Caeleb Dressel has been compared to Michael Phelps long before he reached Tokyo. But with each Olympic medal, the association strengthens.
Dressel was nearly speechless after touching the wall, looking up to see No. 1 appear across his name on the big screen, the first time he did so for an individual Olympic race.
The 24-year-old American set an Olympic record in the 100-meter freestyle (47.02), beating out 2016 Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers by only six-hundredths of a second.
Tears poured down Dressel's eyes when his family in Florida appeared on screen during his poolside interview Thursday morning.