Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) – Nine-time Olympic gold medallist Caeleb Dressel and world record-holder Gretchen Walsh closed the US Swimming Championships with impressive 50m freestyle victories in Irvine, California, on Saturday.
Issued on: 02/08/2026 - 05:05
Dressel posted his fastest 50m free time in four years with a victory in 21.35sec, four-tenths of a second quicker than runner-up Quintin McCarty.
He captured his second title of the week after a victory in the 100m free, his first triumph in a major meeting since the 2024 Olympic trials.
Dressel followed that with second places in the 50m and 100m butterfly.
