{"id":487475,"date":"2021-09-16T11:17:45","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T18:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=487475"},"modified":"2021-09-16T13:17:59","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T20:17:59","slug":"isl-match-7-day-1-short-handed-cali-condors-toronto-titans-square-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/isl-match-7-day-1-short-handed-cali-condors-toronto-titans-square-off\/","title":{"rendered":"ISL Match 7, Day 1: Toronto Titans Lead Short-Handed Cali Condors in Tight Battle"},"content":{"rendered":"

ISL Match 7, Day 1: Toronto Titans Lead Short-Handed Cali Condors in Tight Battle<\/strong><\/p>\n

The third season of the International Swimming League is turning the corner for the stretch drive, with four of the 10 regular-season matches remaining. The race is on for playoff spots, and Thursday\u2019s match offers an open path to points.<\/p>\n

The Cali Condors lead the league standings entering their fourth and final regular-season match in Naples, Italy, a spot in the semifinals guaranteed. But without Caeleb Dressel<\/strong> due to illness, the Condors are coming their first loss since 2019 in ISL Match 6. The Toronto Titans, meanwhile, won Match 5 in chasing a spot in the upper echelon of clubs in ISL Season 3.<\/p>\n

At the halfway point of ISL Match 7, two battles have materialized, as expected. At the top, the Titans have an 11-point edge over the Condors. Though Cali has the top four individual scorers of the match, the Titans have flexed their depth with seconds and thirds aplenty. The Titans won both freestyle relays, while the Condors claimed the medley relays and skins controls.<\/p>\n

Further down, a mirror-image story is unfolding. The NY Breakers, in fourth place in both of their matches and needing a spark to survive to the semifinals, sit fourth, 13 points in arrears of Team Iron. But the Breakers were flying high, with their distance prowess and a couple of surprise wins, before Iron took back the advantage in the relays.<\/p>\n

For the skins, Cali chose fly on the women\u2019s side, after Iron and Toronto made their eliminations. It\u2019s the fourth straight match to go to fly skins, and it\u2019s the most attractive choice for the neutrals. Kelsi Dahlia<\/strong> has won twice, and Toronto\u2019s Louise Hansson<\/strong> won fly in Match 5. Ranomi Kromowidjojo<\/strong> is also in the mix for Iron.<\/p>\n

On the men\u2019s side, Cali went with the backstroke, after Iron and Toronto eliminated free and breast. Coleman Stewart<\/strong> won backstroke skins in Match 2, but Toronto\u2019s Shane Ryan<\/strong> and Team Iron\u2019s Robert Glinta<\/strong> will add some spice.<\/p>\n

Full event-by-event results of ISL Match 7 are below:<\/p>\n

ISL Season 3 standings<\/h4>\n
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  1. Cali Condors* 11<\/li>\n
  2. LA Current 9<\/li>\n
  3. Energy Standard 8<\/li>\n
  4. London Roar 7<\/li>\n
  5. Toronto Titans 7<\/li>\n
  6. Aqua Centurions* 6<\/li>\n
  7. DC Trident* 4<\/li>\n
  8. Team Iron 3<\/li>\n
  9. Tokyo Frog Kings 3<\/li>\n
  10. NY Breakers 2<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    * Has swum three matches; all others have 2 matches<\/p>\n

    ISL Match 7 team scores, after Day 1:<\/h4>\n
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    1. Toronto Titans 292<\/li>\n
    2. Cali Condors 283<\/li>\n
    3. Team Iron 171<\/li>\n
    4. NY Breakers 158<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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