2019 INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING LEAGUE – EUROPEAN DERBY
- Saturday, November 23 – Sunday, November 24, 2019
- 5:00-7:00 PM Local Time (12:00 noon – 2:00 PM, U.S. Eastern Time)
- London Aquatics Centre – London, England
- Short Course Meters (SCM) format
- European franchises: Aqua Centurions, Energy Standard, Iron, London Roar
- Start Lists
- Day 1 Complete Results (with Corrected MVP Standings)
- Day 2 Complete Results
Reported by Spencer Penland.
MEN’S 50 BREAST
- Fabio Scozzoli, AQC – 25.62
- Vlad Morozov, IRO – 25.89
- Ilya Shymanovich, ENS – 25.97
- Adam Peaty, LON – 26.00
- Nicolo Martinenghi, AQC – 26.11
- PJ Stevens, IRO – 26.50
- Kirill Prigoda, LON – 26.57
- Anton Chupkov, ENS – 26.78
In a shocker, Adam Peaty was upset in London in a sprint breaststroke event. Not only getting beaten, but finishing in 4th with a pedestrian (for Peaty) 26.00. Fabio Scozzoli won the event, giving the Aqua Centurions their first event win of the day. With that win, all four teams have now won an event four events into the meet. Typically a strong breaststroke squad, the London Roar were held to a 4-7 finish in this race.
Adam Peaty not winning his signature event was a huge hit for the London Roar, as he and Prigoda picked up 7 points. Another surprise was Cenutrion Scozzoli crushing Italian countryman Martinenghi in the sprint breast for the win, yet the duo’s efforts was worth 13 points to put them in the lead. Energy’s Chupkov did not have a good swim, yet he is more of a 200 swimmer in contrast to 3rd-place teammate Shymanovich.
Typos? Adam Peaty not (delete not) winning his signature event was a huge hit for the London Roar, as him (he). TY
Peaty did not win the 50 breast, which was the huge hit to London’s points.
100 Breaststroke is his signature event surely?
Probably because the 50 isn’t an Olympic event otherwise they’d probably have equal importance to him.
I feel like Peaty is the perfect example of how to be dead confident in your abilities and yourself, while staying humble and without appearing arrogant.
You can see how he just performs so consistently at the highest level and doesn’t flinch at all when it comes to big races. Just an unbreakable mindest. (Of course paired with an absolutely crazy preparation process as well)