It’s time for one last look back at the top 5 swimmers in the ISL in each event across the course of the 2020 season.
Here’s our roundup of the league-leading swims by each team, compared to our previous three top-5 roundups earlier this year:
Number of Events With #1 Time of the Season
| Women’s Events | Men’s Events | Mixed Relay | Total | Total After Semifinals | Total After Regular Season | Total at Midseason | |
| Cali Condors | 6 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 9 | |
| Energy Standard | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 10 |
| LA Current | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | |
| London Roar | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tokyo Frog Kings | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
| Iron | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| NY Breakers | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Toronto Titans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Aqua Centurions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| DC Trident | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
TOP 5 SWIMMERS IN EACH EVENT – ISL 2020 SEASON
Stroke 50s include swims from the skin races. 100 free & 100 back include relay leadoffs. We’ve included the season-best for all ten teams in each relay.
Bolded swims indicate ISL records. WR signifies a world record and WBT signifies a “world best time” that is faster than the world record but won’t be ratified, typically because a relay must have all four swimmers of the same nationality to count as a world record.
Women
Session 1
| 100 fly | 200 back | 200 breast | |
| 1 | Beryl Gastaldello (LAC) – 55.32 | Beata Nelson (CAC) – 2:00.27 |
Lilly King (CAC) – 2:15.56
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| 2 | Sarah Sjostrom (ENS) – 55.35 | Lisa Bratton (TOR) – 2:00.99 |
Annie Lazor (LON) – 2:16.33
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| 3 | Kelsi Dahlia (CAC) – 55.55 | Emily Seebohm (ENS) – 2:01.04 |
Emily Escobedo (NYB) – 2:16.51
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| 4 | Anastasiya Shkurdai (ENS) – 55.64 | Amy Bilquist (DCT) – 2:01.29 |
Kelsey Wog (TOR) – 2:17.13
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| 5 | Maddie Banic (ENS) – 55.69 | Kylie Masse (TOR) – 2:01.76 |
Sydney Pickrem (LON) – 2:17.75
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| 4×100 free relay | |
| 1 | ENS – 3:25.37 **WBT** |
| 2 | LON – 3:26.64 |
| 3 | LAC – 3:27.09 |
| 4 | CAC – 3:28.52 |
| 5 | TOR – 3:30.76 |
| 6 | TOK – 3:30.80 |
| 7 | NYB – 3:31.56 |
| 8 | DCT – 3:32.24 |
| 9 | AQC – 3:33.38 |
| 10 | IRO – 3:33.53 |
Session 2
| 50 free | 200 IM | 50 breast | |
| 1 | Kasia Wasick (NYB) – 23.30 | Yui Ohashi (TOK) – 2:03.93 |
Lilly King (CAC) – 28.77
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| 2 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo (IRO) – 23.37 | Sydney Pickrem (LON) – 2:04.00 |
Benedetta Pilato (ENS) – 28.81
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| 3 | Sarah Sjostrom (ENS) – 23.41 | Melanie Margalis (CAC) – 2:04.06 |
Alia Atkinson (LON) – 28.88
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| 4 | Abbey Weitzeil (LAC) – 23.45 | Abbie Wood (NYB) – 2:04.77 |
Molly Hannis (CAC) – 29.04
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| 5 | Beryl Gastaldello (LAC) – 23.66 | Miho Teramura (TOK) – 2:05.68 |
Ida Hulkko (IRO) – 29.33
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Session 3
| 50 back | 400 free | |
| 1 | Kira Toussaint (LON) – 25.60 **WR** |
Leah Smith (TOK) – 3:58.26
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| 2 | Olivia Smoliga (CAC) – 25.74 |
Melanie Margalis (CAC) – 3:58.43
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| 3 | Natsumi Sakai (TOK) – 26.10 |
Siobhan Haughey (ENS) – 3:58.58
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| 4 | Kylie Masse (TOR) – 26.19 |
Hali Flickinger (CAC) – 3:58.77
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| 5 | Mary-Sophie Harvey (ENS) – 26.19 |
Valentine Dumont (AQC) – 4:00.05
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| 4×100 medley relay | |
| 1 | CAC – 3:44.52 **WR** |
| 2 | LON – 3:45.14 |
| 3 | ENS – 3:45.58 |
| 4 | TOR – 3:48.50 |
| 5 | LAC – 3:49.42 |
| 6 | TOK – 3:50.31 |
| 7 | IRO – 3:51.08 |
| 8 | DCT – 3:51.11 |
