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Nicholas Santos cracked a smile after he hit the wall first in the 50-meter butterfly during the fourth match of the International Swimming League season. It wasn’t just because of his win in the event, which took Team Iron into second place to stay in the match, scoring big points over the New York...

ISL Grand Final, Day 1, Session 2: Cali Condors Out Front Behind a world record from Caeleb Dressel and the usual depth of scoring on the women's side to complement a wins by Lilly King and Beata Nelson, the Cali Condors are out front early in their quest to stay unbeaten and claim the ISL Grand Fin...

The irresistible force that is Caeleb Dressel added a pair of American records to his haul Tuesday at ISL Match 10. The Cali Condors star won the men’s 100-meter individual medley in 50.48 seconds, an American mark. It erases the time set by Ryan Lochte in Istanbul in 2012 at 50.71. Dressel was out ...

The International Swimming League Monday released medical protocols governing how it will handle the threat of COVID-19 during the 2020 ISL season, which will commence next month in Budapest. The 13-page document includes a strict choreography for foreign swimmers on arrival to the country, clear ru...

His individual exploits unmatched, Caeleb Dressel took center stage this weekend for the Cali Condors. From the slew of world records, the television interviews or when it came to handing off the International Swimming League trophy after the Grand Final Sunday in Budapest, no one could mistake that...

Another swim, another win for Siobhan Haughey in the 200 free. The Energy Standard swimmer from Hong Kong won the event in the International Swimming League (ISL) final in 1:51.11, a best time, breaking her own Asian record in the process. She is the second-fastest SCM performer in history. Haughey ...

ISL Expansion Teams Toronto Titans, Tokyo Frog Kings Reveal Inaugural Rosters The success of the inaugural International Swimming League (ISL) season propelled the league to add two new teams for its second season, increasing its international reach into Canada and Japan. Wednesday’s kickoff press c...

Energy Standard led the way at the end of the first day in the penultimate match of the International Swimming League before the semi-finals. There were some great tussles made all the more intriguing by the absence of the likes of Florent Manaudou and Vlad Morozov, in all likelihood resting with En...

Caeleb Dressel, Ryan Murphy Chasing ‘Race Shape’ as 2020 ISL Season Dawns The restlessness started to set in for Caeleb Dressel in late August. He’d been training somewhat regularly throughout the summer, with only slight intrusions from the COVID-19 pandemic on his training with Gregg Troy at the U...

The International Swimming League's two newest teams get underway in ISL Match 3, with the Tokyo Frog Kings and Toronto Titans each hitting the water for the first time. They're joined by two teams looking to make up ground after difficult starts. The LA Current finished third against a difficult fi...

Townley Haas took down one the oldest American short-course records Sunday at the ISL Grand Final, going 1:40.49 in the 200 freestyle. The swim takes down Ryan Lochte’s record of 1:41.08, set in Dubai on Dec. 15, 2010. It’s one of the oldest records on the books for the U.S. Haas’ splits: 23.46, 25....

Beryl Gastaldello has always swam a bit under the radar. After the 2020 International Swimming League (ISL) season, that is no longer the case. The LA Current swimmer produced a speed explosion the entire season, breaking multiple French records, to push the Current into the ISL Grand Final. Gastald...

The second semi final of the International Swimming League (ISL) continues from Budapest with the Cali Condors and LA Current renewed their rivalry on Sunday with spots in next week’s final four (joining Energy Standard and the London Roar) on the line. The Toronto Titans and Team Iron are also in t...

Something has to give in ISL Match Eight: Both the Cali Condors and London Roar enter their third match of the International Swimming League without a loss to their records. The teams are tied for second in the season standings with eight points each, trailing only LA Current (which has the benefit ...

For the three months that she spent out of the pool during COVID-19 lockdowns, Kayla Sanchez learned how to take things one day at a time. From the changes in her dryland routine, as different equipment and programs came available, to seeing meets like Canadian Olympic Trials and the Tokyo Olympics ...

Aimee Willmott hadn’t raced in months heading into the International Swimming League (ISL) season. And she had never raced in a format like the 2020 ISL season in the Budapest bubble. But the two-time Olympian representing Great Britain put together a strong season, which helped the London Roar to t...

Swimming Canada Friday announced that it had a “very positive call” with 18 of the federation’s athletes competing in the 2020 International Swimming League season, aimed at sharing the best information possible about their participation. Swimming Canada CEO Ahmed El-Awadi, High Performance director...

Sydney Pickrem downed a Canadian record in Tuesday’s ISL Match 10, going 4:25.90 in the 400 individual medley. The time undercuts the Canadian record set by Mary-Sophie Harvey in 2016, at 4:26.42. Pickrem’s time was her first win in the event and second win of the ISL season overall. The London Roar...

The third match of the International Swimming League reached a thrilling conclusion as LA Current edged out debutants Tokyo Frog Kings thanks to their efforts in the skins. The Japanese team led by 27 points going into the skins - a series of back-to-back knockout races with the two remaining swimme...

The beauty of the International Swimming League, beyond the laser-light show and computer-animated team logos, lies in what it can provide in competition. Sometimes, that’s fast times. Others, it’s just about getting a hand on the wall first. In ISL Match 10, the distinction broke cleanly between th...