International

Sjostom’s Back Problems Return, But ISL Final Doesn’t Seem To Be In Doubt

Swedish television broadcaster SVT reports that Sarah Sjostrom is once again dealing with back problems, but doesn’t expect to miss this week’s ISL final.

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ISL 2020: Team MVP Update For All Ten Teams After Semifinals

We’re down to 4 teams alive in the ISL postseason – we look at the locked-in MVPs for all six eliminated teams and the frontrunners for the finalist teams.

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ISL 2020: MVP & Rookie of the Year Watch Heading Into Final

Caeleb Dressel has a 71.5-point lead in MVP scoring with just one match to go. He’s won meet MVP in 6 of his 8 ISL meets.

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Kosuke Hagino Entered In 5 Events For 2020 Japan Swim

Daiya Seto may be absent from December’s Japan Swim but Kosuke Hagino will take on a tough schedule to fill the void left by his Olympic teammate.

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Korea’s Cho Sungjae Gets Real With 2:08.5 LCM 200 Breast Record

There are some shakeups happening in Korean swimming, with Cho Sungjae entering new territory in the men’s 200m breaststroke.

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ISL Stars of the Semifinals: Dressel, Toussaint, Peaty, Scott & More

Adam Peaty set a world record in the 100 breast and came up with a massive 54.8 relay split swimming breaststroke on London’s medley.

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International Swimming League Power Rankings: Final Edition

The ISL final is upon us, and it’s time for SwimSwam’s last round of International Swimming League Power Rankings heading into the championship meet.

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NC State-Bound Noe Ponti Snags Multi-Wins At Swiss C’ships

NC State commit Noe Ponti made his presence known at the just-concluded Swiss Short Course Championships, taking multiple event wins.

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Finnish Grand Prix Renders No Olympic Qualifiers

The Finnish Grand Prix wrapped up over the weekend in Raksila, with the meet representing an Olympic-qualifying opportunity for the domestic elite.

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Swimming AUS Statement Confirms Shayna Jack Out Of 2020 Olympics

Yesterday the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) released its decision regarding Aussie sprinter Shayna Jack’s appeal and Swimming AUS has now commented.

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Caeleb Dressel Smashes 100 IM World Record To Become First Man Sub-50

Dressel blasted his way to a time of 49.88, taking almost four-tenths out of Vladimir Morozov’s world record of 50.26.

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Shane Ryan Predicts Bright Future for Toronto Titans After Inaugural Season

Having finished up his season, Shane Ryan shares his insight as to what he’s gained from the ISL bubble and what Toronto may look like in the future

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2020 ISL Semifinal #2 – Day 2 Live Recap

The 2 teams with the highest point totals today will advance to the ISL Final next weekend, which will also feature Energy Standard and London Roar.

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Helena Gasson on LA Current Rivalry with Cali Condors (Video)

Gasson admits that in the ready room, the Cali and LA competitors are quite friendly to each other. But once behind the blocks, it’s a different story

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5 Big Things From Day 2 of the ISL’s Semifinal #2: Murphy & King Win 4th Skins

In five meets this year, Ryan Murphy and Lilly King have each won four skin races, adding to their league leads today in semifinal #2.

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