New York Breakers

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New York Breakers (NY Breakers)
New York Breakers Logo.png
Sport Swimming
First season2019
League International Swimming League
Head coach Martin Truijens
General manager Tim Teeter [1]
Captain Jeanette Ottesen & Michael Andrew [2]

NY Breakers is a professional swimming club and one of the original eight clubs of the global International Swimming League (ISL) based in New York City led by general manager, Tim Teeter and head coach, Martin Truijens. The ISL is owned by Konstantin Grigorishin and had its inaugural season in 2019. The original eight clubs were:  DC Trident, the New York Breakers, the LA Current, and the Cali Condors in the United States of America, and the Aqua Centurions, Energy Standard, the London Roar, and IRON in Europe. In 2020 ISL added the Toronto Titans (Canada) and a Tokyo team (Japan) for a total of ten teams.

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During the inaugural season in 2019, NY Breakers ended 4th in Lewisville, Budapest and College Park, MD in the preliminary rounds and failed to advance to the finale in Las Vegas. [3]

2019 International Swimming League season

Team roster

ISL teams had a maximum roster of 32 athletes for 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. The Breakers had one of the most culturally diverse teams of the league after Energy Standard, with athletes from 11 different countries representing the program. [4]

Flag of the United States.svg New York Breakers [5]
MenWomen
Flag of the United States.svg Michael Andrew Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Haley Black
Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Chierighini Flag of Denmark.svg Pernille Blume
Flag of Brazil.svg João de Lucca ( C ) Flag of the United States.svg Ali DeLoof
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mack Darragh Flag of the United States.svg Catie DeLoof
Flag of Colombia.svg Jonathan Gómez Flag of the United States.svg Gabby DeLoof
Flag of Germany.svg Marius Kusch Flag of the United States.svg Emily Escobedo
Flag of Germany.svg Marco Koch Flag of Germany.svg Reva Foos
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Clyde Lewis Flag of the United States.svg Breeja Larson ( C )
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack McLoughlin Flag of South Africa.svg Tayla Lovemore
Flag of Ecuador.svg Tomas Peribonio Flag of the United States.svg Lia Neal
Flag of South Africa.svg Chris Reid Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Emily Overholt
Flag of South Africa.svg Brad Tandy Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alys Thomas
Flag of Russia.svg Grigory Tarasevich Flag of Australia (converted).svg Madison Wilson
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Markus Thormeyer Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Abbie Wood

Match results

In the 2019 (inaugural) ISL season, NY Breakers came 4th during the playoffs and failed to advance to the final. [6]

DatesLocationVenueTeamsResultsMVP
Regular season
19–20 October Flag of the United States.svg Lewisville, Texas The LISD Westside Aquatic Center Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London Roar 484.5

Flag of the United States.svg LA Current 457

Flag of Hungary.svg Team Iron 402

Flag of the United States.svg New York Breakers 278.5

 [7] [8] Flag of Russia.svg Vladimir Morozov
( Flag of Hungary.svg Team Iron) 43.5 pts
26–27 October Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest Danube Arena Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London Roar 505.5

Flag of Hungary.svg Team Iron 425

Flag of the United States.svg LA Current 408

Flag of the United States.svg New York Breakers 292.5

 [9] [10] Flag of Hungary.svg Katinka Hosszú
( Flag of Hungary.svg Team Iron) 47 pts
15–16 November Flag of the United States.svg College Park Geary F. Eppley Recreation Center Flag of the United States.svg LA Current 495

Flag of the United States.svg Cali Condors 489

Flag of the United States.svg DC Trident 322.5

Flag of the United States.svg New York Breakers 315

 [11] [12] Flag of the United States.svg Caeleb Dressel
( Flag of the United States.svg Cali Condors) 61.5 pts

2020 International Swimming League season

Team roster

Flag of the United States.svg New York Breakers [13]
MenWomen
Flag of Brazil.svg Brandon Almeida Flag of Denmark.svg Signe Bro
Flag of the United States.svg Michael Andrew ( vice-captain ) Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Chimrova
Flag of Austria.svg Felix Auböck Flag of the United States.svg Emily Escobedo
Flag of New Zealand.svg Lewis Clareburt Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chloe Golding
Flag of Germany.svg Marco Koch Flag of Australia (converted).svg Abbey Harkin
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joe Litchfield Flag of Hungary.svg Boglárka Kapás
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron McEvoy Flag of Hungary.svg Ajna Késely
Flag of Poland.svg Michal Poprawa Flag of Denmark.svg Jeanette Ottesen ( C )
Flag of South Africa.svg Chris Reid Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Molly Renshaw
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matthew Richards Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mikkayla Sheridan
Flag of Poland.svg Jakub Skierka Flag of Russia.svg Arina Surkova
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brendon Smith Flag of Poland.svg Alicja Tchórz
Flag of Poland.svg Jan Świtkowski Flag of Russia.svg Daria S. Ustinova
Flag of Hungary.svg Ádám Telegdy Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sarah Vasey
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Pieter Timmers Flag of the United States.svg Tevyn Waddell
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jacob Whittle Flag of Poland.svg Kasia Wasick
Flag of Germany.svg Damian Wierling Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Abbie Wood
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Wilby

Match results

DatesLocationVenueTeamsResultsMVP
Regular season
16–17 October
(Match 1)		 Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest Danube Arena Flag of the United States.svg Cali Condors 567

Flag of France.svg Energy Standard 463

Flag of the United States.svg LA Current 420

Flag of the United States.svg New York Breakers 266

 [14] Flag of the United States.svg Lilly King
( Flag of the United States.svg Cali Condors) 87.5 pts
26–27 October
(Match 4)		 Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest Danube Arena Flag of the United States.svg Cali Condors 610.5

Flag of Hungary.svg Team Iron 418.5

Flag of the United States.svg New York Breakers 394

Flag of the United States.svg DC Trident 287

 [15] Flag of the United States.svg Caeleb Dressel
( Flag of the United States.svg Cali Condors) 75 pts
1–2 November
(Match 6)		 Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest Danube Arena Flag of France.svg Energy Standard 609

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Titans 448

Flag of the United States.svg New York Breakers 354.5

Flag of Italy.svg Aqua Centurions 287

 [16] Flag of Hong Kong.svg Siobhán Haughey
( Flag of France.svg Energy Standard) 61.5 pts
5–6 November
(Match 8)		 Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest Danube Arena Flag of the United States.svg Cali Condors 507

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London Roar 491.5

Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo Frog Kings 419

Flag of the United States.svg New York Breakers 296.5

 [17] Flag of the United States.svg Caeleb Dressel
( Flag of the United States.svg Cali Condors) 69 pts

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