Articles by Jared Anderson

International Swimming League Power Rankings: Week 5 / End of Regular Season

It’s been about a month since the Cali Condors beat Energy Standard head to head in match #1, and a lot has changed. Which team tops the ranks?

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ISL Semifinal Matchups: Energy vs London and Cali vs LA Head Fields

The ISL has informed teams and athletes of the groupings for the league’s two semifinals, with rematches between the top teams in last year’s derbies set up.

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Hungarian Lockdown Includes Earlier Curfew, But Shouldn’t Affect ISL

Hungary will introduce new COVID-19 restrictions as the coronavirus continues to batter the European nation, though the ISL shouldn’t be affected.

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5 Big Things From Day 1 of ISL’s Match #10

It was a brutal day for win streaks. Lilly King’s 34-race win streak ended at the hands of Annie Lazor today, and we saw four more unbeaten streaks end.

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Margalis & Bentz Won’t Swim Match #10 For Cali: Day 1 Start Lists

A number of top swimmers are sitting out day 1 of the regular-season finale, including Cali Condors IMer Melanie Margalis, the top 400 IMer in the league.

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ISL Stars of Week 4: Sakci, Kolesnikov, Surkova, Sakai & More

Sarah Sjostrom returned from injury with a lighter event lineup – and that might just be the ticket to maximizing her relay performances for Energy Standard.

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International Swimming League Power Rankings: Week 4

Iron moves up our rankings… but a controversial skins choice by Energy Standard might have had a major hand in that move. We explore further.

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Sam Marsteiner Rewrites 11-12 Historical Ranks With 1:46.9/4:48.0 Freestyles

12-year-old Sam Marsteiner hit a number of top all-time age group swims in the 11-12s last weekend at the TAC Titans Halloween Bash.

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5 Big Things From Day 2 of the ISL’s Match #8

The Tokyo Frog Kings have not lost a 400 IM yet in the ISL. Kosuke Hagino has won three for the men and Yui Ohashi three for the women.

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5 Big Things From Day 1 of ISL’s Match #8

London’s Mikhail Vekovishchev out-split Caeleb Dressel twice on relays today. We run through a few more big stats from day 1.

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UCLA Adds Kristine Quance Julian As Volunteer Assistant Coach

The UCLA Bruins have added 1996 Olympic gold medalist Kristine Quance Julian to their coaching staff as a volunteer assistant for 2020-2021.

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Dolfin Swim of the Week: Maddy Banic’s 24.9 in 50 Fly

Prior to this week, Maddy Banic had zero career butterfly swims logged in short course meters. In one meet, she became the #2 U.S. 50 flyer of all-time.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 53% Pick Lochte Over Phelps In Hypothetical 100 IM Skins

A narrow majority of voters picked Ryan Lochte to win a hypothetical three-round skins race in the 100 IM with Michael Phelps.

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Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 11/4/20

In our Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming series, we celebrate the swimmers of every age and experience level with some of this weeks’ notable swims.

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Negative For COVID-19, Federica Pellegrini Arrives At ISL’s Budapest Bubble

Aqua Centurion Federica Pellegrini has arrived in Budapest, according to her Instagram, ready to join the ISL for her team’s final regular-season match.

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