Ryan Murphy on 1st ISL Meet: “I was pretty nervous yesterday” (Video)
LA Current swimmer Ryan Murphy was 2nd in the 100 back and won the 200 back in his ISL debut this weekend in Lewisville, Texas.
Ranomi Kromowidjojo Gives Full Play-by-Play of Skins Races
Kromowidjojo really proved herself a massive sprint factor here, winning a brutal three-round showdown with no ‘easy’ rounds compared to the field
Chalmers on ISL: “The best swimming competition I’ve ever probably experienced”
Kyle Chalmers had a wicked back half to surge past Morozov over the final few strokes, and take the win, 46.22 to 46.29.
Katinka Confident Iron will be better in Budapest (Video)
Team Iron moves into the lead with a big 1-2 finish by Katinka Hosszu and Zsuzsanna Jakabos in the 400 IM. Hosszu led the whole way, as you might expect
Vlad Morozov is on his 7th or 8th Weekend in a row of Racing (Video)
Morozov is a great ISL swimmer – he can sprint a lot of things very, very well, and Iron fill a breaststroke need with a win from the versatile sprinter
Michael Andrew Compares ISL and FINA Events (Video)
After swimming 5 events in “typical Andrew fashion”, Michael broke down what the differences were between a FINA event and todays ISL match
Cate Campbell Excited for Skins Showdown (Video)
Not nearly as close in the women’s event, as Cate Campbell, swimming in lane 2, beat Ranomi Kromowidjojo by nearly four-tenths of a second, 23.33 to 23.71
Nathan Adrian Previews What it will Take to win ISL 100 Free (Video)
Outside smoke reigned, as Vladimir Morozov and Kyle Chalmers, swimming in lanes 8 and 1, appeared to be the leaders the whole way. Adrian took 3rd
Blake Pieroni, Cory Chitwood Share Thoughts on New IU Coaching Staff (Video)
With the additions of Jonty Skinner from Alabama, Cory Chitwood from Arizona, Emily Eaton from Mizzou, and now John Long from Queens, the staff is set
Fish Out of Water, the SwimSwam Podcast, Episode 4: Ryan Held
Ryan Held, already an Olympic gold medalist, went next-level this summer at US Nationals.
Caeleb Dressel on Losing to Energy Standard by 2.5 pts: “It hurts” (Video)
Dressel earned MVP of the meet, but it wasn’t quite enough as the Condors fell to Energy Standard once again, this time by a painstaking 2.5 points
Fabio Scozzoli on ISL Teams Experiencing Italian Culture: “It’s like a disease”
We talked over the week about the Centurions needing to better press their breaststroke advantage, and a 2-3 here is much more in line with that
Cody Miller on DC Trident/Aqua Centurions Battle: “It’s a good rivalry” (Video)
Cody Miller comments on the budding rivalry of his DC Trident with Italy’s Aqua Centurions. The Trident narrowly bested the Centurions on their home turf
VIDEO INTERVIEW: Olivia Smoliga Is Going To Breathe Less In Skins Race
There’s not much time to breathe between 8 swims in two sessions – Olivia Smoliga’s Indy lineup. But the Condor says her Naples strategy is breathing less.
Lezak: ISL Athletes “have never been treated like professionals” (Video)
Now that the competition has concluded, team standings show two clear leaders in Energy Standard with 521 points and the Cali Condors with 425 points.
