{"id":487124,"date":"2021-09-09T09:39:54","date_gmt":"2021-09-09T16:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=487124"},"modified":"2021-09-09T09:39:54","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T16:39:54","slug":"four-surprise-standouts-from-four-matches-in-2021-isl-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/four-surprise-standouts-from-four-matches-in-2021-isl-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Surprise Standouts from Four Matches in 2021 ISL Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Four Surprise Standouts from Four Matches in 2021 ISL Season<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From a team perspective, there\u2019s nothing new on the International Swimming League block.<\/p>\n<p>The teams that finished 1-2 in the 2020 Grand Final have won each of their first two matches. The teams that finished at the bottom of the 2020 standings are in that vicinity once again. The institution of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/isl-teams-pick-first-five-protected-energy-standard-takes-sjostrom-le-clos-london-locks-in-mckeon-chalmers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a draft and protected swimmers<\/a> hasn\u2019t facilitated a major power shift but rather allowed some minor changes up or down a place or two.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/meet\/international-swimming-league-2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Full International Swimming League 2021 Coverage<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>But the nature of the 2021 ISL season opens the door to more change on the individual side. The placement post Olympics means plenty of swimmers are arriving in Naples in drastically different shape, physically and mentally. Some swimmers who missed out on the Games \u2013 <strong>Coleman Stewart<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/meet\/international-swimming-league-2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">most prominently among them<\/a> \u2013 are making the most of a summer of training. Others are naturally more gifted in the smaller pool, amplifying their speed in a way the Olympic stage wouldn\u2019t showcase.<\/p>\n<p>Through four matches of the 2021 ISL Season, all 10 teams have gotten in the water at least once, and the conclusion of Match 5, <a href=\"https:\/\/isl.global\/matches\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">which runs Thursday and Friday<\/a>, will bring everyone to level terms with two matches each.<\/p>\n<p>Before that happens, a quick look at some of the standouts from the first four matches.<\/p>\n<h4>Madison Wilson, LA Current<\/h4>\n<p>Wilson showed what she can do at the Tokyo Olympics as a vital relay cog for the Aussie machine, so it\u2019s no surprise that the ISL program is in her wheelhouse. But she\u2019s stepped up on an individual basis for the LA Current in a big way to round out their sprint corps.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson has top-two finishes at four different freestyle distances. She won the 200 free in ISL Match 2 and Match 4, then tied with D.C.\u2019s <strong>Leah Neale<\/strong> for the win in the 400 free in Match 4. She helped the Current compile 1-2s with <strong>Abbey Weitzeil<\/strong> on three occasions, in the 100 free in both matches and the 50 free in Match 4. In the latter match, she was the top scorer for the Current with 44.5 points, ahead even of Weitzeil.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson has carved out a niche as the leadoff leg on the Current 400 free relay, which is 2-for-2. (Honorable mention goes to Current teammate <strong>Ingrid Wilm,<\/strong> who had three top-three finishes in Match 4 and set a Canadian record of 55.94 in the 100 backstroke.)<\/p>\n<h4>Brendon Smith, NY Breakers<\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_486758\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-486758\" data-attachment-id=\"486758\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/four-surprise-standouts-from-four-matches-in-2021-isl-season\/brendon-smith-new-york-breakers-isl-by-mike-lewis\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Brendon-Smith-New-York-Breakers-ISL-by-Mike-Lewis-_MZB5930-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Mike Lewis&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Bredon Smith (photo: &lt;a href=\\&quot;http:\\\/\\\/olavistaphotography.com\\\/\\&quot; target=\\&quot;_blank\\&quot;&gt;Mike Lewis)&lt;\\\/a&gt;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1630229403&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Mike