TOKYO — American Caeleb Dressel made it 3 for 3 Sunday morning on the final day of the Olympic swimming competition, winning the men’s 50-meter freestyle for his third individual gold medal of these Games.
Dressel won in 21.07 seconds, setting an Olympic record, followed by Florent Manaudou of France in 21.55. Brazil's Bruno Fratus won bronze in 21.57.
American Michael Andrew was fourth, just .03 of a second off the podium.
The previous Olympic record was 21.30, set by Cesar Cielo of Brazil in 2008. He also holds the world record of 20.