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WATCH: Caeleb Dressel Shows Off His Incredible Swimming Technique

Published 01/26/2022, 11:42 AM EST

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The era of Michael Phelps is over, having dominated the swimming pool for a decade and a half. Now, it’s time for Caeleb Dressel to show what he is capable of. Caeleb reigned supreme in the swimming competitions at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Despite the pressures of being labeled as the next Phelps, he performed extremely well. Notably, he even broke his 100-meter world record.

All that is possible through sheer hard work and his immaculate swimming technique. Having one of the best vertical jumps of the blocks, Dressel is a brilliant swimmer. Recently, he shared a video of his famous swimming technique on Instagram.

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Caeleb Dressel shows off his swimming technique

After the Tokyo Olympics, Dressel took a much-needed break. He enjoyed the fruits of his labor and even donned a new look with a stylish mustache. After all the fun and frolic, now he is back in the pool. In his latest swimming video on Instagram, he shows off his turns under the water and how he practices it with other competitors.

While other competitors are struggling hard to match his pace, Dressel just keeps flipping without even taking a stroke. Truly stunning.

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The push underwater is one of the most important aspects of swimming. Phelps perfected that ability to reach ahead of his competitors, who had already started stroking. Likewise, Dressel has learned that ability perfectly.

The underwater technique is one of the most effective and underrated techniques in the world. Most often, the best swimmers perfect this to get a head start from their opponents.

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He put this technique to full use at the recently concluded Tokyo Olympics. During the 50-meters freestyle competition, he used this technique to full effect while holding his breath underwater for the entirety of the race. While most people try to take catch their breath, he torpedoed his way through the water, finishing the race in stunning fashion.

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To do that under pressure, on the biggest of all stages, takes years of practice and commitment to the craft. However, even having achieved that, he is not done yet. Putting brilliance on display, most certainly, the 2022 World Championships will remind us why he is regarded as the best swimmer in the world as of right now!

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Jacob Gijy is a US Sports and NBA writer at EssentiallySports. Gijy finished his Masters in Counselling Psychology and worked in a hospital for 2 years before his passion for sports compelled him to find his way to sports journalism. A fan of the great Tim Duncan, he is always ready to pick up a debate with anyone who does not offer the center the respect he deserves.
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