Caeleb Dressel put up the third fastest 50 free of 2019 on Friday night at the TYR Pro Swim Series in Richmond with a 21.69. That was almost faster than what he swam in 2018 as a motorcycle accident kept him off his best. Dressel was a 21.67 at Pan Pacs last summer and is showing here in Richmond that 2018 is a thing of the past.
Dressel won a much-anticipated matchup with 19-year-old Michael Andrew (21.83), who had the fastest time in the US in 2018. Andrew burst onto the senior scene last summer when he won four national titles in Irvine in July.
Dressel swam the third fastest time in the world for 2019 while Andrew put up the sixth fastest time.
Michael Chadwick placed third with a 21.96. The top three swimmers will all be going to World Championships this summer for Team USA. Chadwick is now ranked eighth in the world for 2019.
Jack Conger (22.41). Mihalis Deliyiannis (22.46), Andrej Barna (22.55), Ryan Held (22.59) and Abdelrahman Sameh (22.62) also swam in the A-Final.
Results:
- Caeleb Dressel, USA, 21.69
- Michael Andrew, USA, 21.83
- Michael Chadwick, USA, 21.96
- Jack Conger, USA, 22.41
- Mihalis Deliyiannis, USA, 22.46
- Andrej Barna, SRB, 22.55
- Ryan Held, USA, 22.59
- Abdelrahman Sameh, EGY, 22.62
2019 World Rankings:
- Andrea Vergani, ITA, 21.53
- Shinri Shioura, JPN, 21.67
- Caeleb Dressel, USA, 21.69
- Ben Proud, GBR, 21.71
- Maxim Lobanovski, HUN, 21.79
- Michael Andrew, USA, 21.83
- Brad Tandy, RSA, 21.92
- Michael Chadwick, USA, 21.96
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