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Caeleb Dressel sets American record in 200 IM win at 2018 SEC Swimming Championships | ESPN
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- Published on Mar 7, 2026
- Caeleb Dressel sets American record in 200 IM win at 2018 SEC Swimming & Diving Championships.
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This guy is faster than my high school's medley relay this year.
1:38 or slower for a medley relay is pretty darn slow lmao
Derf Eloc our high school medley relay is a 1:35.0, so peace out
@Derf Eloc im not bragging, im just saying ur relay is slow
@Derf Eloc lmao i see you edited your comment so that your parents won't catch you swearing when they look through your youtube activity
@Epic_prON00b2 you are such an asshole you don’t need to brag about your 200 medley relay so just shut up and live with. And also my high school 200 medley relay time is 1:44 so you can call me slow if you want.
His turns take him halfway across the pool. Man he makes it look too easy sheesh
his turns/underwaters great, Marchand's are even better
I'm just glad my 50 freestyle is faster than his last 50 free
same..
Stanley Kim OMG same
Hahahaha not me
Same barely 😂
Ikr 😂
Who else is trying to go that in their 200 free😂
@carsonkien8141 yeah thats pretty good I was 2:11 in SCM last year and 2:29 in 200 IM im going for 2:17 this year
@carsonkien8141 lol sorry😂
@carsonkien8141 you can do it, whatever it takes, extra practice outside of practice, ask your coach what you can do more/improve
I’m 14 and going for 1:47
Lol I am aiming for a 1:54 XD
Coming back to this after marchands 1:36....
And he still didn't get college athlete of the year
@David Pumpkin In human history? Dude u can’t compare this. It is fckn yards not meters no one swims yards so there is no competition.
a vert large part of the US swim system and NCAA championships (which is what matters for college athlete of the year) use SCY format. Your argument makes no sense because it doesn't matter what is swum elsewhere, but it matters what is swum at NCAAs.
THIS MAN CAN NOT BE STOPPED!
His pull outs are crazy
this is the stuff I like to see with the big crowd
I'm convinced he could've doubled the 200 IM and 50 free. in 2018 the winning 200 was 2 seconds slower than his SEC time and the runner up 50 free was 1 second behind. Granted, he wouldn't have gone 17.63, but imagine the legacy of winning 10 individual ncaa titles. I don't think anyone has done that before.
There’s an event limit. Only 3 individuals
He's practically flying
I was never able to break 1:40 in the 200 Free, lol.
Who's here after Marchand broke his record?
To be fair Dressel never swam this at NCAAs but I still think even fully rested Marchand just better.
That Auburn guy next to him went like a 1:40.
I hate no one applauds the people next to him they all did good..
Hugo- "auburn guy" xd. If he doesn't completely choke this year we could see a new double champ
like a 1:40???
what does that even mean?
number nine that was his time
number nine his time
GOATED
Bro was doing side quests
Tokyo 2020
Minako Arisato obviously
Billy bob your a Caleab dressed fanboy lol
No i dont think hw will
*2021
@ianslaughter3246 Bro what? Saying Dressel will make the olympics is the most obvious bet one can make.
Just watched this after Marchand went 1:36 😂
This seems humanly impossible
He can IMPROVE HIS BACKSTROKE a lot!!!
he's a 44 100 back
Oliver Brown no he doesn't
jaassil how does one improve from a 25 in the 2 im
Liam xp it’s a 50 buddy
Aly Zein his split was a 25
👏👏👏
Bro swims 200 IM faster than I can swim a 200 free
With such a short pool, it''s really about how well you can turn and dolphin kick before breaking out.
You clearly haven’t swam SCY before bc thats not at all how it works
@wynautvideos4263 bruh scy is all about good underwaters and flip turns what u talking about
Meanwhile I scored dead last in my high school district with a time of 3 minutes 23 seconds LOL
Broo same mine was 3 minutes and 14 seconds
This comments section is awful
Hugo Gonzalez before he was famous as well
He was already famous
jesus they clear 20m from the start alone
It’s Yards not Meters. Way shorter
The problem is that it looks so much easier when he does it
The problem is that this is yards not meters
@user-gx8df6nt4i “it’s yards not meters!!!”🤓
Dressel on this 200 IM: "My butterfly was pretty bad, I didn't take it out hard enough so I had a ton of energy left on the freestyle so I was spinning too much."
Tip guys in the breast stroke keep your kick narrow instead of wide plz
For real, (referring to Chi Hu) it feels so much faster.
Lucas kincanyon Adam Peaty and Cody Miller do narrow so switching is prolly ur best bet
It’s really not that simple
@alyzein8487 Miller isn’t even that good
@alyzein8487 Michael Andrew kicks really wide and is faster than miller
This race basically ended Gonzalez' NCAA career.
He’s was a freshman in this race how did it end his career
Nice prediction.
nevermind gonzalez destroying the 400 IM NCAA record and being the only person sub-3:33
is everyone going to ignore the voice crack from the announcer at 0:45
This was just a very emotional moment for him ok...
Can someone explain how it's 1.38: for a record, when lochte had a 1:49 record considered as WR in short course? How is the gap so big in same pool conditions?
Just realized it's 22.8~ meters (25 yards) so it doesn't count as WR ?..in any case it seems like Underwater rules in such short course.
Meters vs yards
Good question! Ryan Lochte has the world record in the Short Course METERS (or SCM) 200 IM. This video here is the 200 YARD (SCY) IM. The US is the only country in the world that uses short course yards, short course meters is used for international events. 200 yards is shorter than 200 meters, therefore Caeleb’s time here is far faster than Lochte’s world record.
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how does that count as a record when you swim 25 meter? (since its faster)
@Space QuackHD oh i get it now
@Space QuackHD do u swim?
lol rn, im playing csgo
Space QuackHD I agree on the short course yards to meters, allot of swimmer can't emulate what they do in yards to meters. But dressel has in LCM , and he smokes morozov in LCM. He's still adjusting to SCM, so as soon as he does, and has a real taper he will smoke the field. Any big name swimmer will tell you the same thing. So idk if your trying to discredit Dressel or compare him to other American swimmers, but he's in class of his own. You would have to be proud, or ignorant to see that.
@aquamansanchez8784 actually, i used to swim short course too and i actually hate long course btw (cuz its hard
You can’t count this as the record because it was done in a 25m pool meaning he had more time to do underwaters. He should try it in a 50m pool
it's not counted as the 200m IM world record, it's counted the 200yd IM world record. It was swam in a 25 yard pool, which does favor underwaters, a proficiency of Dressel's. Nobody ever said it was the new 200m IM record, you are mistaken.
Kurt Gaebel oh ok
Jude this comment is a joke? Right?
it's 25 yards, not meters.
Jesus is Lord He is God believe in Him He will forgive you for your sins
lol its 25 metres not real like 50 metres
There’s different categories you idiot and this is yards not meters. And even if he did swim meters he for sure would be top 5 all time to ever do it
this is 25 yards, and even then it’s still real, they’re racing short course in the middle of short course season, long course season is in the summer
So confusing to watch these american videoes.. like can't you just swim in meters instead of yards. It's impossible to compare
Agree! There is no length unit in title, 50? 25? meter? yards? it's really made me confused at first.
its nothing new. we swim yards in the US until the summer.. That's why we do better in the olympics. Not always doing LC.
Two types of countries in this world. Those who only swim in meters, and those who put men on the moon.
@pauldarling330 You mean those who trying to convince everyone that they put men on the moon because they actually didn’t?
@user-gx8df6nt4i what are you even tryna say? Just sound weird and cringe asf
What is this crap? They're swimming in an effing bath tub!
amazing