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Florida’s Caeleb Dressel continues to smash barriers by breaking yet another NCAA and American record, this time in the 100 free where he produced a 39.90. This makes Dressel the first and only swimmer to break 40-seconds in a 100 free, making for the third major barrier the Gator senior has broken at this meet alone.
Dressel was the only swimmer in the heat out in under 19-seconds for the first 50, where he split 18.96.
Touching second in the A final was NC State’s Ryan Held in a 41.08 which ties him with Nathan Adrian for fifth all-time. Fellow Wolfpack member Justin Ress threw down a 41.49 for third place overall.
Touching in eighth was USC’s Santo Condorelli in a 42.34.
Auburn’s Zach Apple touched first in the B final with a 41.36.
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NCAA: N 40.00 03/25/2017Caeleb Dressel, Florida-FL
American: A 40.00 03/25/2017Caeleb Dressel, Florida-FL
U. S. Open: O 40.00 03/25/2017Caeleb Dressel, Florida-FL
Championship: C 40.00 03/25/2017Caeleb Dressel, Florida-FL
Pool: P 40.68 03/24/2018Caeleb Dressel, Florida-FL
Name Year School Prelims Finals NISCA Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Caeleb Dressel SR Florida 40.68 39.90N 200 20
r:+0.62 18.96 39.90 (20.94)
2 Ryan Held SR NC State 41.26 41.08 190 17
r:+0.62 19.54 41.08 (21.54)
3 Justin Ress JR NC State 41.34 41.49 185 16
r:+0.65 19.74 41.49 (21.75)
4 Blake Pieroni SR Indiana 41.16 41.51 185 15
r:+0.63 19.54 41.51 (21.97)
5 Jacob Molacek JR NC State 41.74 41.55 184 14
r:+0.65 19.94 41.55 (21.61)
6 Townley Haas JR Texas 41.80 41.67 183 13
r:+0.71 19.98 41.67 (21.69)
7 Tate Jackson JR Texas 41.82 41.81 181 12
r:+0.70 20.17 41.81 (21.64)
8 Santo Condorell SR USC 41.69 42.34 176 11
r:+0.66 19.59 42.34 (22.75)
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Amazing
He is on ?!!
Holy crap!!!
Is that fast? Think I could do it? I’m pretty good at things.
pretty sure you could.
Incredible!
OMG
Wow!!
Gorgeous
Knew he’d break it!
Wow!!! Amazing!
Daniel Hemenway Claire Holloway
Ryan finished 2nd. Great meet for him
that’s awesome!!
Hannah Elizabeth
No way.
Gracie ?
Diego Cárdenas Luis Lomeli
shit
Ben Marshall
How exciting. I witnessed Joe Bottom break 20 seconds in the 50 free. Caleb’s first 50 was faster than that. Amazing.
He must have a invisible motor on him! Amazing swim!!
What a swim
Wow ?
Wow…. the new Rodger Banister
GOAT?
Kurt Litchfield Chris Martin
David Devin
You could beat him
Maybe with a stick…
Instructions unclear, currently swimming with a stick in my hands
Paige Moortgat
Is it crazy to say that it looked like he could have gone faster. I saw some additional time that could have happened on his approach into the turns?
Simply Awesome!!!!!!
Incredible breaking hall boundaries on speed. Wow my son has a lot of work ahead to get to this place.
WTF. Stupidly incredible.
Wow!
Chris Derr ???
R I D I C U L O U S
Donald Hawley Jr.
Holy shit! Andrew Affleck
This guy has taken it to a new level. When I was there a 19 low 50 and a 42-43 for 100 were outstanding
WOW!!
Amazing!!!
Insane
crazy
LeeAnne Thorson Schwan, Christina Flisram, Maggie Fournier, Chip Schilling, Bryan Erdmann, Ben Thorud, Gretchen Benjamin, Shelly Sabourin
Holy crap!!!
Colten Schroeder
So Cool!!
Karley Cook
Lisa Anne ????
Damn!
Karen Clancey Simonn
SEE the trick is to break all those records…and WIN the NCAA’s…lol..like the Stanford Women…what did Fla come in 4th 5th…just saying..and YES the NCAAS is a TEAM sport…
This guy’s records will be there a long time I think! He’s special for sure!
Amazing
Holy Shite! So fast!!!
Que clase de animal David Cartin Solano Mauricio Güell
Jenn Schu he’s at it again! Insane!
He’s insane!
Nothing to say but : “wow”
My tapers were never this good.
Blows my mind