Caeleb Dressel took down another American and NCAA record Saturday evening at the SEC championships, notching a mark of 50.03 in the men’s 100 breast. That was one hundredth faster than the previous top mark of 50.04, set by Kevin Cordes back in 2014.
Dressel now owns short course yards American records in the 50 free, 100 free, 100 fly, 200 IM and 100 breast.
Dressel showed off his signature power in his start, turns and pullouts, almost reaching the flags on the far end of the pool off the start and getting halfway down the pool on each turn. He ended up dominating the heat and winning by over two seconds.
Watch the full race video below:
Texas A&M’s Mauro Castillo ended up taking second in the race with a time of 52.11, and Tennessee’s Peter Stevens was third in 52.29. Just missing the podium was South Carolina’s Itay Goldfaden, who touched in 52.44.
Others in the final included South Carolina’s Nils Wich-Glasen (53.03), Florida’s Marco Guarente (53.07), Missouri’s Jordan O’brien (53.14) and Alabama’s Laurent Bams (53.39).
Event 28 Men 100 Yard Breaststroke
=========================================================================
US Open: O 50.04 3/28/2014 Kevin Cordes, Arizona
NCAA: N 50.04 3/28/2014 Kevin Cordes, Arizona
American: M 50.04 3/28/2014 Kevin Cordes, Arizona
SEC Meet: S 51.07 2/17/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
Pool Record: P 50.86 3/27/2009 Damir Dugonjic, CAL
51.74 A
55.39 B
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
=========================================================================
=== A - Final ===
1 Caeleb Dressel SR Florida 51.07 50.03OA 32
r:+0.66 10.48 23.42 (12.94)
36.67 (13.25) 50.03 (13.36)
2 Mauro Castillo SR Texas A&M 52.56 52.11 B 28
r:+0.62 11.19 24.43 (13.24)
38.24 (13.81) 52.11 (13.87)
3 Peter Stevens SR Tennessee 52.95 52.29 B 27
r:+0.59 10.61 23.90 (13.29)
37.54 (13.64) 52.29 (14.75)
4 Itay Goldfaden SO South Carolina 52.58 52.44 B 26
r:+0.70 10.86 24.14 (13.28)
38.05 (13.91) 52.44 (14.39)
5 Nils Wich-Glase SR South Carolina 52.62 53.03 B 25
r:+0.69 10.98 24.47 (13.49)
38.59 (14.12) 53.03 (14.44)
6 Marco Guarente SO Florida 52.89 53.07 B 24
r:+0.62 11.43 24.62 (13.19)
38.56 (13.94) 53.07 (14.51)
7 Jordan O'Brien JR Missouri 52.94 53.14 B 23
r:+0.72 11.30 24.63 (13.33)
38.85 (14.22) 53.14 (14.29)
8 Laurent Bams JR Alabama 52.83 53.39 B 22
r:+0.71 11.53 25.18 (13.65)
39.13 (13.95) 53.39 (14.26)
Unbelievable!
LeeAnne Thorson Schwan, Bryan Erdmann
Evan Perkowski
He is unreal!
Ivan Nietopski
Dude is not even a breastroker
Amazing
Båbe-j disgustingly fast
What can’t he swim fast?
Another amazing swim!
Jack Allen
David Olvera Mauricio Gonzalez Tellez
Nmms me caga jajajaja
Paulo Ignacio Jr.
Looks like he is been prepped for multiple events 2020 – 200 IM , 50 , 100 free , 100 fly , maybe even 200 free and all the relays. he might just hit 7 gold medals !
Jason Pullanoo (not sure why it’s spelling your name COMPLETELY wrong) have you seen this?????
It came across my phone while jen and I were at black panther. I had to stand up. Just so it could knock me over properly.
Dude, he is a BREASTSTROKER. He glided a tenth too long after the first turn, otherwise he would have been under 50.0 seconds. He has better technique than the other “true” breaststrokers. He got his head under water for every stroke, that cuts a lot of resistance. If he had not breathed on his last three strokes to the finish he might be able to go 49.8.
If he swam this more often like in World Cup SC Meters, he could win a lot of money and get even faster. Not sure if he could beat the UK “King” of breaststroke, but maybe in a 50 meters LC?
I love to see great freestylers like Vlad Morozov swim breast. Also can you imagine Caeleb swimming the 100 SCM IM? New world record and $$$$$
Beast!
Swim the mile Caeleb!
Ryan Lowery wtf
Disappointed you didn’t tag me.
I needed to ease you into it, I couldn’t risk shocking your system with this information
He’s foul honestly. Just gross raw speed
Foul is the best word to describe him. Disgusting doesn’t do it justice
Not shaved I assume
Amazing
Maybe he could equal Phelp’s record of 8 golds in Tokyo it seems a strong possibility at the moment.
Yes, especially with the added events
This guy needs to be thoroughly checked. He might be doping. His performance is too unbelievable..
He’s an NCAA champion and US national team swimmer. He has likely peed in more cups (with someone watching) than most of us will in a lifetime.
Freakin’ Fast! A breaststroker too!!!????
Cal Arnold
Amazing !!
He has the best start and the best turns in the business – very solid stroke, but watch how much distance he gains on the field off the start, and especially off the last turn…
Jonas Müller!!
Very confusing headline… 100 yards… not the 100 metres that everyone else swims..
Tom Lindsay David Smith Martin N Snape next GOAT