Caeleb Dressel Joins Elite Club With 5th Olympic Gold Medal

Caeleb Dressel Joins Elite Club With 5th Olympic Gold Medal
Caeleb Dressel, of United States, celebrates winning the gold medal the men's 50-meter freestyle final at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, on Aug. 1, 2021. Jae C. Hong/AP Photo
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TOKYO—Make it five for Caeleb Dressel.

The American star won his fifth gold medal of the Tokyo Games, finishing off one of the great performances in Olympic history. He joins an elite club of just four other swimmers ever with at least five gold medals at one games.