On the 3rd day of ticket sales for the 2019 International Swimming League stop in London, England, tickets are almost entirely sold out already.
Premium seats, those with the best views of the competition pool, were sold out by Saturday, the 2nd day of ticket sales; while exact ticket numbers remaining in the other categories aren’t available, experimentation with the ticket system shows bears out that there are only 14 remaining tickets available in the “standard” category for Saturday, and only 6 remaining in the premium obstructed view (of the video athlete walkout board).
A chart of the the seating for the event shows that the 25-meter competition course will be set at one end of the 50-meter pool at the London Olympic Aquatic Center. That means that less-than-half of the facility’s 2,500 seat capacity is on the competition courses, with some seats being located at the far end of the full 50-meter pool. About one-third of the seats in the venue are also marked as “Not available.”
London Aquatic Center seating chart, Courtesy: ISL
The London meet will run from November 23rd-24th and be the “European derby” event featuring all 4 European teams: Aqua Centurions, Energy Standard, Team Iron, and the hosts London Roar.
The two American-hosted meets that currently have tickets available, in Indianapolis from October 5th-6th and in Lewisville, Texas from October 19th-20th, list more specific ticket availabilities.
Ticket Availabilities, per Event Brite, as of posting:
- Indianapolis, October 5th (Saturday) – 41 premium adult, 85 premium child, 491 adult general admission, 500 child general admission
- Indianapolis, October 6th (Sunday) – 57 premium adult, 94 premium child, 490 adult general admission, 497 child general admission
- Lewisville, October 19th (Saturday) – 108 premium adult, 145 premium child, 387 adult general admission, 398 child general admission
- Lewisville, October 20th (Sunday) – 105 premium adult, 148 premium child, 388 adult general admission, 400 child general admission
The Indianapolis Natatorium has a seating capacity of 4,700 along the competition pool and is the largest regular-season facility for the season, though we don’t know how much of that is being used for the ISL meets; Lewisville has seating capacity for 1,200 spectators.
Here’s which teams will compete in each meet:
| GROUP A | GROUP B | DERBIES | FINALS | |
| DATE | October 5-6, 2019 | October 19-20, 2019 | November 16-17, 2019 | December 20-21, 2019 |
| LOCATION | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | LEWISVILLE – DALLAS, TX | WASHINGTON, DC | LAS VEGAS, NV |
| TEAMS | Cali Condors | LA Current | Cali Condors | US Team |
| DC Trident | New York Breakers | DC Trident | US Team | |
| Aqua Centurions | Team Iron | LA Current | European Team | |
| Energy Standard | London Roar | New York Breakers | European Team | |
| DATE | October 12-13, 2019 | October 26-27, 2019 | November 23-24, 2019 | |
| LOCATION | NAPLES, ITALY | BUDAPEST, HUN | LONDON, GBR | |
| TEAMS | Aqua Centurions | Team Iron | Aqua Centurions | |
| Energy Standard | London Roar | Energy Standard | ||
| Cali Condors | LA Current | Team Iron | ||
| DC Trident | New York Breakers | London Roar |
I communicated that concern to them directly. They said they saw your comment and will definitely get it fixed.
Are the stops in the US going to be scm? I’d like to see some WR’s set. By the same token, I’d like to see some international pros swimming yards times. Imagine Peaty going 47.9 100y br and Sjostrom going 48. in the 100 fly.
Yes, all stops will be SCM.
But, will the times be recognized as official world records?
Based on FINA’s current posturing, they will not.
So how many officials will be involved from FINA? Or has Cornel decreed that any official participation barred.
Absolutely no way Peaty goes 47.9 100y br. My guess would be that he barely breaks 50. Doesn’t have the same kind of time in SCY to get into his rhythm that helps him pull away from everyone in LCM.
Agree generally with FLSwimmer. I think he could probably go 49, but realistically turns and walls and underwaters aren’t the best part of his stroke – and that’s what SCY is all about. Peaty is beatable even in SCM.
There is a major flow in ISL award system: they introduce competition within the team but at the same time awards for leading swimmers depends on team performance. So there would be slow swimming swimmers (plenty of them) that would feel like a working bees feeding the elite.
The FINA’s Champions Series with its guaranteed $5000 is more human. One can do nothing but just get wet and be happy with good money.
At least with the ISL they are actually wanting to create a clean environment for athletes.
“Hell is paved with good intentions”
Wherever big money is involved there never be a clean sport. You will see it either at management or swimmers level.
Your comments are usually very pragmatic. Don’t be naive now.
How do you think Grigorishin became so rich so fast?
There was more doping when I was swimming and NO money. So you’re point is?
No point. Just doing same thing as you do – referring to life experience.
Do I believe that it is possible to create a system without cheating? No, I don’t.
Do I believe that it is possible to improve the protection of clean sport from cheaters? Yes l, do.
ISL doesn’t have its own means to fight dopers. It relies on FINA/WADA control in this regard. So why the situation will be different? Is ISL stronger with punishment and a swimmer has more to lose? Yes it’s true.
Does making punishment stronger ever helped to eliminate the crime.
NEVER.
I’m just curious what your sources are. Really. Would be very interesting to look at these studies.
I’m curious as to what your sources are. At least Mr. Berkoff has one data point, you seem to have zero
A little bit off topic but are you guys gonna do an international olympics draft at any point?
Why are there two California teams but no meets on the West Coast? I would totally make a drive to go watch this.