Read moreInternational Swimming League Announces European Coaches for All-Star Match09 November 2026International Swimming League Announces European Coaches for All-Star Match The International Swimming League (ISL) has today announced the coaches of the Europe Team, the third of the four teams that will contest the ISL All-Star Match at the London Aquatics Centre in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park o...
Read moreInternational Swimming League Announces Return with All-Star Match26 August 2026International Swimming League Announces Return with All-Star Match The International Swimming League (ISL) has today announced its long-awaited return with the hosting of the ISL All-Star Match, a one-night team competition featuring some of the world’s best swimmers, to be held at the London Aquati...
Read more1International Swimming League Debrief. Part 1: The Upside Of The First ISL Season22 December 2019Over the coming three days, the Swimming World writing team will bring you its collated thoughts on the first season of the International Swimming League, after a first Final Match packed with thrills, spills and nail-biting finishes that showcased swimming as a sport of entertainment and potential ...
Read more1'Shocked' Coleman Stewart Sets 100 Backstroke World Record at ISL Match 2 (Video)29 August 2021'Shocked' Coleman Stewart Sets 100 Backstroke World Record at ISL Match 2 (Video) When Coleman Stewart got the text from Braden Holloway Saturday night, he didn’t really have a good answer. Stewart had just set the American short-course record in the men’s 100-meter backstroke, the NC State grad clo...
Read moreWhat Happened to the International Swimming League?08 July 2025What Happened to the International Swimming League? Across the late-2010s, the world of swimming was dominated by discussions surrounding the idea of an International Swimming League (ISL). The Olympics consistently attract new fans to swimming, but the sport has struggled to keep fans' interest wit...
Read moreThird Week of ISL Campaign Features More Caeleb Dressel; London Roar Expecting Aussie Boost07 September 2021Third Week of ISL Campaign Features More Caeleb Dressel; London Roar Expecting Aussie Boost The fifth and sixth matches of the International Swimming League (ISL) season will take place between Thursday and Sunday in Naples, which is the site of the league’s regular season. On Thursday and Friday, t...
Read moreThe Week That Was: Katie Ledecky Announces Move to Gainesville, ISL Regular Season Concludes27 September 2021The Week That Was sponsored by Suitmate. This week, we learned that 10-time Olympic medalist Katie Ledecky will move her training base to Gainesville, Florida, and she will serve as a volunteer assistant coach for the swim teams as she prepares for the 2024 Olympic cycle while training with coaches ...
Read more2International Swimming League Signs Multi-Year Media Rights Agreement With CBS Sports17 September 2020The International Swimming League (ISL) announced a multi-year media rights agreement with CBS Sports on Thursday to showcase the league's events across CBS Sports platforms to the American audience, according to a release sent out by the league. The ISL, which debuted in 2019 on ESPN's online strea...
Read moreSplashbacks 2019 - Sept-Oct: Missy Franklin Married; Conor Dwyer Suspended & Quits; ISL Begins30 December 2019This year has been another stacked with thrills and spills in the aquatics world. It included the World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, and the debut of the International Swim League (ISL). Swimming World had our readers covered every step of the way. During the final days of the year, we're ...
Read moreFlorent Manaudou, Muscle & Might Return To Championship Waters On Comeback Trail03 December 2019Florent Manaudou, the Olympic 50m freestyle champion of 2012, returns to Championship waters this week for the first time since he made his comeback to swimming in March. Manaudou will restrict his solo races at the five-day European Short-Course Championships that get underway in Glasgow, Scotland,...
Read more1Abbie Wood: From Lowest Ebb To Making Waves At The Duna Arena And Finding Her Mojo10 November 2020Abbie Wood wasn't sure what to expect before she stepped into the Duna Arena for the first time in a little over three years in early October. Wood made her senior British debut at the 2017 World Championships in Budapest but it wasn't a memory to savour as she finished 20th in the 400IM, some way o...
Read moreWhat's Next For the International Swimming League?22 September 2022What's Next For the International Swimming League? The 2022 international swimming calendar has been extremely busy, and there are still a number of high-level competitions before the year draws to a close. The FINA World Cup starts in October and has three stops in Berlin, Toronto and Indianapolis....
Read moreBen Proud To Diversify Training After Tokyo 2021 For ISL Focus With 2028 Olympics On The Radar27 April 2020Former world 50m butterfly champion Ben Proud will diversify after Tokyo 2021 to become “an ISL swimmer” while also extending his career to the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. Proud was part of the Energy Standard squad that won the inaugural International Swimming League with victory in the grand fin...
Read more1Ahead of ISL Playoffs, Revisiting World Record of Caeleb Dressel in 100 IM (Video)09 November 2021Ahead of ISL Playoffs, Revisiting World Record of Caeleb Dressel in 100 IM (Video) With the 2021 International Swimming League (ISL) playoffs scheduled to start on Thursday, we take a trip back to the 2020 campaign and the world record of Caeleb Dressel in the 100-meter individual medley. Following ...
Read more4Cam McEvoy Takes Just 9.39 secs to Add Wow Factor to Australia’s Duel Meet Win Over World Team in Brisbane12 December 2025Cam McEvoy Takes Just 9.39 secs To Add The Wow Factor To Australia’s Duel Meet Win Over The World Team in Brisbane It was billed as an innovative swim meet featuring some of the world’s fastest swimmers where points and not times were the key factor, but try telling that to the world’s fastest man ....
Read moreInternational Swimming League Planning Return in 202622 December 2025International Swimming League Planning Return in 2026 The International Swimming League is planning a relaunch in 2026, it said in an exclusive interview with Reuters. The league is working with a “reshaped commercial model” that it hopes will capitalize on the momentum being built toward the 2028 O...
Read moreISL Match Three Notes: Ryan Murphy Riding the Jackpot Current24 October 2020ISL Match Three Notes: Ryan Murphy Riding the Jackpot Current The third week of the International Swimming League season marked the debuts of the league’s two expansion franchises, the Tokyo Frog Kings and Toronto Titans, and the new entries carried themselves in fine fashion at the Duna Arena in Bu...
Read moreEmre Sakci Pays Tribute To His Home City Of Izmir Following Devastating Earthquake14 November 2020Before Emre Sakci goes out to compete for Team Iron in the ISL at the Duna Arena, the Turkish swimmer writes Izmir in big, black letters across his heart. Following his race - and regardless of the outcome - he turns, sits on the lane rope and makes the heart gesture with his hands in tribute to the...
Read more2019 Splashbacks - Jul-Aug: Kristof Milak Overturns Phelps' Record, Podium Protests Abound at World Championships29 December 2019This year has been another stacked with thrills and spills in the aquatics world. It included the World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, and the debut of the International Swim League (ISL). Swimming World had our readers covered every step of the way. In the final days of 2019, we're looking ...
Read moreEuropean Short-Course Champion Luc Kroon Announces Retirement18 September 2024European Short-Course Champion Luc Kroon Announces Retirement Luc Kroon, winner of the 400 free at the 2021 European Short-Course Championships, has announced his retirement. The Netherlands athlete made the decision after sustaining an injury last week which would keep him out of the water until Ja...