic final. Only one person broke 51.00. In 2017, six people broke 51. Were the others intimidated?
Phelps won with 51.1 in London
Ok?? That was seven years ago. What other swims from 7 years ago would you like to point out?
Don’t rly get the it was 7 years ago argument. Let’s see Rio. 50.39 for gold, 51.1 for silver. Nearly the same level, even slower. 2017 final was amazingly fast. That’s all, don’t expect that all the time
Dressels waves must have been too much
He would of broke the record again…..but he jammed that turn. Great race though for him.
what’s up with breaking records in semis at this worlds
It doesn’t matter. Regan, Caeleb and Peaty won the final anyway. It will be a different story if they set the records in semis and did not win in finals.
It’s easier to break the record in semis. You are fresher, there is less pressure. It happens fairly often.
Smith wasn’t going for the 200 record in finals, she was telling the USA coaches that she’s their best bet on the medley relay.
If he hadn’t broken the world record at semis this would be a world record as well. Quite impressive