Caeleb Dressel, Simone Manuel settle for relay spots at US Olympic swim trials
by Agencies from US news | The Guardian on (#6NN2M)
- US swimming stars qualify for Paris but on relay teams
- Dressel and Manuel can still qualify in individual races
- Ledecky adds 1,500 free to 200 and 400 free victories
Coming back from long layoffs, American swimming stars Caeleb Dressel and Simone Manuel had to settle for relay spots at the Olympics on Wednesday night.
Dressel, the winner of five gold medals at the Tokyo Games, won't get a chance to defend his 100-meter freestyle title in Paris after a third-place finish at the US trials behind Chris Guiliano and Jack Alexy.
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