New Delhi: Star US swimmer Caeleb Dressel suffered a blow at the US Swimming Olympic Team Trials 2024 held at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. It wasn’t a usual busy schedule for him as he went down in the 100m freestyle final and will not be defending his title at the Paris Olympics 2024. However, the seven-time Olympic champion still has the qualification to swim in three events at the upcoming Paris Olympics.
On the other hand, Katie Ledecky continued her dominance in the distance events at the trials as she won a total of four events at the venue and also went through for a relay event at the grand stage. However, she has claimed that she is unlikely to take part in the 200m individual freestyle event at the Paris Olympics concerning workload management.
List of events Caeleb Dressel will participate at Paris Games –
1. 50m freestyle
2. 100m butterfly
3. 4x100m relay
List of events Katie Ledecky will participate at Paris Games –
1. 200m freestyle
2. 400m freestyle
3. 800m freestyle
4. 1500m freestyle
5. 4x200m freestyle relay
Dressel and Ledecky aim to go big
27-year-old Dressel swept five golds at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 in five different events but is qualified for just three for the upcoming event. It seems very unlikely that he will return with less than three medals from the capital of France. He is the defending champion in every event he will compete at the Paris Olympics and if not gold, he will surely aim to claim a silver or bronze.
Ledecky will be favourite for the gold medal in all of the events she has qualified for the marquee event. She is already a world record holder in 800m and 1500m freestyle. Medals in these events along with the 400m freestyle look almost guaranteed. If she manages to return home with four Olympic medals, she will become the most esteemed female swimmer of all time and the second most decorated American swimmer after Michael Phelps.
US swimmers Caeleb Dressel and Katie Ledecky will be competing in multiple events at the Paris Olympics 2024 after recently ending their campaign at US Olympic Trials. Other Sports Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
