2020Â INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING LEAGUE: MATCH 3
- Saturday, October 24: 12 PM – 2 PM Local Time (6 AM – 8 AM Eastern, 7 PM – 9 PM Japan Time)
- Sunday, October 25: 5 PM – 7 PM Local Time (12 PM – 2 PM Eastern, 1 AM – 3 AM J+1 Japan)
- Duna Arena – Budapest, Hungary
- Short Course Meters (SCM) Format
- 2020 ISL Scoring Format
- 2020 ISL Prize Money and Bonuses
- How To Watch
- ISL Match 3, Day 1 Full Results
- Teams: Toronto Titans, Tokyo Frog Kings, Aqua Centurions, LA Current
Anastasia Gorbenko, even at 17-years old, is already rising to legendary swimmer status in Israel.
That status rose on Saturday when she broke another Israeli Record when leading off the LA Current’s women’s 400 free relay. Gorbenko swam 52.36, which was the fastest leadoff leg of the field, and breaks a National Record.
That swim also sets a new European Junior Record in the event, clearing the benchmark standard of 52.60 to claim the title of first recognized record in the 100 free.
The old record of 52.71 was set last week by her LA Current teammate Andi Murez. Murez swam the 2nd leg on this week’s relay, splitting 51.97, the 2nd-best split in the field overall, and a time that implies she might have broken her National Record as well, if given the flat-start chance.
| Anastasia Gorbenko | Andi Murez | |
| New Israeli Record |
Old Israeli Record
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| 50 free | 25.18 | 25.51 |
| 100 free | 27.18 | 27.20 |
| Total Time | 52.36 | 52.71 |
It was Gorbenko’s opening speed that made the difference for her here. She held on just as well coming home, but split more than 3-tenths faster on the first 50. That’s a shift in strategy for her. For example, last season, in her previous best time of 52.87, she was out in just 25.57. Even last week, on a rolling start, she was out in just 25.01 in her first 50, even on a very fast .06 exchange time.
In 3 days of competition across 2 meets so far in this ISL season, Gorbenko has broken 4 Israeli Records and 2 European Junior Records:
- 100 free – 52.36 (Israel Record & European Junior Record)
- 100 IM – 58.21 (Israel Record)
- 200 IM – 2:06.46 (Israel Record & European Junior Record)
- 400 IM – 4:35.05 (Israel Record)
In total she holds 16 Israeli Records: 5 in individual long course events, 4 in long course relays, and 7 in individual short course events.
Israel is considered part of Europe for swimming purposes?
It is. So too is Turkey, which straddles the line.
All of the primarily Arab countries in the region (Jordan, Iraq, Iran, Syria) are considered part of Asia, even though they’re geographically closer to traditional “Europe” than is Israel.
I’m sure that someone could write a dissertation about why that happened…
OK, thanks.
Israeli teams also compete in European soccer (UEFA) and as part of European qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup.
It’s complex and political. A mix of security reasons and Middle Eastern nations refusing to compete with Israel in Asian competitions. Israel used to compete in the Asian Games in the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s, but then the Asian Games Federation became the Olympic Council of Asia in 1982, and nobody wanted Israel in the Federation anymore. So now they compete in ‘Europe’.
She doesn’t appear to have a poor stroke, and a fine mix of speed and endurance is already apparent in her PBs (26.7 50fl, 2.28 200br, 1.00.5 100bk etc, all LCM last year). Definitely one to watch for in the years ahead.
Does Israel have enough fast women to compete for 1 of the 4 at large relay spots for the Olympics (4*100 F.R.)?
I think it will take about a 3:41+ to get one of the relay spots that are at large
Unlikely at this point. I saw a 14yo Israeli girl swim 57low early this year, very nice stroke, lots of potential, but I think she is their number 3, which suggests there is nobody else capable of putting a good enough leg down currently. 57s/58s won’t cut it.
I think Polonsky can throw down at least a 56 low and then you have Golovati (born 2005) who has been 57.2, Barzelay who mainly swims backstroke but can potentially swim 56 mid/high. You also have Shikler with a 56.1 PB. If she can get back to 2016 form and Gorbenko+Murez can throw down some 54s then they might have a chance to swim 3.41. We will have to wait and see 🙂
Golovati is the young girl I was referring too – Looks talented
Tomorrow new 100IM RECORD !
Seems inevitable, doesn’t it?