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Shields has been a consistent force for the Current throughout this second season of the ISL, and has been one of the league&#8217;s elite performers in the butterfly.<\/p>\n<p>The personal-best for Shields undercuts the 1:49.05 that he performed nearly five years ago, at the 2015 Duel in the Pool. Shields has endured a tumultuous time in his personal life since then, including a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/tom-shields-opens-up-about-what-led-him-to-near-suicide-experience-in-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">public battle with mental health<\/a>, but he\u2019s persevered to return to setting personal-bests.<\/p>\n<p><em>Shields\u2019 splits: 24.65, 25.79, 28.02, 28.76<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the top time in ISL this season, putting Shields in position to challenge the ISL record of 1:48.77 set by <strong>Daiya Seto<\/strong> last season. Shields\u2019 previous season-best was 1:49.78. Shields picked up 15 points via the jackpot and is now 5-for-5 in the event this season.<\/p>\n<p>Second in the race was Cali Condors\u2019 <strong>Eddie Wang<\/strong> in 1:49.89. It\u2019s the third time he\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/cali-condors-eddie-wang-resets-world-junior-record-in-200-fly-for-second-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">re-set the world junior record<\/a> this season. He went 1:50.79 in Match 1, then 1:50.14 in Match 10. 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