Dressel Upsets Schooling; Sets New NCAA Record in 43.58

2017 MEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

Last season, Joseph Schooling became the fastest swimmer in history with a 44.01 in the 100 fly, but he narrowly missed becoming the first man to ever break 44. He set out on a mission to become the first NCAA swimmer to do so in 2017, but Florida’s Caeleb Dressel was ready to challenge.

In the NCAA final, Dressel blasted off the final wall to overtake Schooling, posting a new NCAA, U.S. Open, and American Record to win the race in 43.58 to Schooling’s 43.75. Dressel’s closing speed was incredible, as he brought it home in 22.88

All-Time Top Performers:

Place Swimmer Time
1 Caeleb Dressel 43.58
2 Joseph Schooling 43.75
3 Tom Shields 43.84
4 Austin Staab 44.18
5 Jack Conger 44.35
6 Albert Subirats 44.57
7 Tyler McGill 44.63
8 Ian Crocker 44.72
9 Giles Smith 44.73
10 Ryan Held 44.79

All Time Top 10 Performances:

 

TOP 10 PERFORMANCES
Place Swimmer Time
1 Caeleb Dressel 43.58
2 Joseph Schooling 43.75
3 Tom Shields 43.84
4 Joseph Schooling 44.01
5 Joseph Schooling 44.06
6 Austin Staab 44.18
7 Caeleb Dressel 44.21
8 Jack Conger 44.35
9 Jack Conger 44.44
10 Caeleb Dressel 44.49

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karl
7 years ago

What happened to my comment? Dressel went 44.40, not 44.49. Your list is wrong.

go joe
7 years ago

really wanted to see joe take down tom shield’s record and win honestly was disappointed when i saw the article about dressel upsetting joe 🙁

Raining Day
Reply to  go joe
7 years ago

Me too?

anon
7 years ago

schooling will school dressel in lcm!!!! caeleb’s lcm best is 52.22 which is far from the 50.39 jo clocked to win olympic gold!

big calves
Reply to  anon
7 years ago

And…..

nihongo sensei
7 years ago

Shields laughing at Schooling for getting schooled…

Puzzled query
Reply to  nihongo sensei
7 years ago

Why would he be laughing?

sven
Reply to  Puzzled query
7 years ago

There was an interview a few days ago where Schooling said that he hopes Tom is in the audience to see his record get broken in person, heavily implying that he was going to be the one holding the record at the end of it.

E Gamble
Reply to  nihongo sensei
7 years ago

You do realize that Caeleb’s time is also faster than Shield’s time. And why is it funny?

swimfanII
7 years ago

If it couldn’t be Joseph or Jack, I’m glad it was Caleb! What a sprinter; The great part is we as swimming fans will get to watch as these two young men race for at least another three years, weather it is in NCAA or international LCM formats the head to head competitions have really just begun, with Joseph step into the 50 free and Caleb now apparently a world class Butterflyer!

anon
Reply to  swimfanII
7 years ago

he’s not world class until he breaks 52s in lcm or at least comes close to jo schooling’s olympic record and textile world record

Coach Mike 1952
Reply to  anon
7 years ago

Agree with first part, but there are a number of “world class” swimmers who have not come close to Joe’s records – yet, anyway. That does not make them any less “world class”. They are still in the same ball park.

Wahooswimfan
7 years ago
Dru
7 years ago

Can’t wait for round 3 next year!

Steve
7 years ago

Caeleb has been on track to lead the U.S. into the 2020 Olympics with aplomb. Go Gators!!??

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