Articles by Ben Dornan

Energy Women Pick Butterfly For Skins, Men Pick Breaststroke At Semi-Final #1

On Day 1 of ISL 2020’s first semi-final, the Energy Standard women and London Roar men came out victorious in their respective 4×100 medley relays.

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Guido Takes 0.05 Off South American Record With 49.40 Relay Leadoff

Guilherme Guido downed his own Brazillian and South American records in the 100 backstroke on the lead-off of the 4×100 medley relay.

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Pilato Lowers Own World Junior Record, Ties King’s Season-Leading 50 Breast

Benedetta has just lowered her own Italian and World Junior Records in the 50 meter breaststroke at semi-final 1 of ISL 2020.

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Yui Ohasi Downs Ye Shiwen’s 2012 Asian Record In The 200 IM

Tokyo Frog King’s Yui Ohashi has picked up her fifth 200 IM win of the season as she swam her way to a new Japanese and Asian Record.

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Morozov and Manaudou Return For Semi-Finals – Semi-Final 1 Day 1 Entries

The very first semi-final in ISL history gets underway today featuring Energy Standard, London Roar, Tokyo Frog Kings, and New York Breakers.

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Lilly Kings’s 100 Breast Among 7 Remaining Undefeated Swims In ISL History

Joining Lilly King’s 100 breast, four other swimmers and two relays remain unbeaten in the ISL across 2 seasons of competition.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: A Hilarious Lilly King Throwback

We’re back this week with swimming’s TopTenTweets presented by Arena, where we round up the best of the swimming Twitterverse.

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2020 ISL Match 9 – Day 2 Live Recap

Day 2 of ISL 2020’s penultimate meet of the regular season gets underway this morning as 4 teams make their final push before moving on to the semi-finals.

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Santos Delivers 30-Point 50 Fly Jackpot: 3 Storyline From ISL Match 9 – Day 2

Nicholas Santos delivered a 30 point jackpot swim today in the 50 fly, proving how key his contribution is in this event.

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Hasegawa Looks To Go 4-For-4 In The 200 Fly: 2020 Match 9 – Day 2 Entries

In the women’s 200 butterfly, Tokyo Frog Kings’ Suzuka Hasegawa will attempt to make it 4-for-4 wins in her debut season.

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Pilato Comes Out On Top In Rematch With Hulkko: 4 Storylines From ISL Match 9

On day 1 of ISL 2020 Match 9, Energy Standard achieved an expected lead and are the favorites to win their final meet of the regular season.

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Kliment Kolesnikov Bounces Back: 5 Big Things From Day 2 of ISL Match 7

Match 7 featured a nice bounce back from Kliment Kolesnikov after he didn’t quite swim up to his potential at his first two meets this year; Matches 1 and 6.

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2012 Australian Olympic Medalist Brenton Rickard Tests Positive For Furosemide

Brenton Rickard; a decorated Australian Olympian and World Champion has tested positive for furosemide in a retroactive drug test of a 2012 sample.

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Dressel, Morozov, and Andrew Face-off Again On Day 2 of ISL Match 8

On day 2 of Match 8 of ISL Season 2, Cali has the upper hand, having outscored London, Tokyo, and New York on the first day of competition.

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Danas Rapsys Miscounts 400 Freestyle, Fends Off Grothe For Victory Anyway

At Match 7 of ISL Season 2, Danas Rapsys came within 0.10 seconds of losing the 400 freestyle after miscounting the race and briefly stopping at the 350.

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