Cealeb Dressel, Zach Apple, Michael Andrew and Ryan Murphy (Jacksonville, Fla.) teamed up to win Relay Performance of the Year honors for setting the men’s 4x100m medley relay world record (3:26.78) to continue the U.S. men’s gold streak in the event, winning their 14th straight Olympic gold from a non-boycotted Games.
Caeleb Dressel repeated as Male Athlete of the Year after taking home gold medals in all three of his individual events in Tokyo – the 100m freestyle, 100m butterfly and 50m freestyle. He also became just the fourth male swimmer to ever win five gold medals for the U.S. at a single Olympic Games, by swimming key legs on the men’s 4x100m freestyle and 4x100m medley relays in Tokyo to help Team USA ...