CHICAGO: Caeleb Dressel captured his third title of the US Swim Championships by winning the 50-meter freestyle Saturday in the final race of the World Championships qualifying meet.

Dressel, who earlier captured the 50 and 100 butterfly titles, won the 50 free in 21.53 seconds, beating Nathan Adrian by .34 of a second.

He will also swim in the worlds July 14-30 at Budapest in the 100 free after a runner-up effort in that event.

“It feels good,” Dressel said. “I just have to work on my last 25 meters in the next few weeks. If your focus is set on one race at a time, all of your energy is going to go into that one race — that’s what really helps me.”—AFP