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2020 ISL – London Roar Join Cali Condors at Top of Standings After Meet 2

London Roar won Match 2 in commanding fashion over Iron, DC Trident, and Aqua Centurions.

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Dumont’s 200 Free Belgian Record Helps Rocket Her Up ISL MVP Standings

20-year-old Valentine Dumont has been putting on quite the show in freestyle events over the course of this International Swimming League (ISL) match 2.

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Freestyle Ace Femke Heemskerk Now Negative For COVID-19

Good news for ISL Team Energy Standard as dynamic squad member Femke Heemskerk will soon be on her way to Budapest this week.

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Why The MAC Moved Back Its Conference Championships

Why the Mid-American Conference moved back its conference championship meets until mid-April amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

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7 Big Things We Learned From ISL’s 2020 Match #2

Zach Apple’s emergence is a key storyline, along with new potential lineup strategies in the skins, 100 IM, and mixed free relay.

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Korstanje & Steenbergen Look Sharp At HPC Invitational

Nyls Korstanje logged a new Dutch national record in the men’s short course meters 50 fly competing domestically over the weekend.

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Katinka on Her 1st Racing in 6 Months “I fought for the points” (Video)

The iron lady had a shaky first day of racing but came back strong with 2 dominant victories on day 2 of her first competition in over 6 months

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2020 ISL Match 2 – Day 2 Live Recap

Guilherme Guido & Christian Diener wracked up major points in the back for London Roar, leading coach Mel Marshall to select the discipline for today’s skins.

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Toussaint Ties Dutch 50 Back Record In Opening Skins Round

Toussaint tied her national record in 25.75, but failed to advance to the final in the following round.

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Louisville Keeps Kentucky HS Champion Ella Welch In-State for 2022

At the Kentucky HS State Championships, Welch is undefeated in the 100 free. In 2020, she clocked a 49.58 to set the Kentucky HS state meet record.

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Szabo Moves To #5 All-Time, Smashes Hungarian Record With 22.00 50 Fly (SCM)

Szebasztian Szabo produced the fastest time in league history en route to winning the men’s 50 fly at the ISL’s second match in Budapest.

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2020 ISL Match 2 – Day 2 Entry Lists

The 100 IM, new to the ISL format this year, offers some intriguing entries, including IMers like Katinka Hosszu and stroke specialists like Alia Atkinson.

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D.C. Pools Reopen, But Swim Teams Still Unable To Hold Practice

While pools are open, individuals who want to use DPR pools can make an online reservation for a 45 minute time slot.

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What Would Happen If We Switched the New York Breakers and London Roar?

In spite of a breakthrough performance by Abbie Wood, the Breakers took a thumping in meet 1. But, was the performance as bad as it seemed on the surface?

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SwimSwam Podcast: Brendon Smith on Being 1 of 2 Aussies in the ISL

Brendon is 1 of only 2 Australian swimmers who decided to make the journey to Budapest after Australia announced they weren’t condoning this ISL season.

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