10x Olympic Medalist Caeleb Dressel Unpacks His Paris Olympic Games

Gold Medal Minute by ‪@SwimOutlet-2000‬
10-time Olympic swimming medalist Caeleb Dressel is happy to be back on his Florida farm after the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. His results were mixed. He knows that. He knows he fought hard, and he didn't exactly have the Olympic Games he wanted. At a minimum, he's just glad he did it, went to Paris, because there were two moments when he thought he might not go at all. Dressel thought a repeat of the 2022 World Championship would happen, when he abruptly left in the middle of the competition.

After making The U.S. Olympic Team at the U.S. Olympic Trials, in the middle of the meet, Dressel considered pulling out. Mentally he was battling---at war in his head. His wife, parents, and therapist were all there, all supporting him. So, he pushed on.

After the U.S. Olympic Trials, Dressel considered pulling out again. He wondered if it would be better to give other, up and coming swimmers a shot at the Olympic stage. Dressel battled these thoughts. At one point, he considered only swimming the Olympic relays. It all made sense in his head.

We now know Dressel completed his Olympic schedule, and in this podcast he gives a beat-by-beat account of what he experiences. It's real, raw, and courageously vulnerable.

0:00 Caeleb Dressel Paris Olympic Introduction
4:01 Swimming Through 2028
7:30 Dressel the New Rowdy?
17:21 Taking Time Off After Paris
20:51 400 Free Relay
24:30 400 Mixed Medley Relay
27:49 100 Fly
32:55 Dressel Almost Pulled Out of 2024 US Trials, Paris Olympics
40:58 Dealing with Anxiety, Depression
51:46 400 Medley Relay
53:50 Team USA Performance in Paris
1:01:38 Focusing on the 50 Free
1:04:50 Living on a Farm
1:07:46 More Tattoos?
1:09:30 Parting Thoughts

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