Seven-time Olympic gold medalist Caeleb Dressel failed to qualify for this month's World Aquatics Championships in Japan after more disappointing results at the U.S. National Championships in Indianapolis on Saturday. In his final chance to make the U.S. team, Dressel finished tied for 22nd in the prelimi
Seven-time Olympic gold medalist Caeleb Dressel failed to qualify for this month's World Aquatics Championships in Japan after more disappointing results at the U.S. National Championships in Indianapolis on Saturday.
That capped a week that saw him finish third in the 50-metre butterfly, tied for fifth in the 100-metre butterfly and 19th in the 100-metre freestyle, all short of what was needed to make the worlds, which run from July 14-30 in Fukuoka. "He's very happy where he's at now," University of Florida head coach Anthony Nesty was quoted as saying by SwimSwam on Saturday.
"This is the first time I've seen him happy swimming in a long time, and a happy athlete is a fast athlete. Obviously, he's not fast yet, but under the circumstances where he’s at, he did some good times.""He lacks power," Nesty said.
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