The American swimmer is an elite Olympian still learning how to be at peace with that stature.
This is Caeleb Dressel: a seven-time Olympic gold medalist who holds American records in the 50- and 100-meter freestyles as well as the 100-meter butterfly. In other words, an absolute swimming legend.
Which makes his standing as a third-time Olympian — not to mention a threat for more medals — all the more unlikely. Swimming isn’t like, say, basketball, a sport in which a player could take off months or even years and feel relatively confident that her or his jump shot would return. In swimming, months away from training are months others are putting in the work. There’s no snap-of-the-fingers way to catch up.
He has taken to therapy and has made it a priority for himself and his team to talk regularly so they notice “red flags” that might trigger his issues. He has found joy in training. Even on the days he might not swim as fast as he wants — and he is grappling with the idea that he never again will match his personal bests — elements of the sport actively make him happy again.So back to the pool. And getting on the blocks. And being among the most decorated Olympians in these Games.
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