Caeleb Dressel has made it a habit of earning only gold medals at the Olympics and the American swimmer, who won his eighth on July 27 in Paris, said he still experiences the same high as when he got his first gold in 2016.
The United States beat Australia and Italy to win the 4x100m freestyle at the Paris La Defense Arena, as Dressel swam the anchor leg and brought gold home - his fifth relay title at the Olympics and third straight in the event.
Jack Alexy, Chris Guiliano, Hunter Armstrong and Dressel combined to clock 3min 9.28sec to see off Australia (3:10.35), with Italy coming third in 3:10.70.
Dressel was all smiles as the American flag was raised and the anthem played, but the 27-year-old soon had tears streaming down his face when he embraced his family -including his five-month-old son - moments later.
"It's really special, making the team in front of him and then winning a gold in front of him. Just checking little boxes that I never would have thought to create throughout my career," he said.
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