COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Florida sprinter Caeleb Dressel broke his own American record in the 50-yard freestyle Wednesday evening at the SEC Championship.
The Green Cove Springs native posted a time of 18.23 in the event, a time that now stands as an American, NCAA, and SEC record.
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Dressel swam the event in 18.39 Wednesday morning to break the old record.
In just his sophomore season at UF, Dressel's time of 18.39 bested three-time Olympic Gold Medalist Nathan Adrian's former American record (18.66), Cesar Cielo's -- the most renown swimmer in Brazilian History -- U.S. Open record time of 18.47, and Cielo's NCAA Meet record of 18.47.
Entering Day-Two competition at the meet, Dressel had previously held a personal best time of 18.67 in the event, which already topped Gator Greats Ryan Lochte and Brad DeBorde.
Lochte, an 11-time Olympic Medalist was quick to congratulate Dressel via. Twitter.