Watch Caeleb Dressel Swim 47.9 100 Free (Race Video)

2019 MISSION VIEJO SWIM MEET OF CHAMPIONS

Reported by Braden Keith.

To follow up his morning swim of 47.9, Dressel won the 100 free tonight with yet another 47.9 100m free. Caeleb Dressel swam a 47.97 in the men’s 100 free on Friday morning in prelims at the 2019 Fran Crippen Memorial Swim Meet of Champions. This continues a trend for Dressel this season of being much faster in-season than we’ve seen in previous years. At his last meet, the Atlanta Classic, he was 48.45 in prelims and 47.86 in finals. That prelims swim was the famous 24.1/24.3 nearly-negative split. Coming into this season, his fastest in-season swim was a 48.74 done in June of 2016, a few weeks before the Olympic Trials. Now he’s been under 48 three times this season before the World Championships.

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anonymous
5 years ago

It seems that CD used to different race plans to swim the same time. I think that once he is shaved and tapered he will be able to bring it home faster after going out in a 22.7ish

Dudeman
Reply to  anonymous
5 years ago

he was out in 22.3 when he went 47.1. I think he’s looking to be out that fast again once he has easy speed and try to bring it back around 24.5. That would not only produce an insane time but would make it too difficult to run him down on the back end (unless chalmers can pull a 23.8 2nd 50)

ERVINFORTHEWIN
Reply to  Dudeman
5 years ago

they are working on the 2d 50 ….i am sure . They know thats here the race will be won if he nails it on the ” J ” Day .

Aquajosh
Reply to  anonymous
5 years ago

This is what Fabrice Pellerin did with the late Camille Muffat in the 400 free to build her confidence before she won gold in London. She swam it going out like a train, negative splitting it, even splitting it, going out super slow the first 200, and then when she got to London, no one had any idea how she would actually swim the race, so if they were focused on her strategy or paying her too much attention, they had already lost the race.

Random Swimmer/ Swim Fan
5 years ago

47.90? Cool. Here’s some stats:
2018 in-season best: probably 48.96 from Santa Clara PSS (June 8th)
2017 in-season best: probably 49.26 from some Arena PSS stop (June 1st)

TaperTime
Reply to  Random Swimmer/ Swim Fan
5 years ago

He’s SHAVED. Legs smooth as silk. Saw it with my own eyes.

Ninja
5 years ago

Wait for the emote

Coach Mike 1952
5 years ago

I really like the way he accelerates into the wall the last 10 or so meters.

ERVINFORTHEWIN
Reply to  Coach Mike 1952
5 years ago

oh yes , thats how he got to his 49.8 100 fly ….his 200 free /fly training helps with that most probably .

Ol' Longhorn
Reply to  Coach Mike 1952
5 years ago

He just decelerates less. No one’s accelerating at that point. Even at a 50, it’s deceleration.

AfterShock
Reply to  Ol' Longhorn
5 years ago

If their velocities are changing, then they are accelerating. Since their velocities are decreasing, their accelerations are negative.

Tupperware
5 years ago

Anyone know what the world-leading times were in the leadup to the ‘09 world champs?

bobo gigi
5 years ago

2018 was a good year to have an off year. No major championships. And he still managed to make the team.
You can’t be at 200% each year if you want a successful long career.
Dressel is gonna be a monster at next worlds.

remel can do anything
Reply to  bobo gigi
5 years ago

wow~~~~ bobo gigi is back again!

Prison MIke
Reply to  remel can do anything
5 years ago

Just in time for World Championships as well

Ol' Longhorn
Reply to  remel can do anything
5 years ago

Don’t be fooled. Yozhik just changed his screen name so he’d get better ratios.

ERVINFORTHEWIN
Reply to  Ol' Longhorn
5 years ago

GREAT JOKE OL”😅

Mclovin
Reply to  bobo gigi
5 years ago

I thought you were talking about your off year, till you mentioned Dressel. Jokes apart, its really nice to see you again here Bobo

ERVINFORTHEWIN
Reply to  Mclovin
5 years ago

LOL😜

ERVINFORTHEWIN
Reply to  bobo gigi
5 years ago

well resumed BOBO ! he is gonna shake heads …thats for sure but Kyle as well .

coacherik
Reply to  bobo gigi
5 years ago

This doesn’t read like the OG, this a new and improved Bobo Gigi?

Ol' Longhorn
Reply to  bobo gigi
5 years ago

Hey Bobo, all that sprint breastroke Dressel did in the baby pool really cratered his career, didn’t it?

ERVINFORTHEWIN
Reply to  Ol' Longhorn
5 years ago

HE RECOGNIZES THE MIGHTY POWER OF THE BATHTUB YARDS POOLS AGAIN 👌

Swam
5 years ago

Notably he was out 22.7 the first 50

Mclovin
Reply to  Swam
5 years ago

I dont know who will win at Worlds this year, but it will sure be really fun seeing Dressel 0.8s ahead of Kyle at the 50m mark and then Kyle chasing him like a mad man

ERVINFORTHEWIN
Reply to  Mclovin
5 years ago

that will likely happen …unless Troy & Dressel have a second 50 plan in progressive training mode .

Samesame
5 years ago

Chalmers has also been under 48 three times this season , and tops the rankings

Bucs123
Reply to  Samesame
5 years ago

At a tapered qualifying meet. Apples and oranges. Stop the comparing and let’s just look forward to worlds

Troy
Reply to  Bucs123
5 years ago

His 47.48 wasn’t tapered.

Swammer
Reply to  Troy
5 years ago

“Wasn’t tapered”

Camelboar
Reply to  Troy
5 years ago

Okay…

Blackflag82
Reply to  Troy
5 years ago

You must have missed the video where Chalmers said he was tapered for that swim…

Troy
Reply to  Blackflag82
5 years ago

That wasn’t the 47.48 at nationals (not the trials).

Blackflag82
Reply to  Troy
5 years ago

You don’t think he was tapered at Nationals. If he wasn’t then he just showed his taper doesn’t drop much time for him.

Dudeman
Reply to  Blackflag82
5 years ago

47.48 with no taper but a 47.3 with a taper. Either his taper (or rest) isn’t very good or the 47.3 was a bad race for him. I don’t think any swimmer on the planet is good enough to go under 47.5 without rest (or a full taper)

Michael Mooney
Reply to  Samesame
5 years ago

Nothing means anything till worlds..

coacherik
Reply to  Michael Mooney
5 years ago

..Magnussen, McEvoy disappointingly nod in agreement..

ERVINFORTHEWIN
Reply to  Samesame
5 years ago

and ?😅 what the big deal about it ? many of us appreciate Chalmers talent & impressive improvements .

Justin Thompson
Reply to  ERVINFORTHEWIN
5 years ago

Yes, I love how “The Baron” Chalmers is trying to work his way up the ranks of swimming royalty.

TaperTime
Reply to  Justin Thompson
5 years ago

Unless Dressel can’t grow hair on his legs, he’s mighty ready for this meet as well. So him and Chalmers are on equal footing going to Worlds, should be a good race!

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