Caeleb Dressel claims first individual Olympic gold with 100m freestyle success

Caeleb Dressel claimed his first individual Olympic gold on Thursday (Adam Davy/PA)

Caeleb Dressel admitted he was feeling the pressure ahead of claiming his first individual Olympic gold in the men’s 100 metres freestyle final at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.

The 24-year-old won two golds at Rio 2016 and has already stood atop the podium in the Japanese capital, but all three of those successes have come in relay races so this represented a chance to stand out on his own.