Caeleb Dressel’s tearful moment with his family after his 100-meter win was so great

It got a little dusty in here!

These Tokyo Olympics have been hard – on the athletes and also on their families. We’re all finding out that’s what happens when you hold the Games during a global pandemic.

While the athletes are holed in the Olympic bubble in Tokyo, their loved ones are mostly back home where all they can do is gather together and turn on their TVs and watch the events that mean so much to them.

I can’t imagine what it must feel like for a mom or a dad or a husband or a wife or a boyfriend or a girlfriend or anyone who is close to them to watch from thousands of miles away as someone they love so deeply goes after their lifelong dreams on the other side of the world.

NBC has struggled a lot during these Olympics but one of the good things they have done has been showing the reactions from family watch parties back home in the states.

Last night we saw an incredible one of those moments as Caeleb Dressel’s family was shown going nuts back in Orlando, Fl. as he made his furious way down the stretch of the men’s 100-freestyle and taking gold with a new Olympic record of 47.02 seconds.

In normal circumstances he would have celebrated by waving to his wife and family sitting up above the pool in the arena.

Instead, he spoke with them in video call on NBC just moments after his win and it was pretty darn special with he and his wife, Meghan, in tears as his she told him over and over again that she loves him so much.

I mean man, this video is awesome:

And then this one during the anthem was equally emotional.

Again, none of this has been easy one anyone but these moments where the athletes and their families can still celebrate together, even being thousands of miles away from each other, have been darn special.

Quick hits: Final NBA mock draft… Aaron Rodgers held nothing back in an incredible press conference… Marshawn Lynch’s hilarious take on Rodgers… And more.

– The 2021 NBA Draft is tonight and Bryan Kalbrosky has his final mock draft to get you ready for what should be a fun night.

– Aaron Rodgers spoke with the media yesterday for the first time since reporting to training camp and he calmly held nothing back while talking about what bothered him the most about the Packers’ front office.

– Speaking of Rodgers, Marshawn Lynch had a classic Marshawn Lynch take on the whole situation with the QB and the Packers.

– Patrick Mahomes is back to throwing no-look passes at practice.

– Giannis Antetokounmpo is just like us – he doesn’t want to pay NBC to watch the men’s basketball team play in the Olympics.

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