Dressel passes Phelps with eight medals at worlds
GWANGJU, South Korea — This time, Caeleb Dressel stands alone.
The American gained his file eighth medal on the world swimming championships Sunday, serving to the U.S. to silver within the 4×100-meter medley relay after anchor Nathan Adrian was overtaken within the closing meters.
“A part of me may be very comfortable,” Dressel mentioned. “A part of me needs to cry that I am executed with it. I’ve obtained pimples on my face from simply the stress of the meet. I am most likely shedding some hair.”
One evening after changing into the primary swimmer to win three golds in a single evening at a worlds for the second time, Dressel’s haul included six golds on the greatest meet after the Olympics.
“It was a really powerful week,” he mentioned. “I knew I used to be going to have to come back with hearth, ardour and pleasure in each single race.”
Caeleb Dressel takes house six golds and two silvers in his file eight-medal haul on the world championships. Xinhua/Imago/Icon Sportswire
Two years in the past in Hungary, Dressel tied Michael Phelps’ file of seven golds at a single worlds, together with three in a single evening.
Dressel hauled the U.S. from fourth to first on his butterfly leg with a break up of 49.28 seconds. Adrian discovered himself in a three-way struggle with Britain and Russia coming down the stretch.
Brit Duncan Scott surged forward approaching the wall and obtained there first with a break up of 46.14 to Adrian’s 47.60.
“That final 15 meters, it is powerful,” Adrian mentioned. “I used to be attempting to be robust, I used to be attempting to carry on, however this time I could not do it.”
Luke Greenbank, Adam Peaty, James Man and Scott took gold for Britain in three minutes, 28.10 seconds.
Ryan Murphy, Andrew Wilson, Dressel and Adrian completed in three:28.45. It was simply the second silver, and first since 1998, in an occasion the People have gained 13 instances.
“There is a time to get silver in relays and it is at a world championships, that is for certain,” Adrian mentioned.
Russia earned bronze.
Dressel’s golds got here within the 50 and 100 free, 50 and 100 butterfly, combined 4×100 free relay and 4×100 free relay. His different silver was within the combined 4×100 medley relay. He was named the FINA male swimmer of the meet.
“He is an exceptional expertise,” South Africa’s Chad le Clos mentioned. “He appears to get higher all through the times.”
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The U.S. crew completed with probably the most gold medals (14) and total medals (27).
Australia was second with 19 and 5 golds.
Japan’s Daiya Seto survived a last-lap problem to win the lads’s 400 IM in four:08.95.
Jay Litherland of the U.S. had the quickest closing lap — 27.89 — to chase Seto to the wall. Litherland took silver in four:09.22. Lewis Clareburt of New Zealand earned bronze.
Florian Wellbrock of Germany made historical past along with his victory within the 1,500 freestyle.
Along with his earlier win within the 10-kilometer open water race, Wellbrock turned the primary swimmer to win golds in two sports activities at a single world championships.
He pulled away going into the ultimate flip to win in 14:36.54.
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