Name: Caeleb Dressel
Sport: Swimming
Discipline(s): Swimming
Event(s): 50-Meter Freestyle, 100-Meter Freestyle, 100-Meter Butterfly, 100-Meter Medley Relay
Height: 6-3
DOB: 8/16/1996
Birthplace: Orange Park, Fla.
Hometown: Orange Park, Fla.
High School: Clay High School (Green Cove Springs, Fla.) ‘14
College: University of Florida ‘18
Team/Club: Gator Swim Club
Coach(es): Gregg Troy
Olympic Experience
  • Two-time Olympian (2016, 2020); seven-time Olympic medalist (7 golds)
  • Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, gold (4x100-meter medley relay, 4x100-meter freestyle relay, 100-meter freestyle, 100-meter butterfly, 50-meter freestyle); 5th (4x100-meter mixed medley relay)
  • Olympic Games Rio 2016, gold (4x100-meter freestyle, 4x100-meter medley relay); 6th (100-meter freestyle)
World Championship Experience
  • Most recent: 2019 – gold (50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 50 butterfly, 100 butterfly, 4x100 freestyle relay, mixed 4x100 freestyle relay); silver (4x100 medley relay, mixed 4x100 medley relay)
  • Years of participation: Long Course – 2017, 2019; Short Course – 2018
  • Medals: 24 (19 golds, 5 silvers)
  • Gold – 2019 (50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 50 butterfly, 100 butterfly, 400 freestyle relay, 400 mixed freestyle relay); 2018 (100 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay, 400 medley relay, 200 mixed freestyle relay, 200 mixed medley relay); 2017 (50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 400 freestyle relay, 400 medley relay, 400 mixed freestyle relay, 400 mixed medley relay)
  • Silver – 2019 (400 medley relay, 400 mixed medley relay); 2018 (50 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 200 medley relay)
Personal: Son of Michael and Christina Dressel...Has three siblings, Tyler, Kaitlyn and Sherriden...Married to Meghan...Interests include boating, wake boarding and being outdoors...Named 2016 NCAA Co-Swimmer of the Year.