Florida's Caeleb Dressel has been renowned as one of the better sprinters in the 50-yard freestyle throughout his collegiate career. On Wednesday at the 2016 SEC Championships, he topped even any lofty expectations for him, blazing the distance in 18.39 seconds — and setting new school, SEC, NCAA, and American records in the process.
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The 50-yard freestyle isn't an Olympic event, because it's a short-course event — swimmers race it in 25-yard pools, touching one end and returning. But Dressel's time is significantly better than the pre-existing American record, an 18.