2019 INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING LEAGUE FINALE
- Friday, December 20 – Saturday, December 21, 2019
- 1:00 – 3:00 PM Local Time (U.S. Pacific Time)
- Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino – Las Vegas, NV
- Short Course Meters (SCM) format
- Top 4 qualifying franchises: Energy Standard, London Roar, LA Current, Cali Condors
- Live Stream (ESPN3)
- Day 1 complete results
Reported by Anne Lepesant/Nick Pecoraro.
WOMEN’S 50 FREE
- Sarah Sjostrom – ENS – 23.43
- Cate Campbell – LON – 23.45
- Femke Heemskerk – ENS – 23.73
- Beryl Gastaldello – LAC – 23.86
- Olivia Smoliga – CAC – 24.04
- Kasia Wasick – CAC – 24.07
- Farida Osman – LAC – 24.37
- Bronte Campbell – LON – 24.53
Despite a disappointing finish in the 100 fly, Energy Standard’s Sarah Sjostrom showed her grit with a 23.43 win in the 50 free over London Roar’s Cate Campbell. ENS picked up important points as Femke Heemskerk finished third with 23.73 over LA Current’s Beryl Gastaldello.
This event is a friendly reminder on just how Energy Standard is the only undefeated team in the ISL (thus far). Sarah Sjostrom showed true resilience and bounced back to take the narrow win in the 50 free over Cate Campbell of the Roar. Sjostrom and Dutch counterpart Heemskerk’s 1-3 finish has now given Energy Standard a comfy 9-point lead. The LA Current still remain quiet, and the Roar are once again showing some concern with yet another 8th-place finish.
She’s swum the fastest relay legs ever for Australia and won them a lot of medals.
I think the stress she feels in the individual events saps some of her energy, so she doesn’t perform as well as the relays.
Yeah, a sports psychologist could probably explain why that happens.
I can see some very talented athletes but not very competitive inclined. So a team setting or relay allow them to shine with more an element of corporative and supporting each others (teammates), rather than a pure competitive drive.
She really needs a new sports psychologist. It’s really a shame she can’t get the same joy out of swimming as an individual at the biggest meets.