Previews & Recaps

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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Glendale Wins Second Straight Missouri Class 1 Swim and Dive Championships

Glendale won the MSHSAA Swimming and Diving State Championship, breaking a state record in the 200 free relay in the process.

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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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Ames Continues Dominance at Iowa Girls HS State Championship Meet

Ames continued their dominance at the state meet, winning for the ninth time in eleven years despite a strong showing from Iowa City West.

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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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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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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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Relay Analysis: Dressel’s 45.0 Leads Condors To Fastest Mixed Free Of Season

In his fourth swim of the session, Caeleb Dressel put up an impressive 45.01 leg for the Condors as they topped the LA Current in the 4×100 mixed free relay.

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Iron’s Glinta Beats Out Murphy, Kawecki For 100 Back Romanian Record

Romanian backstroking ace Robert Glinta has been on a tear this ISL season 2 while representing his Team Iron squad in Budapest.

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