Team USA and Team Toyota’s Caeleb Dressel Wins Eighth Gold Medal in Opening Relay Event in Paris

PARIS (July 29, 2024) – Twenty-seven-year-old Caeleb Dressel won his eighth career gold medal in Paris as a member of the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on Saturday. Dressel anchored the relay that saw the U.S. team win gold in a time of 3:09.28 to earn his third consecutive medal in event.

“My son getting to watch me win a gold medal is everything,” said Dressel, after winning gold. “I just wanted to get a gold medal for these guys. I’ve had my moments in the sport, it’s time for these guys to have their fun.”

In his third Olympic Games appearance, Dressel continues to add to his already astounding career with this result. The Floridian arrived in Paris looking to defend his two individual gold medals from Tokyo 2020 after his monumental wins at the U.S. Swimming Trials in the 50m free and 100m butterfly. He will have further opportunities to accrue additional hardware for himself and Team USA later this week.

Dressel is one of the most decorated U.S. swimmers in history, with now eight gold medals to his name, including five golds from the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 (50m free, 100m fly, 100m free, 4x100m medley relay, 4x100m free relay), to go along with his two from Olympic Games Rio 2016 (4x100m medley relay, 4x100m free relay). After Tokyo, Dressel also captured two world championships in 2022 in the 50m fly and 4x100m medley relay.

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