‘Comeback King’ Caeleb Dressel Picks Up First Gold At US Open Swimming

Since the World Swimming Championship in 2022, Caeleb Dressel’s glittery career has witnessed some of the darkest alleys in recent days. The 7-time Olympic gold medalist often found himself on the lower rung of the appeared list in those events that he championed before. However, he didn’t lose his hope and motivation as time after time, in several conversations, Caeleb Dressel showed his confidence to live his ‘Olympic dream’ once again. 

The Greensboro arena witnessed Caeleb Dressel‘s fiery run on Friday evening as the champ did justice to his name once again. The 27-year-old faced a concerted challenge from some spearheads on that evening. 

Caeleb Dressel registers first win after return 

Caeleb Dressel did not disappoint his coach Anthony Nesty, who has continuously believed in his swimming prowess. After a stellar performance in the 50m freestyle in final B, the former world champion bagged the top position in the 100 m freestyle. He survived the challenges from the FINA World Swimming Championship medalist Joshua Liendo and Ilya Kharun. The NBC Olympics & Paralympics has posted the news with the caption, “Caeleb Dressel is back”. On the eve of Caeleb Dressel’s return, the caption could not have been better.

Caeleb has taken 51.31 seconds to earn this glory once since his comeback to the pool. That clocking remained 0.01 away from Ilya Kharun’s magic run in the event’s final. However, Josh Liendo could not justify his fame as he clocked 51.42, nowhere close to his top run. 

Audience shouts out loud for Dressel

In the event on Friday evening, Caeleb Dressel found him in sixth place. Flipping from there and overcoming competitors like Josh Liendo might be heard as nothing less than a dreamy run. Caeleb Dressel believed that all those happened because of his fast movement in the swimming arena. “It’s always exciting to see fast times,” Dressel quipped in the post-match conversation with Peacock TV. 

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Later, Caeleb remained humble and captivated his trust in his training, as his University of Florida coach Anthony Nesty always does. Dressel added, “…training’s been going great, so it’s a little cherry on top to see last night and tonight some pretty good times. We’re in a good spot. It’s fun to be back.” The audience present in the Greensboro arena gave its loudest cheer possible and standing ovation to acknowledge the performance Caeleb presented in the pool. Before the 2024 Paris Olympics, this accolade might motivate Caeleb Dressel to entertain the swimming community for the days to come. 

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