Florida’s Caeleb Dressel continues to show off his versatality in Colombus at the Ohio State Inivite, posting two more nation leading times.
Men’s Scores After Day 2:
- Ohio State – 855.5
- Florida – 837
- Kentucky – 361.5
Women’s Scores After Day 2:
- Florida – 727.5
- Ohio State – 607
- Kentucky – 404.5
- Washington State – 378
- Miami – 285
Ohio State started off tonight’s final session with a close win in the 200 medley relay. Li Zhesi, Taylor Vargo, Meg Bailey, and Annie Jongekrijg combined to win the relay with a 1:40.11, touching just ahead of Florida’s relay at 1:40.24. The Florida men had better luck, thanks in part to Caeleb Dressel‘s breaststroke leg. Dressel’s split 23.40 leading Florida to a 1:24.54 victor. Ohio State finished second in 1:26.47.
Lindsey Clary (OSU), Jessica Theilmann (UF), and Hannah Burns (UF) battled it out through the women’s 400 IM. Clary ultimately won for Ohio State with a time of 4:07.95, finishing ahead of Theilmann’s 4:08.88 and Burns’ 4:09.22. Mark Szaranek of Florida topped the field in the men’s 400 IM, leading himself and Kentucky’s Brandon Flynn under 4:50 to finish first and second at 3:44.31 and 3:47.70, respectively.
Florida’s sprinters put on a show during the 100 butterfly. Caeleb Dressel posted another nation leader in the men’s 100 butterfly, winning the event in 45.01. He has been on fire all weekend. Last night he won the 50 freestyle with a 18.77. Natalie Hinds also won the women’s 100 butterfly, winning with a 52.03.
Later in the session, Dressel jumped back on the blocks for the 100 breaststroke and posted another nation leader, finishing with a 51.88. That swim lowered Eduardo Solaeche-Gomez‘s school record of 52.05.
Florida continued to press on with another victory in the 200 freestyle. Amelia Maughan touched out Kentucky’s Geena Freriks to win the 200 freestyle. Maughan won with a 1:46.51 just ahead of Freriks’ 1:46.78. On the men’s side Pawel Werner, Mitch D’Arrigo, and Jan Switkowski swept the men’s 200 freestyle. Werner won with a 1:34.19 and D’Arrigo finished second at 1:34.95. Switkowski was just behind the with a 1:35.30.
Ohio State’s Taylor Vargo posted the top time in the women’s 100 breaststroke with a 1:01.63, just ahead of Kentucky’s Kendra Crew at 1:01.71.
Danielle Galyer won the final individual event for Kentucky’s women’s team with a 52.45. Her teammate, Bridgette Alexander, finished second at 53.30. Jack Blyzinskyj and Corey Main lead the way in the men’s 100 back for Florida. Blyzinskyj won with a huge 45.43 and Main finished second at 46.84.
Florida won the women’s 800 freestyle relay with a time of 7:06.55. Natalie Hinds got them off to a strong start with a 1:43.55 lead off split. The Florida men won the 800 freestyle relay with Corey Main, Pawel Werner, Mitch D’Arrigo, and Jan Switkowski. All four swimmers were 1:35.6 or better on the relay, finishing with a final time of 6:18.43.
The team is not rested, just “prepared” for this November meet. Nobody is shaved. The team is still training hard everyday and doing some impressive work in the weight room. Dressel is really that good. Don’t believe me? Tell me your doubts about this team and I’ll tell you the truth…
One commenter says Florida isn’t shaved. I can’t prove or disprove that, but I find it hard to believe. Those are times that are very impressive out of fully shaved and tapered athletes. If Dressel can go 18.7 and 45.0 with anything less than a full shave and at least a week of rest, I would be amazed. Obviously he’s a freak athlete, but so is nearly everyone else featured on this site and we don’t hear about things like this often.
November is when a lot of teams do their shave/rest meet, and Florida (specifically Dressel) just put up some absurd times. I’m going to go ahead and assume they’re all at least partially shaved and with a moderate… Read more »
I can promise you that they were not shaved, and the only rest day they had was their travel day. They are doing a lot of yardage right now still and that won’t start to decrease until late January.
Sorry, I’d like to take your word for it but it just doesn’t add up. If you are correct, Cielo’s records don’t stand a chance. Dressel will beat Conger and Schooling so badly in the 100 fly that Eddie Reese will retire in shame. Dressel will be to the 2016 NCAA’s what John Murray was to the 2015 NCAA’s (enter and win every event in an American record, as the joke went on SwimSwam). He’ll coast a nice easy 18.1 in the 50 free prelims and crank a 17.9 in finals– doing breaststroke. etc., etc.
