Caeleb Dressel is mounting his comeback at the 2024 Olympics in Paris; the athlete already has seven Olympic gold medals and is considered one of the world's fastest swimmers.Al Bello/Getty ImagesElite American swimmer Caeleb Dressel is making a comeback at the 2024 Olympics in Paris.The 27-year-old athlete is renowned for his speed in events such as the 100-meter butterfly.Dressel won seven Olympic gold medals in 2016 and 2020, but stepped back for health reasons in 2022.American swimmer Caeleb Dressel, 27, may be one of the most dominant men in the pool since Michael Phelps.With seven gold medals across two Olympic Games, Dressel has set records in events like the 50-meter freestyle and 100-meter butterfly (at a lightning-fast 49.45 seconds, beating Phelps' world record by .37 seconds).At 6 feet 3 inches tall, Dressel is just slightly shorter than Phelps, whose body is ideal for swimming, sports scientists have said.Dressel is scheduled to compete in both the men's 50-meter freestyle and men's 100-meter butterfly, as well as the men's 4×100-meter freestyle relay, in the 2024 Paris Olympics.Born and raised in Florida, Dressel currently lives in a rural area near Gainesville.