How to watch Caeleb Dressel at the 2022 FINA World Championships - Schedule, preview, how to watch him swim
Find out which events the seven-time Olympic gold medallist will swim at the Swimming World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
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USA swimming star Caeleb Dressel will take centre stage at the 2022 FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
It took some time for the men's 100m butterfly world record holder to rediscover his best form after taking home five gold medals from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in 2021.
But after switching coaches to new U.S. Men's head trainer and Seoul 1988 Olympic champion Anthony Nesty at the University of Florida, Dressel looked better than ever as he secured a quadruple victory at the USA World Team Trials in April.
The 25-year-old American is the favourite to defend his 50m freestyle, 100 freestyle, 50 butterfly and 100 butterfly world titles, meaning he could also become the first man ever to win eight gold medals at a single world championships.
He came close in Gwangju in 2019, sealing six golds and two silvers, which is just behind compatriot Michael Phelps' current men's record of seven golds at the Melbourne Worlds in 2007.
"He's in a good place physically. His strokes are a lot cleaner than they were at the Olympics. He was the fastest there but his efficiency and technique weren't where we wanted it to be," Nesty told Olympics.com ahead of the event.
"He had to relearn a couple of little things and it's all about the process. I think that's the most important thing. He has to feel that he's where he needs to be."
Below, we take a look at Dressel’s World Championships schedule, 18-25 June, at Budapest's Duna Arena, and how to watch him in action.
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Caeleb Dressel 2022 FINA World Championships schedule (individual events)
Heats begin at 09:00 CEST (07:00 GMT/UTC) with semi-finals beginning at 18:00 the same day. Finals start the next day at 18:00 CEST
Saturday, 18 June
50 Butterfly heats and semi-finals
Sunday, 19 June
50 Butterfly final (subject to qualification)
Tuesday, 21 June
100 Freestyle heats and semi-finals
Wednesday, 22 June
100 Freestyle final (subject to qualification)
Thursday 23 June
50 Freestyle heats and semi-finals
100 Butterfly heats and semi-finals
Thursday 24 June
50 Freestyle final (subject to qualification)
100 Butterfly final (subject to qualification)
How to watch Caeleb Dressel at the 2022 FINA World Championships
Click here for details on where to watch the action online and on TV in your region.
Some of the events will be also available for pay-per-view on the FINA Official Facebook Page.
The Olympics.com team will be on the ground in Budapest, so make sure to check out our daily live blog.