Chad le Clos Compares ISL MVP to Besting Phelps in Same Pool in 2012 (Video)

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 200 FLY

1. Chad le Clos – ENS – 1:51.97
2. Vini Lanza – LON – 1:52.90
3. James Guy – LON – 1:53.48
4. Gunnar Bentz – IRO – 1:53.77
5. Kregor Zirk – ENS – 1:54.45
6. Laszlo Cseh – AQC – 1:54.82
7. Matteo Rivolta – AQC – 1:56.81
8. Jeremy Desplanches – IRO – 1:57.31

Yes, le Clos is also undefeated in this event, but no it was not enough to bring Energy closer towards the Roar’s lead heading into the skins. Although a 6-7 finish from the Centurions, they remain ahead of the Iron despite Bentz’s 4th-place finish.

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Troyy
4 years ago

It’s interesting that Energy Standard will be tapering for the final and hasn’t Dressel also said he’ll taper as well? I wonder if all the teams will.

Dee
4 years ago

Do not understand why this guy gets so much flack. He is a character, sure, and very matter of fact, (Never met a Saffa who isn’t tbh) but I know a few swimmers who’ve trained with him and by all accounts he’s a top man – Really nice and a lovely family too.

Congrats to him and all the best in Vegas.

Troyy
Reply to  Dee
4 years ago

He gets it for the same reason Schooling gets it.

Marsh
4 years ago

Y’all really can’t be happy for another person outside of the country. Le Clos beat Michael Phelps in that pool. THE Michael Phelps. It’d be a bit odd if he didn’t find any amount of motivation from that feat alone, not including all the fans he had cheering him on through the race.
He’s an amazing swimmer. Leave him be.

Casas 100 back gold in Tokyo
Reply to  Marsh
4 years ago

‘It’d be a bit odd if he didn’t find any amount of motivation from that feat alone.’
Ask Joseph Schooling.

Pvdh
4 years ago

Dudes gonna get destroyed in his 2 pet events next years. He needs this

Mr Piano
Reply to  Pvdh
4 years ago

We’ll see. Never count him out. Obviously the race is for silver, but he could definitely get that. Kenderesi, Seto, and Urlando will make it hard, but we’ll see.

Dudeman
Reply to  Mr Piano
4 years ago

The way he has swam it since 2016 limits how fast he can go. if he wants to get back to 1:52 he has to pace it way better,and even then he’d only be good for silver at best. If he tries to fly and die he can maybe get bronze

Sccoach
4 years ago

Luca will eat him for lunch

Snarky
4 years ago

This one time. I beat Phelps.

Corn Pop
4 years ago

People very rarely have anything worldly on their grave stone but man , surely this MVP European ISL DERBY 2019 should be an exception . IUnfortunately for Chad graves will all be vertical by then & it won’t fit on the necessary narrow column headstone . Maybe heiroglyphics .tho .so it won’t be lost in history .

Jred
4 years ago

Chad is a bit of a goofy dork, but the people who attack anyone who dares to say anything even tangentially related to Phelps that can be construed as negative are ridiculous.

Le Clos is a great swimmer in his own right, the disrespect shown here is laughable.

Troyy
Reply to  Jred
4 years ago

Someone had to say it. It’s the same defensiveness that drives a lot of comments disparaging Schooling.

SD3914
Reply to  Troyy
4 years ago

Agreed. And defensiveness is the best of it. Xenophobia is the worst of it. Not the best look.

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