U.S. men’s swimming rankings going into world championships trials

The most impressive U.S. male swimmer in 2022 paid no attention to the Olympics in 2021.

Shaine Casas, a 22-year-old Texan, missed the Tokyo team by one spot at trials and then avoided watching the Games. He didn’t want to relive what he called the biggest failure of his life.

Casas has been nothing but successful since, ranking Nos. 1 or 2 domestically in five different events so far in 2022.

He may just be the U.S.’ best male all-around swimmer going into the world championships trials from April 26-30 in Greensboro, N.C., where the top per individual event are in line to make the team for Budapest.

The king of U.S. swimming remains Caeleb Dressel, who closed out the last pre-trials Pro Series meet with his first victory on the circuit since winning five gold medals in Tokyo.

Dressel doesn’t have the fastest time this year among Americans in any of his events, but it’s little worry as he’s known for huge time drops at major meets.

Elsewhere, the usual suspects are looking strong in the backstroke (Ryan Murphy), breaststroke (Michael Andrew and Nic Fink) and individual medley (Chase Kalisz).

A notable absence is surprise Olympic 800m and 1500m freestyle champion Bobby Finke, who hasn’t raced a meet in an Olympic-size pool this year while focusing on his last NCAA season at the University of Florida.

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2022 U.S. Men’s Swimming Rankings 50m Freestyle 1. Michael Andrew — 21.73 2. Caeleb Dressel — 21.863. David Curtiss — 21.93 4. Drew Kibler — 22.27 5. Ryan Held — 22.29

100m Freestyle 1. Shaine Casas — 49.29 2. Maxime Rooney — 49.37 3. Ryan Held — 49.40 4. Drew Kibler — 49.46 5. Caeleb Dressel — 49.54

200m Freestyle 1. Drew Kibler — 1:47.61 2. Jake Mitchell — 1:48.63 2. Michael Cotter —