Lewis&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;10000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Brendon Smith New York Breakers ISL by Mike Lewis&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Brendon Smith New York Breakers ISL by Mike Lewis _MZB5930\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;9-9-21&lt;br \/&gt;\nNY Breakers Brendon Smith (photo: Mike Lewis) ISL, International Swim League, Italy, Mike Lewis, Naples, Ola Vista Photography, Swim, Swimming, USA Swimming, iseeswimming, mike2swim, swim photographer, swimmer, swimming photographer&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Brendon Smith; Photo Courtesy: Mike Lewis\/ISL&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Brendon-Smith-New-York-Breakers-ISL-by-Mike-Lewis-_MZB5930-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Brendon-Smith-New-York-Breakers-ISL-by-Mike-Lewis-_MZB5930-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-486758\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Brendon-Smith-New-York-Breakers-ISL-by-Mike-Lewis-_MZB5930-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Bredon Smith (photo: Mike Lewis)\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Brendon-Smith-New-York-Breakers-ISL-by-Mike-Lewis-_MZB5930-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Brendon-Smith-New-York-Breakers-ISL-by-Mike-Lewis-_MZB5930-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Brendon-Smith-New-York-Breakers-ISL-by-Mike-Lewis-_MZB5930-280x187.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Brendon-Smith-New-York-Breakers-ISL-by-Mike-Lewis-_MZB5930-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Brendon-Smith-New-York-Breakers-ISL-by-Mike-Lewis-_MZB5930-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Brendon-Smith-New-York-Breakers-ISL-by-Mike-Lewis-_MZB5930-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Brendon-Smith-New-York-Breakers-ISL-by-Mike-Lewis-_MZB5930-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Brendon-Smith-New-York-Breakers-ISL-by-Mike-Lewis-_MZB5930-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Brendon-Smith-New-York-Breakers-ISL-by-Mike-Lewis-_MZB5930-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Brendon-Smith-New-York-Breakers-ISL-by-Mike-Lewis-_MZB5930-1350x900.jpg 1350w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Brendon-Smith-New-York-Breakers-ISL-by-Mike-Lewis-_MZB5930-533x355.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-486758\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brendon Smith; Photo Courtesy: Mike Lewis\/ISL<\/p><\/div>\n<p>There hasn\u2019t been much to write home about for the Breakers, finishing in fourth place in both Match 2 and 3. Given the resurgence of Aqua Centurions on the women\u2019s side, it\u2019s looking unlikely that the Breakers can sneak into the eighth and final semifinal spot as they did a year ago.<\/p>\n<p>But that hasn\u2019t stopped their distance\/IM contingent from shining. <strong>Abbie Wood<\/strong> is perhaps less a surprise given that she had a stupendous 2020 season. Smith\u2019s emergence has been a nice boon for the Breakers.<\/p>\n<p>In Match 2, he won the 400 free and was second to <strong>Daiya Seto<\/strong> of Tokyo in the 400 IM. He did the double in Match 3 with a pair of wins. In both matches, he was the second-leading scorer for the Breakers behind Wood (he tied with <strong>Svetlana Chimrova<\/strong> in Match 2 for that honor). Smith\u2019s value is circumscribed by the distances of ISL matches: He\u2019s finished sixth and eighth in his two 200 IMs, and he&#8217;s not a relay threat over the 100-meter distances. But when he&#8217;s able to get going over 400 meters, plus the bonuses of jackpots and intermediate points, he\u2019s maximized his return.<\/p>\n<h4>Arianna Castiglioni, Aqua Centurions<\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_486549\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-486549\" data-attachment-id=\"486549\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/arianna-castiglioni-aqua-centurions-by-mike-lewis\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Arianna-Castiglioni-Aqua-Centurions-by-Mike-Lewis-_MZB2700-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Mike Lewis&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Arianna Castiglioni (photo: &lt;a href=\\&quot;http:\\\/\\\/olavistaphotography.com\\\/\\&quot; target=\\&quot;_blank\\&quot;&gt;Mike Lewis)&lt;\\\/a&gt;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1630008481&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Mike Lewis&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;4000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Arianna Castiglioni Aqua Centurions by Mike