{"id":491379,"date":"2021-11-15T05:30:13","date_gmt":"2021-11-15T12:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=491379"},"modified":"2021-11-21T16:04:34","modified_gmt":"2021-11-21T23:04:34","slug":"the-week-that-was-caeleb-dressel-not-competing-in-opening-isl-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-caeleb-dressel-not-competing-in-opening-isl-match\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week That Was: Caeleb Dressel Not Competing in Opening ISL Match"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Week That Was sponsored by Suitmate.<\/em><\/p>\n

This week in swimming was highlighted by the ISL semi-final and playoff matches. Caeleb Dressel<\/strong> missed the first match enabling Ryan Murphy<\/strong> to shine. In world swimming news, Alex Kostich<\/strong> won his 19th St. Croix\u2019s Coral Reef Swim during the race’s 25th year.<\/p>\n

Read the five biggest stories of the week in The Week That Was sponsored by Suitmate.<\/p>\n

The Week That Was #1: Caeleb Dressel Among Notable Swimmers Not Competing in First ISL Semifinal Match<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Photo Courtesy: Mike Lewis\/ISL<\/p><\/div>\n

by Dan D’Addona\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Caeleb Dressel opted not to swim in the first International Swimming League (ISL) semifinal match in Eindhoven, Netherlands on Thursday. It hasn\u2019t hurt the Cali Condors.<\/p>\n

The Condors lead with 290 points, ahead of Energy Standard (276), DC Trident (183) and Team Iron (171) after the first day of the first semifinal match.<\/p>\n

Cali\u2019s\u00a0Caeleb Dressel,<\/strong>\u00a0Hali Flickinger, Sherridon Dressel<\/strong>\u00a0and Energy Standard\u2019s\u00a0Chad le Clos, Benedetta Pilato<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Florent Manaudou<\/strong>\u00a0were not among the start lists for this meet.<\/p>\n

In Dressel\u2019s absence,\u00a0Justin Ress<\/strong>\u00a0won the 50 free for the Cali Condors<\/a>, minimizing the first-day point differential without Caeleb Dressel, the defending ISL MVP.<\/p>\n

There were several other big names not competing in the meet, many of them European stars who just competed in the Short Course European Championships last week.<\/p>\n

For DC\u00a0Felipe Franca Silva, Zsuzsanna Jakabos<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Jay Litherland<\/strong>\u00a0are not slated to compete, while Team Iron will be without\u00a0Marco Orsi<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Week That Was #2: ISL Semifinals Match 1: Beata Nelson Wins Twice, Propels Cali Condors ahead of Energy Standard<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Photo Courtesy: Photo Giorgio Scala \/ Deepbluemedia \/ Insidefoto<\/p><\/div>\n

by Dan D’Addona\u00a0<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

The International Swimming League (ISL) semifinals began from Eindhoven, Netherlands on Thursday. Energy Standard and the Cali Condors have the top two spots and are facing Team Iron and the DC Trident in the first of six semifinal matchups to see who makes the final.<\/p>\n

The Cali Condors took the lead behind two victories from\u00a0Beata Nelson<\/strong>.\u00a0 Energy Standard was within striking distance, just 14 points behind heading into the second day.<\/p>\n

Team Scores<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Cali Condors 287<\/li>\n
  2. Energy Standard 270<\/li>\n
  3. DC Trident 179<\/li>\n
  4. Team Iron 166<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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