Caeleb Dressel

Jordan Crooks Breaks SEC Meet Record with 4th Career 17-Second 50 Free

Crooks blasted 17.85 to break his own meet record from 2023. He now has four 17-second swims of his career to Caeleb Dressel’s two.

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Jordan Crooks Splits 17.4 Freestyle; Julian Smith Goes Fastest-Ever 50 Breast in SEC Medleys

The top three finishers from the SEC Championship meet all went under the old Meet Record, led by two all-time great splits, including Tennessee’s Jordan Crooks (above).

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2025 SEC Men’s Fan Guide: Florida’s Streak In Danger As Texas Makes SEC Championship Debut

The Florida Gators have won the last 12 SEC men’s team titles, but that streak is in danger as a loaded Texas team arrives at its first SEC Championships.

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Beyond Gold: Post-Olympic Blues Through Nietzsche, Schopenhauer And Heraclitus

What’s left after an Olympic gold? What would philosophers like Heraclitus, Schopenahuer and Nietzsche think about post-Olympic blues?

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La Depressione Post-Olimpiadi Attraverso Eraclito, Nietzsche e Schopenahuer

Cosa rimane dopo un oro olimpico? Cosa penserebbero della depressione post olimpica filosofi come Eraclito, Schopenahuer e Nietzsche?

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How Much Faster Are Conference Championship Meets Getting? Part I: SEC Men

The SEC, even before the addition of a loaded Texas team this year, has historically been an incredibly strong conference.

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2025: Men’s #50-41

Guiliano and Dressel had their best meets of 2024 at U.S. Trials. Guiliano made his debut Olympic team and Dressel completed his comeback to make his third.

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Ultra Swimmer of the Month: Luca Urlando

Urlando was on fire throughout the month of January, highlighted by his American Record in the 200 fly and UGA Record in the 100 fly.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 34% Pick Sjostrom As Swimmer To Round Out Quarter Century Top Five

Sjostrom won a world title in 2009 and claimed two Olympic gold medals in 2024, making her one of the best swimmers of the past 15 years.

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Il Ritorno Degli Ex: Storie Di Nuotatori Che Sfidano Il Tempo E Le Proprie Paure

Il ritiro è spesso visto come il capitolo finale della carriera di un atleta. Ma per alcuni nuotatori, appendere il costume al chiodo non segna la fine

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The 10 Most Viewed Video Interviews on SwimSwam in 2024

I’ve compiled the 10 most viewed video interviews (on YouTube) from SwimSwam in 2024.

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Reviewing SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2024

Tomoyuki Matsushita (left) was unranked last year but won silver in the 400 IM in Paris, while Leon Marchand (center) backed up is #1 ranking with four golds.

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Changes in Swimming Record History If Super Suits Never Existed: The Past 15 Years

If the super suits from 2008 and 2009 never existed, how different would the world record books have looked over the past 15 years?

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I Gators Di Anita Bottazzo, I Longhorns Di Bowman, I Cavaliers Di Walsh: Che Succede In NCAA?

Riprende l’NCAA: l’analisi delle squadre fino a questo momento, tra protagonisti come Gretchen Walsh, Anita Bottazzo e nuovi nomi come Rex Maurer

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What is the Most Memorable Race of Caeleb Dressel’s Career?

For someone who has won at every stage and boasts numerous Olympic, World, and NCAA titles, Dressel gave a surprising answer. 

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