Lewis&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Arianna Castiglioni Aqua Centurions by Mike Lewis _MZB2700\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;9-9-21&lt;br \/&gt;\nAqua Centurions Arianna Castiglioni (photo: Mike Lewis) ISL, International Swim League, Italy, Mike Lewis, Naples, Ola Vista Photography, Swim, Swimming, USA Swimming, iseeswimming, mike2swim, swim photographer, swimmer, swimming photographer&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Arianna Castiglioni; Photo Courtesy: Mike Lewis\/ISL&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Arianna-Castiglioni-Aqua-Centurions-by-Mike-Lewis-_MZB2700-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Arianna-Castiglioni-Aqua-Centurions-by-Mike-Lewis-_MZB2700-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-486549\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Arianna-Castiglioni-Aqua-Centurions-by-Mike-Lewis-_MZB2700-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Arianna Castiglioni (photo: Mike Lewis)\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Arianna-Castiglioni-Aqua-Centurions-by-Mike-Lewis-_MZB2700-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Arianna-Castiglioni-Aqua-Centurions-by-Mike-Lewis-_MZB2700-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Arianna-Castiglioni-Aqua-Centurions-by-Mike-Lewis-_MZB2700-280x187.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Arianna-Castiglioni-Aqua-Centurions-by-Mike-Lewis-_MZB2700-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Arianna-Castiglioni-Aqua-Centurions-by-Mike-Lewis-_MZB2700-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Arianna-Castiglioni-Aqua-Centurions-by-Mike-Lewis-_MZB2700-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Arianna-Castiglioni-Aqua-Centurions-by-Mike-Lewis-_MZB2700-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Arianna-Castiglioni-Aqua-Centurions-by-Mike-Lewis-_MZB2700-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Arianna-Castiglioni-Aqua-Centurions-by-Mike-Lewis-_MZB2700-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Arianna-Castiglioni-Aqua-Centurions-by-Mike-Lewis-_MZB2700-1350x900.jpg 1350w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Arianna-Castiglioni-Aqua-Centurions-by-Mike-Lewis-_MZB2700-533x355.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-486549\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arianna Castiglioni; Photo Courtesy: Mike Lewis\/ISL<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Aqua Centurions missed out on the semifinals in 2020 in part because of getting almost nothing form their women\u2019s team. For the season, AC won just two women\u2019s races \u2013 <strong>Martina Carraro<\/strong> in a 50 breaststroke and <strong>Valentine Dumont,<\/strong> who is now with LA, in a 400 free. There were a lot of reasons for that, among them a COVID-19 outbreak among the Italian core of the team.<\/p>\n<p>So imagine the surprise in going from that level of frustration to winning the women\u2019s 400 medley relay in their first meet of the 2021 ISL Season. The Centurions are deeper all around, they\u2019re following the lead of <strong>Federica Pellegrini<\/strong> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/federica-pellegrini-set-to-retire-after-the-isl-no-foro-italico-homecoming-at-2022-europeans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">her farewell meet<\/a>, and they\u2019re build around the Italian nucleus that delivered a historic Olympics this summer. But if we\u2019re singling out one individual, then the eyes go to Castiglioni.<\/p>\n<p>Nationally, Castiglioni has to battle for breaststroke swims in a pecking order that includes Carraro and precocious youngster <strong>Benedetta Pilato.<\/strong> (Castiglioni, for instance, swam prelims of the women\u2019s 400 medley relay in Tokyo and split 1:05.26, before giving way to Carraro in 1:05.88 in finals. The Italians finished sixth.) In Match 1, she won the 50 breast by outdueling Pilato and Carraro.<\/p>\n<p>Aqua Centurions&#8217; relay win owed mostly to Castiglioni\u2019s breaststroke leg: She split 1:03.85, the fastest in the race by more than half-second to put AC up for good. Pellegrini held off the Toronto Titans by .19 seconds; Castiglioni outsplit their breaststroker by 2.55 seconds. Castiglioni was Aqua Centurions\u2019 top female scorer in Match 1 and second (behind <strong>Mariia Kameneva<\/strong>) in Match 4. In that meet, she finished second to <strong>Lilly King<\/strong> in both the 50 and 100 breast and outsplit King in the women\u2019s medley relay.