100yd *** - record board erased

Event 28 Men 100 Yard Breaststroke ========================================================================= US Open: O 50.04 3/28/2014 Kevin Cordes, Arizona NCAA: N 50.04 3/28/2014 Kevin Cordes, Arizona American: M 50.04 3/28/2014 Kevin Cordes, Arizona SEC Meet: S 51.07 2/17/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida Pool Record: P 50.86 3/27/2009 Damir Dugonjic, CAL 51.74 A 55.39 B Name Year School Prelims Finals Points ========================================================================= === A - Final === 1 Caeleb Dressel SR Florida 51.07 50.03OA 32 r:+0.66 10.48 23.42 (12.94) 36.67 (13.25) 50.03 (13.36) sweep them all alway
  • On the one hand, he only beat the BR record by .01 seconds, on the other hand, he broke the record and he is not known as a breaststroker. WOW!
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    Times are just getting jaw dropping fast. This could be his year for a sub :40 in the 100 free. ...Last season was less than a finger nail away! 100 Free, Caeleb Dressel, FLO, 40.00, 03/25/17
  • How about the 1:38.1 200 IM too? What a monster.
  • yep totally crushed it by 1.2 secs! Event 10 Men 200 Yard IM ========================================================================= US Open: O 1:39.38 3/26/2015 David Nolan, Stanford NCAA: N 1:39.38 3/26/2015 David Nolan, Stanford American: M 1:39.38 3/26/2015 David Nolan, Stanford SEC Meet: S 1:40.74 2/15/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida Pool Record: P 1:40.09 3/26/2009 Bradley Ally, UF 1:41.88 A 1:49.09 B Name Year School Prelims Finals Points ========================================================================= === A - Final === 1 Caeleb Dressel SR Florida 1:40.74 1:38.13OA 32 r:+0.65 21.03 46.04 (25.01) 1:14.41 (28.37) 1:38.13 (23.72)
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    On the one hand, he only beat the BR record by .01 seconds, on the other hand, he broke the record and he is not known as a breaststroker. WOW! Sprint freesylers are fast and they can translate their speed in other strokes but a 100 yard *** is different than a 50 yard *** which is pure speed.
  • Does the man even HAVE off events? Maybe 1650 and 200 back?I'm sure Dressel's 200 back is solid. And seeing his underwaters I suspect he'd be right at the AR in the 100 back.
  • I'm sure Dressel's 200 back is solid. And seeing his underwaters I suspect he'd be right at the AR in the 100 back. I don't know, do you think he's a comparable backstroker to Ryan Murphy? The only data point we would have to go on is the 200 IM split - he was 25.0, Nolan's old record was a 24.2 split and Murphy was 24.4 split last year (interesting but completely tangent that Kalisz was 24.5 after only a 23.1 fly split). I think I'd spitball 44.high/1:41.mid backstrokes. Might be overestimating a little on the 200, it's MUCH less about underwaters than the 100.
  • I don't know, do you think he's a comparable backstroker to Ryan Murphy?Okay Murphy's 43.49 is pretty stout. But I'd guess a rested shaved Dressel would be 44 mid or better.
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    Okay Murphy's 43.49 is pretty stout. But I'd guess a rested shaved Dressel would be 44 mid or better. Just a theory, but maybe he coasted that backstroke leg in order to throw the hammer down the ***-free portions. That's where he left the field in the dust. I'd venture to say that he's easily capable of getting under :44 for 100 back given how strong his underwater kicks are. ....His coach much just be giddy watching this guy train.
  • On the one hand, he only beat the BR record by .01 seconds, on the other hand, he broke the record and he is not known as a breaststroker. WOW! he erased a 2 time olympian in breaststroke record. and he is the current world champion in the 100 fly it must really suck to swim 2 off events and go the fastest ever in human history