I’m not trying to cast doubt on your integrity, here, but when you have a mature, college aged swimmer going best times (fly/breast) or close… Read more »
Most of the time in the past meets the team wouldn’t suit except in some rare instances. Their training is the same cycle as they were in at this time last year with a bit more race pace focus and more LCM work due to it being an Olympic year but besides that pretty consistent. I know they didn’t rest or shave for this meet because they do a small rest for Winter Nats later on and I don’t believe they shave for that either. I hadn’t heard of the guys doing some insane practice earlier in the week but i know they didn’t back off from their normal yardage either.
Dressel should time trial the 100 back. Just to see HOW versatile he really is. Not going to happen, but a great SEC lineup would be:
200 IM, 100 fly, 100 breast. Lead-off relay swims for the 50, 100, 200 free and 100 back.
I’m 99% sure he’s the first guy with best times of 51 breast and 45 fly, and he’s close to dropping that to a 44!
floppy – I’ve been trying to think of anyone else who’s done 51/45, can’t come up with any names. I think there’s a handful capable of it though – Nolan being one. I’d be willing to bet Lochte and Phelps (both 53 breaststrokers) could’ve done it on a rest/taper in their primes. There’s probably a few internationals who could do it/could’ve done it in their primes, Schoeman, I’d bet Bruno Ortiz could do it.
Seliskar will get there, if not this year then eventually. 51.7 breaststroker, 46.1 butterflier.
Vlad never really focused on the 100 fly, but I’d bet he could’ve been close. 52.0 100 breaststroker iirc, as a junior (he went pro before senior year) and just ridiculously fast in every stroke.
Also, I’m sure Florent could do some damage. Which just gave me an awesome idea that would probably never happen:
A week after the Olympics, can we (the US) host a yards meet and invite every Olympic finalist? I would absolutely kill to see what kind of times some of these internationals could put up in yards on a full taper.
Of course, some wouldn’t hold on to their taper for another week, and many wouldn’t accept the invite because they want a break, but… Read more »
Quite curious myself. And this isn’t even his best yet!
So Dressel’s got a very legitimate shot at breaking the NCAA records in the 50 & 100 free, and the 100 fly, plus relay duty. Additionally, he’s got a very good chance of winning the 100 breast since, I’m assuming, Kevin Cordes graduated. Choices, choices.
I do not think Dressel was “very well rested” at all. You rest “very well” midseason only if you have to make NCAA qualifying times. Dressel can do that right after the hardest practice without resting (almost). Will 100 fly finals be Dressel and 7 Horns? 🙂
Dressel had no rest along with the entire team, the only rest they had was their travel day.
I think it’s funny you posted a relay split as a record! Gomez never swam 52.05 flat start.
I agree. The SID for swimming last year started using splits in the All-Time Top 10 Performances list, and I told this year’s SID that it needs to be fixed because splits shouldn’t count for inclusion unless it’s leadoff or backstroke, but they still haven’t done anything with it.
Gators swimmers are clearly very well rested for that meet.
You don’t swim so fast by coincidence.
And I’m much more surprised by the 1.43.55 lead-off by Natalie Hinds than by the 45.01/51.88 double by Caeleb Dressel.
Great sign for her 100 free today. And maybe for her 100 free in long course in the future. Time for her to convert her talent in the big pool.
We know that Dressel is a guy with a tremendous speed so he can go fast in every stroke in a 100-yard breaststroke. But let me laugh when I read that some of the fans here want to transform him into a new Lochte. SCY and LCM are 2 different sports!
Dressel is a 50 free-100 free sprinter!
Correction. He can go fast in every stroke in a 100-yard race.
Even maybe in a 200 IM.
But the 100 breast or the 200 IM in the big pool, that’s another planet!
In long course I repeat once again that he’s a 50 free/100 free swimmer. And that’s well enough. Let him shine in these 2 events. Why always that curious idea to believe that everyone is Michael Phelps? 😆
The US team needs new very fast sprinters. And Dressel is the most promising right now.
Bobo,
I didn’t realize that Dressel is a 50-100 free sprinter!
You are so smart!
Quick, you must tell Gregg Troy that Dressel is neither a 100 breaststroker or 200 IMer before it’s too late!
It’s too late. He just swam a 100 breast in a meet, so obviously his Rio chances in the 50 free and as part of the 4 X 100 free relay have gone to zero. It’s a pity Troy didn’t realize this.
ok I am not a fan of yours but that was funny.
1. The only rest the team had was their travel day.
2. Dressel is still in Troy’s “sprint group” and has been doing some pretty incredible stuff.
3. Just because he swims 100 breast well doesn’t mean he is training exclusively for the 100 breast or that his sprint free will suffer.
50 Free, 100 free, 200 free champ this year? That would be AWESOME!