| 9 | NYB – 3:51.29 |
| 10 | AQC – 3:55.22 |
Session 4
| 100 free | 200 fly | 100 back | 100 IM | |
| 1 | Siobhan Haughey (ENS) – 50.94 | Suzuka Hasegawa (TOK) – 2:03.12 | Olivia Smoliga (CAC) – 55.04 |
Beryl Gastaldello (LAC) – 57.30
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| 2 | Beryl Gastaldello (LAC) – 51.16 | Hali Flickinger (CAC) – 2:03.35 | Kira Toussaint (LON) – 55.68 |
Anastasiya Shkurdai (ENS) – 57.59
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| 3 | Sarah Sjostrom (ENS) – 51.17 | Kelsi Dahlia (CAC) – 2:05.39 | Kylie Masse (TOR) – 56.04 |
Sarah Sjostrom (ENS) – 57.74
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| 4 | Abbey Weitzeil (LAC) – 51.26 | Katinka Hosszu (IRO) – 2:05.45 | Emily Seebohm (ENS) – 56.13 |
Runa Imai (TOK) – 57.77
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| 5 | Freya Anderson (LON) – 51.43 | Svetlana Chimrova (NYB) – 2:05.56 | Rio Shirai (TOK) – 56.26 |
Anastasia Gorbenko (LAC) – 57.90
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Session 5
| 200 free | 50 fly | 100 breast | |
| 1 | Siobhan Haughey (ENS) – 1:51.11 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo (IRO) – 24.59 |
Lilly King (CAC) – 1:02.50
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| 2 | Freya Anderson (LON) – 1:51.87 | Melanie Henique (IRO) – 24.62 |
Alia Atkinson (LON) – 1:02.66
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| 3 | Allison Schmitt (CAC) – 1:52.17 | Sarah Sjostrom (ENS) – 24.73 |
Benedetta Pilato (ENS) – 1:03.55
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| 4 | Femke Heemskerk (ENS) – 1:52.24 | Beryl Gastaldello (LAC) – 24.75 |
Molly Hannis (CAC) – 1:03.57
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| 5 | Rebeca Smith (TOR) – 1:52.92 | Maddy Banic (ENS) – 24.80 |
Annie Lazor (LON) – 1:03.69
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Session 6
| 400 IM | |
| 1 |
Yui Ohashi (TOK) – 4:23.25
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| 2 |
Sydney Pickrem (LON) – 4:23.68
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| 3 |
Melanie Margalis (CAC) – 4:25.48
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| 4 |
Hali Flickinger (CAC) – 4:25.50
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| 5 |
Abbie Wood (NYB) – 4:25.65
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Men
Session 1
| 100 fly | 200 back | 200 breast | |
| 1 | Caeleb Dressel (CAC) – 47.78 **WR** | Evgeny Rylov (ENS) – 1:46.37 |
Marco Koch (NYB) – 2:00.58
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| 2 | Chad le Clos (ENS) – 48.45 | Ryan Murphy (LAC) – 1:47.41 |
Kirill Prigoda (LON) – 2:01.20
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| 3 | Tom Shields (LAC) – 48.47 | Radoslaw Kawecki (CAC) – 1:47.90 |
Anton McKee (TOR) – 2:01.65
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| 4 | Marcin Cieslak (CAC) – 49.18 | Luke Greenbank (LON) – 1:48.65 |
Yasuhiro Koseki (TOK) – 2:02.19
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| 5 | Marius Kusch (LON) – 49.48 | Ryosuke Irie (TOK) – 1:49.02 |
Nic Fink (CAC) – 2:02.20
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Session 2
| 50 free | 200 IM | 50 breast | |
| 1 | Caeleb Dressel (CAC) – 20.16 **WR** | Andrew Seliskar (LAC) – 1:51.53 |
Emre Sakci (IRO) – 25.29
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| 2 | Florent Manaudou (ENS) – 20.55 | Duncan Scott (LON) – 1:51.66 |
Adam Peaty (LON) – 25.41
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| 3 | Kristian Gkolomeev (LAC) – 20.75 | Andreas Vazaios (LON) – 1:51.84 |
Ilya Shymanovich (ENS) – 25.48
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| 4 | Maxim Lobanovszkij (IRO) – 20.92 | Leonardo Santos (IRO) – 1:52.06 |
Kirill Prigoda (LON) – 25.49
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| 5 | Justin Ress (CAC) – 20.95 | Kosuke Hagino (TOK) – 1:52.35 |
Nicolo Martinenghi (AQC) – 25.87
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| Nic Fink (CAC) – 25.87 |
| 4×100 free relay | |
| 1 | ENS – 3:02.78 **WBT** |
| 2 | CAC – 3:03.46 |
| 3 | LAC – 3:04.78 |
| 4 | AQC – 3:04.93 |
| 5 | TOR – 3:05.80 |
| 6 | LON – 3:06.50 |
| 7 | TOK – 3:07.88 |
| 8 | DCT – 3:08.12 |
| 9 | IRO – 3:08.20 |
| 10 | NYB – 3:09.23 |
Session 3
| 50 back | 400 free | |
| 1 | Ryan Murphy (LAC) – 22.54 |
Danas Rapsys (ENS) – 3:35.49
