2020 International Swimming League | |
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League | International Swimming League |
Sport | Swimming |
Duration | 16 October – 22 November 2020 |
Number of teams | 10 |
Regular season | |
Season champions | Cali Condors |
Season MVP | Caeleb Dressel (Cali Condors) |
Final Match | |
Champions | Cali Condors |
Finals MVP | Caeleb Dressel (Cali Condors) |
The 2020 International Swimming League was the second edition of the International Swimming League, a professional swimming league, established in 2019. It comprised ten teams composed of both women and men. The league, due to COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions, consisted of thirteen short course swimming meets which took place in the city of Budapest, Hungary.
The US-based Cali Condors won the Grand Final, with Caeleb Dressel winning the season MVP award. [1]
The schedule consisted of ten regular-season meets, followed by two Semifinals and a Final Match in Budapest.
Dates | Location | Venue | Teams | Results | MVP |
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Regular season | |||||
16–17 October | Budapest | Danube Arena | Cali Condors Energy Standard LA Current New York Breakers | [2] | Lilly King ( Cali Condors) 87.5 pts |
18–19 October | Aqua Centurions DC Trident London Roar Team Iron | [3] | Ranomi Kromowidjojo ( Team Iron) 57 pts | ||
24–25 October | Aqua Centurion LA Current Toronto Titans Tokyo Frog Kings | [4] | Béryl Gastaldello ( LA Current) 78 pts | ||
26–27 October | Cali Condors DC Trident Team Iron New York Breakers | [5] | Caeleb Dressel ( Cali Condors) 75 pts | ||
30–31 October | DC Trident LA Current London Roar Tokyo Frog Kings | [6] | Tom Shields ( LA Current) 62.5 pts | ||
1–2 November | Aqua Centurions Energy Standard New York Breakers Toronto Titans | [7] | Siobhán Haughey ( Energy Standard) 61.5 pts | ||
5–6 November (1) | DC Trident Energy Standard Team Iron Toronto Titans | [8] | Hüseyin Emre Sakçı ( Team Iron) 51 pts | ||
5–6 November (2) | Cali Condors London Roar New York Breakers Tokyo Frog Kings | [9] | Caeleb Dressel ( Cali Condors) 87.5 pts | ||
9–10 November (1) | Energy Standard Team Iron Toronto Titans Tokyo Frog Kings | [10] | Sarah Sjöström ( Energy Standard) 76 pts | ||
9–10 November (2) | Aqua Centurions Cali Condors LA Current London Roar | [11] | Caeleb Dressel ( Cali Condors) 80.5 pts | ||
Semifinals | |||||
14–15 November | Budapest | Danube Arena | Energy Standard London Roar New York Breakers Tokyo Frog Kings | [12] | Sarah Sjöström ( Energy Standard) 65 pts |
15–16 November | Cali Condors LA Current Team Iron Toronto Titans | [13] | Caeleb Dressel ( Cali Condors) 91 pts | ||
Final Match | |||||
21–22 November | Budapest | Danube Arena | Cali Condors Energy Standard LA Current London Roar | [14] | Caeleb Dressel ( Cali Condors) 96 pts |
A total of 37 races were held in each match (the 4 × 50 m mixed medley relay acted as a tie breaker). [15]
TeamsISL teams could have a maximum roster of 32 athletes for the 2019 season, with a suggested size of each club's traveling roster of 28 (14 men and 14 women). Each club had a captain and a vice-captain of different gender. [15]
Standings
The teams in yellow qualified to the final match, two from each semifinal.
Event winners50 m freestyle
100 m freestyle
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
50 m backstroke
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50 m breaststroke
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50 m butterfly
100 m butterfly
200 m butterfly
100 m individual medley
200 m individual medley
400 m individual medley
50 m skins
4 × 100 m freestyle relay
4 × 100 m medley relay
4 × 100 m mixed freestyle relay
Statistics
Source: [24] World RecordsAt the 2020 International Swimming League, nine world records were set (two of this record were beaten by the same person in the same event). [25] Individual
Relays
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