2020 INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING LEAGUE – MATCH 9
- Monday, November 9th: 10AM – 12 noon CET (4AM – 6AM U.S. Eastern, 6PM – 8PM Japan)
- Tuesday, November 10th: 10AM – 12 noon CET (4AM – 6AM U.S. Eastern, 6PM – 8PM Japan)
- Duna Arena – Budapest, Hungary
- Short Course Meters (SCM) Format
- ISL Technical Handbook
- 2020 ISL Scoring Format
- 2020 ISL Prize Money and Bonuses
- How To Watch
- Omega Results
- Teams: Energy Standard/Iron/Tokyo Frog Kings/Toronto Titans
- Match #9 Full Results (PDF)
In the lone relay on day two of Match 9, Energy Standard kept their unbeaten streak alive in the mixed 4×100 free, winning by well over two seconds in 3:16.81.
The club has been as fast as 3:15.91, done in their last appearance at Match 7, which involved the same four swimmers as their winning squad today.
The Toronto Titans utilized an optimal strategy, splitting their teams evenly as they claimed second and third to score 26 points.
We’ll dive into the race’s splits below:
Mixed 400 Freestyle Relay
Male Lead-offs
| Swimmer | Split |
| Brent Hayden (TOR) | 46.77 |
| Yuri Kisil (TOR) | 46.94 |
| Evgeny Rylov (ENS) | 47.17 |
| Thom de Boer (IRO) | 47.64 |
| Ben Proud (ENS) | 47.83 |
| Arytom Machekin (IRO) | 48.16 |
| Bruno Fratus (TOK) | 48.95 |
| Shinri Shioura (TOK) | 49.16 |
Brent Hayden and Yuri Kisil got the Toronto relays off to a great start, both dipping under 47 seconds. That marked Hayden’s first time in the 46s from a flat start this season.
Male Flying Splits
| Swimmer | Split |
| Kliment Kolesnikov (ENS) | 45.68 |
| Markus Thormeyer (TOK) | 46.66 |
| Katsuhiro Matsumoto (TOK) | 46.66 |
| Robert Glinta (IRO) | 46.67 |
| Michael Chadwick (TOR) | 46.81 |
| Blake Pieroni (TOR) | 46.87 |
| Simonas Bilis (ENS) | 47.36 |
| Maxim Lobanovszkij (IRO) | 47.92 |
Kliment Kolesnikov rolled to yet another 45-second leg for Energy Standard, his fourth time doing so this season. The 45.68 split gained over a second on Toronto’s Blake Pieroni and Michael Chadwick, giving Energy Standard the lead they would never relinquish.
Overall it was a fast second leg on this relay, with six of the eight men under 47. Markus Thormeyer and Katsuhiro Matsumoto churned out matching 46.66s for Tokyo, and Robert Glinta also produced an impressive 46.6 for Iron in what was his first 100 free of the season.
Female Flying Splits
| Swimmer | Split |
| Siobhan Haughey (ENS) | 51.92 |
| Pernille Blume (ENS) | 52.04 |
| Louise Hansson (TOR) | 52.60 |
| Natsumi Sakai (TOK) | 52.64 |
| Claire Fisch (TOR) | 52.78 |
| Valerie van Roon (IRO) | 52.79 |
| Julie Meynen (TOR) | 52.88 |
| Catie Deloof (TOK) | 52.89 |
| Rebecca Smith (TOR) | 52.94 |
| Isabella Hindley (IRO) | 53.12 |
| Aya Sato (TOK) | 53.17 |
| Mary-Sophie Harvey (ENS) | 53.30 |
| Veronika Andrusenko (IRO) | 53.44 |
| Emilie Beckmann (IRO) | 53.77 |
| Rio Shirai (TOK) | 53.93 |
| Anastasiya Shkurdai (ENS) | 54.20 |
The women’s side of the event was the same old for Energy Standard, with Siobhan Haughey getting under 52 in 51.92, and Pernille Blume putting up a very strong 52.04.
Toronto’s women all split within .34 of one another, between 52.60 and 52.94, while Natsumi Sakai‘s 52.64 was a key reason why Tokyo edged out Iron for fourth.
