Spotlight beckons Caeleb Dressel, swimming's reluctant star

FILE - In this June 24, 2012, file photo, United States Olympic team head coach Gregg Troy speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials in Omaha, Neb. Unlike young swimmers, who may unquestioningly follow a coach's orders, Caeleb Dressel is frank in his exchanges with Troy. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

FILE - In this June 20, 2021, file photo, Caeleb Dressel reacts after the men's 50-meter freestyle during wave 2 of the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials in Omaha, Neb. For a man tabbed as swimming’s next superstar, Dressel could not be more disinterested. Of course, he cares about being fast in the pool. He just is not into anyone else’s expectations or comparisons. Fame is not his thing, either. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

FILE - In this April 10, 2021, file photo, Caeleb Dressel, left, and his wife, Meghan Dressel, look at a phone in the stands before the TYR Pro Swim Series swim meet in Mission Viejo, Calif. For a man tabbed as swimming’s next superstar, Dressel could not be more disinterested. Of course, he cares about being fast in the pool. He just is not into anyone else’s expectations or comparisons. Fame is not his thing, either. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)

FILE - In this June 20, 2021, file photo, Caeleb Dressel participates in the men's 50 freestyle during wave 2 of the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials in Omaha, Neb. For a man tabbed as swimming’s next superstar, Dressel could not be more disinterested. Of course, he cares about being fast in the pool. He just is not into anyone else’s expectations or comparisons. Fame is not his thing, either. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)