Caeleb & Meghan Dressel: Mother's Day Special
5/6/20262 hr
In this special Mother’s Day episode of Unfiltered Waters, we sit down with Caeleb Dressel and Meghan Dressel at their home in Gainesville for one of their most honest conversations yet.
What starts as a visit to the farm turns into a deep, unfiltered look at life beyond the pool. From raising two young kids to navigating identity, marriage, and the realities of elite sport, Caeleb and Meghan open up about the transitions that have shaped this next chapter of their lives.
They talk about what parenthood has really been like, how it’s impacted their relationship, and the pressure of balancing family with the demands of high-level competition. Caeleb shares his evolving approach to training and his move to Jacksonville, while Meghan gives a raw perspective on motherhood, identity, and what it means to grow alongside each other.
This episode is less about swimming and more about what happens behind the scenes. The parts people don’t usually see. The adjustments, the tension, the growth, and the moments that redefine everything.
Whether you’re an athlete, a parent, or just figuring out your next phase, there’s something in this conversation for you.
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First 90 secondsKatie Hoff· Host0:00
Hello, everybody. Welcome back to another week and another episode of Unfiltered Waters, and happy almost Mother's Day. Every year the last two years we've done a special exclusive Mother's Day episode, and this year did not disappoint. We were able to welcome the Dressel family back on the pod. Caeleb was our very first episode, if you remember, two years ago where Missy and I went out to the farm, chatted with Caeleb, and it was just the perfect person to have as our launch episode of this entire thing. And now I got to sit down with Megan, with Caeleb, and we even had a small feature with Josie and August, our very first kids on Unfiltered Waters. And it, it couldn't have been a better episode in terms of timing, talking about their experience as parents, talking about how it's affected their relationship, talking to Megan about how it's affected her identity and how they've kind of come together and worked through becoming a family of four. Uh, talking to Caeleb about his transition to Jacksonville, working with Coach Steve. I mean, there's so much change and transition in their lives, and they get really raw and honest about it, and I, I really respect their perspective. I feel like it was like a master class to me, being a few months out of having my first. But just so relaxing sitting there