America’s fastest swimmer Caeleb Dressel wins 50 free at Olympic Trials. At 27

INDIANAPOLIS — Caeleb Dressel proved he’s once again the fastest swimmer in America right now after winning Friday night’s men’s 50-meter freestyle final at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials at Lucas Oil Stadium.

With a time of 21.41 — .20 seconds faster than his semifinal Thursday — Dressel out-touched Chris Guiliano, who finished second with a time of 21.69. The pair should swim the individual event at the Paris Olympics. 

Dressel, the 50 free American record holder, is now guaranteed to swim an individual event in Paris after finishing third and just missing out in the 100-meter freestyle Wednesday, behind winner and first-time Olympian Guiliano. However, Dressel is still expected to be on the men’s 4×100 freestyle relay, along with Guiliano, Hunter Armstrong and Jack Alexy, who finished fourth in the 50 free final.