The 20-year-old Dressel established himself as America’s newest star of the pool Saturday, becoming the first swimmer to win three gold medals on a single night at either the worlds or the Olympics. Dressel won the 50m freestyle and the 100m butterfly before leading off a world-record performance in the 4x100-meter mixed freestyle relay. Emily Seebohm takes gold at world swimming championships Read more“The comparisons are probably inevitable,” Dressel said. !”Dressel started the night with a furious dash from one end of the pool to the other, adding the 50 free world title to the 100 free he already had. Ledecky won in 8:12.68, which was nearly eight seconds off her world record at Rio de Janeiro.

Source: The Guardian July 30, 2017 03:00 UTC