<\/p>\n<h4>Louise Hansson, Toronto Titans<\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_486526\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-486526\" data-attachment-id=\"486526\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/four-surprise-standouts-from-four-matches-in-2021-isl-season\/louise-hansson-toronto-titans-isl-by-mike-lewis-7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Louise-Hansson-Toronto-Titans-ISL-by-Mike-Lewis-_MZB1220-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Mike Lewis&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Louise Hansson  (photo: &lt;a href=\\&quot;http:\\\/\\\/olavistaphotography.com\\\/\\&quot; target=\\&quot;_blank\\&quot;&gt;Mike Lewis)&lt;\\\/a&gt;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1630004731&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Mike Lewis&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;6400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Louise Hansson Toronto Titans ISL by Mike Lewis&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Louise Hansson Toronto Titans ISL by Mike Lewis _MZB1220\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;9\/9\/21&lt;br \/&gt;\nToronto Titans Louise Hansson (photo: Mike Lewis) ISL, International Swim League, Italy, Mike Lewis, Naples, Ola Vista Photography, Swim, Swimming, USA Swimming, iseeswimming, mike2swim, swim photographer, swimmer, swimming photographer&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Louise Hansson; Photo Courtesy: Mike Lewis\/ISL&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Louise-Hansson-Toronto-Titans-ISL-by-Mike-Lewis-_MZB1220-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Louise-Hansson-Toronto-Titans-ISL-by-Mike-Lewis-_MZB1220-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-486526\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Louise-Hansson-Toronto-Titans-ISL-by-Mike-Lewis-_MZB1220-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Louise Hansson (photo: Mike Lewis)\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Louise-Hansson-Toronto-Titans-ISL-by-Mike-Lewis-_MZB1220-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Louise-Hansson-Toronto-Titans-ISL-by-Mike-Lewis-_MZB1220-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Louise-Hansson-Toronto-Titans-ISL-by-Mike-Lewis-_MZB1220-280x187.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Louise-Hansson-Toronto-Titans-ISL-by-Mike-Lewis-_MZB1220-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Louise-Hansson-Toronto-Titans-ISL-by-Mike-Lewis-_MZB1220-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Louise-Hansson-Toronto-Titans-ISL-by-Mike-Lewis-_MZB1220-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Louise-Hansson-Toronto-Titans-ISL-by-Mike-Lewis-_MZB1220-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Louise-Hansson-Toronto-Titans-ISL-by-Mike-Lewis-_MZB1220-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Louise-Hansson-Toronto-Titans-ISL-by-Mike-Lewis-_MZB1220-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Louise-Hansson-Toronto-Titans-ISL-by-Mike-Lewis-_MZB1220-1350x900.jpg 1350w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Louise-Hansson-Toronto-Titans-ISL-by-Mike-Lewis-_MZB1220-533x355.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-486526\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Louise Hansson; Photo Courtesy: Mike Lewis\/ISL<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The strength of the Titans is on the women\u2019s side. And ISL is made for a swimmer like Hansson. In Match 1, the only match the Titans have swum, Hansson won the 100 fly to start the meet, then housed the field with a 52.04 split to win the 400 free relay for the Titans. She swam fly on the second-place medley relay, won the 100 individual medley (in a 1-2 with <strong>Kayla Sanchez<\/strong>) and swam fly on the winning Titans mixed medley relay. She added third-place points in the 50 fly for good measure. In the 2020 season, Hansson won one race all season, a 100 fly.<\/p>\n<p>Hansson finished tied for fourth in total points in Match 1 with 46.5, third-most among women and the leader for the Titans. It\u2019s tough not to measure the 24-year-old through the lens of her countrywoman <strong>Sarah Sjostrom,<\/strong> an icon of the sport and someone with a skillset that seems designed for this league (or maybe, that the league was designed for her skillset). In Hansson, because of her IM ability and her skins potential in two strokes, there\u2019s a chance to dominant just as broadly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four Surprise Standouts from Four Matches in 2021 ISL Season From a team perspective, there\u2019s nothing new on the International Swimming League block. 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