Olympics: U.S. swimmer Dressel sets world record in 100 freestyle for 3rd Tokyo gold

Caeleb Dressel of the United States won his third swimming gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday and improved his own world record in the men's 100-meter butterfly.Having won the 100 freestyle and also the 4x100 freestyle relay with his team, Dressel logged 49.45 seconds at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, finishing 0.23 ahead of Hungary's Kristof Milak and 1.29 faster than Swiss Noe Ponti.After lowering his 100 butterfly world best by 0.05 second, Dressel could add a fourth gold in Tokyo of the final in the 50 freestyle, to be contested on Sunday.Australia's Kaylee McKeown claimed her sec…READ FULL ARTICLE