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Caeleb Dressel is considered to be a medal contender for the Olympic Games in Tokyo
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The American swimmer Caeleb Dressel set two world records in the finals of the International Swimming League.
First, Dressel undercut the previously unattained mark of 48 seconds over the 100 meter butterfly and won his final run in Budapest with 47.78 seconds.
Around 40 minutes later, the 24-year-old also improved his own short-distance world record over the 50 meter freestyle by eight hundredths and hit the edge of the pool after 20.16 seconds.
Only on Monday did the double Olympic champion set the world record over 100 meters medley - in 49.88 seconds.
Dressel was the first swimmer in the world to stay below the 50-second mark on the short medley course.
At the world championships in the same place, Dressel won seven world titles in 2017.
In last year's title fights, the 24-year-old American was successful six times in Gwangju, South Korea.
Dressel is considered to be one of the top medal contenders for the Olympic Games in Tokyo next year.
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