Updated Jul 31, 2021 - Sports

American swimmer Caeleb Dressel goes for more gold in Tokyo

Caeleb Dressel in Omaha, Nebraska, in June 2020.

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American swimming star Caeleb Dressel has already won three gold medals in Tokyo. On the last full day of indoor swimming at this year's Olympic Games, he will get a shot at one more.

The big picture: Dressel broke the world record in the men's 100-meter butterfly in Tokyo on Saturday. He won the men's 100m butterfly and 4x100m freestyle relay earlier in the week.

  • He will swim in the men's 50m freestyle on Sunday in Tokyo.
When to watch...
  • 50m freestyle:
    • Final - July 31 at 9:30 p.m. ET
Tokyo results
Previous Olympic medals...

2016 Rio Games:

  • 🥇 - 4x100m freestyle relay
  • 🥇 - 4x100m medley relay
Individual world Records:
  • 50m freestyle, short course (20.16)
  • 100m butterfly, long course (49.45) and short course (47.78)
  • 100m individual medley, short course (49.28)

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Editor's note: This article has been updated throughout.

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