ISL Announces ‘Protected’ Swimmers for DC Trident, Aqua Centurions Ahead of Draft

by Dan D'Addona — Swimming World Managing Editor

11 June 2021, 06:03am

The International Swimming League today unveils the final lists of athletes who have accepted to be ‘protected’ by their respective clubs if chosen during the upcoming ISL Draft that begins on 29 June 2021. Aqua Centurions and DC Trident are the final two of the 10 ISL clubs to announce the names of their respective ‘protected’ athletes this week.

‘Protected’ athletes are the ISL Swimmers who have confirmed their commitment to remain on their current team if selected by the team’s General Manager, or if elected by the fans online, during the ISL Draft.

Any registered athlete who has not committed to remain on their current team will enter the ISL Draft Pool as an ISL Rookie Swimmer, while any ISL Swimmer who has confirmed their commitment to their current ISL Team, but has not been retained, will enter the Draft Pool as an Veteran Swimmer.

ISL Teams will be able to retain up to a maximum of 15 ‘protected’ athletes from their Season 1 and Season 2 rosters, plus an additional ‘protected’ athlete elected via an interactive online fan vote.  Teams will then be able to select 11 additional swimmers from the Draft Pool during the ISL Draft, to a maximum total of 27 swimmers.

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The ISL Draft is scheduled to take place on 29-30 June 2021.  One week prior, on 22 June, each of the 10 ISL Clubs will announce the first 5 swimmers from the 15 that they can ultimately retain.

Once the ISL Draft has concluded, Clubs’ General Managers will finalize their respective teams’ rosters, to a maximum of 36 swimmers each, through direct negotiations with the remaining swimmers from the Draft Pool only.

You can find the full draft rules here.

The ‘protected’ athletes of Aqua Centurions and DC Trident are as follows:

— The above press release was posted by Swimming World in conjunction with the ISL. For press releases and advertising inquiries please contact Advertising@SwimmingWorld.com.

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