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| 2 | Christian Diener (LON) – 22.76 |
Tom Dean (LON) – 3:36.56
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| 3 | Coleman Stewart (CAC) – 22.76 |
Felix Auboeck (NYB) – 3:37.48
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| 4 | Guilherme Guido (LON) – 22.86 |
Mykhailo Romanchuk (AQC) – 3:38.93
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| 5 | Shane Ryan (TOR) – 22.86 |
Zane Grothe (DCT) – 3:39.34
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| 4×100 medley relay | |
| 1 | ENS – 3:18.28 **WBT** |
| 2 | LON – 3:19.50 |
| 3 | LAC – 3:19.65 |
| 4 | CAC – 3:20.01 |
| 5 | AQC – 3:22.07 |
| 6 | TOK – 3:22.31 |
| 7 | IRO – 3:23.27 |
| 8 | TOR – 3:24.78 |
| 9 | DCT – 3:25.70 |
| 10 | NYB – 3:25.76 |
Session 4
| 100 free | 200 fly | 100 back | 100 IM | |
| 1 | Caeleb Dressel (CAC) – 45.08 | Chad le Clos (ENS) – 1:48.57 | Kliment Kolesnikov (ENS) – 48.58 **WR** |
Caeleb Dressel (CAC) – 49.28 **WR**
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| 2 | Zach Apple (DCT) – 45.74 | Tom Shields (LAC) – 1:48.66 | Ryan Murphy (LAC) – 49.29 |
Marcin Cieslak (CAC) – 51.14
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| 3 | Maxime Rooney (LAC) – 45.86 | Eddie Wang (CAC) – 1:49.89 | Guilherme Guido (LON) – 49.40 |
Vladimir Morozov (TOK) – 51.46
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| 4 | Florent Manaudou (ENS) – 45.92 | Vini Lanza (LON) – 1:50.64 | Coleman Stewart (CAC) – 49.62 |
Florent Manaudou (ENS) – 51.49
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| 5 | Alessandro Miressi (AQC) – 46.03 | Tomoru Honda (TOK) – 1:51.03 | Robert Glinta (IRO) – 49.64 |
Michael Andrew (NYB) – 51.64
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Session 5
| 200 free | 50 fly | 100 breast | |
| 1 | Duncan Scott (LON) – 1:40.25 | Nicholas Santos (IRO) – 21.78 |
Adam Peaty (LON) – 55.41 **WR**
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| 2 | Townley Haas (CAC) – 1:40.49 | Szebaztian Szabo (AQC) – 21.86 |
Ilya Shymanovich (ENS) – 55.49
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| 3 | Danas Rapsys (ENS) – 1:41.23 | Caeleb Dressel (CAC) – 22.04 |
Emre Sakci (IRO) – 55.74
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| 4 | Katsuhiro Matsumoto (TOK) – 1:41.77 | Takeshi Kawamoto (TOK) – 22.28 |
Yasuhiro Koseki (TOK) – 56.11
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| 5 | Andrew Seliskar (LAC) – 1:41.91 | Tom Shields (LAC) – 22.32 | Nic Fink (CAC) – 56.16 |
Session 6
| 400 IM | |
| 1 |
Duncan Scott (LON) – 3:59.83
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| 2 |
Kosuke Hagino (TOK) – 4:01.41
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| 3 |
Andrew Seliskar (LAC) – 4:02.42
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| 4 |
Tom Dean (LON) – 4:02.53
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| 5 |
Max Litchfield (ENS) – 4:03.07
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Mixed Relay
| 4×100 free relay | |
| 1 | ENS – 3:14.21 |
| 2 | CAC – 3:14.72 |
| 3 | LON – 3:15.17 |
| 4 | LAC – 3:15.62 |
| 5 | DCT – 3:17.60 |
| 6 | TOR – 3:18.38 |
| 7 | AQC – 3:18.85 |
| 8 | IRO – 3:19.09 |
| 9 | NYB – 3:19.28 |
| 10 | TOK – 3:19.55 |
Dressel is almost hilariously dominant. The margin between his time and the second place time in the 50 free is larger than most of the margins in the 200s.
I saw that swim when Kolesnikov broke the 100 back world record. Amazing swim, and hard to believe that he isn’t in the top 5 of either the 50 or the 200 back. Are they drug testing at the ISL?
Energy didn’t swim him in the 50 instead saving him for the more important medley relay (where he broke the WR).
It’s always Rylov and Grevers in 50 back for Energy. I can’t remember Kolesnikov swim any 50 this season except in the first match.
He never swam the 50 and Kolesnikov isn’t a 200 swimmers. Just like it’s not suspicious that Grevers was never top 5 in 200 back even though he was Olympic champion in the 100, it’s not suspicious that Kolesnikov isn’t super high-ranked in the 200.
The frog kings would be in the final with seto
Flickinger went under 2:04 in 200 fly.
Kirill Prigoda went 25.49 in the girst round of skins in the final. That would put him in 4th 🙂
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