WATCH: Day 1 Race Videos from 2019 ISL European Derby

2019 INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING LEAGUE – EUROPEAN DERBY

• Saturday, November 23 – Sunday, November 24, 2019
• 5:00-7:00 PM Local Time (12:00 noon – 2:00 PM, U.S. Eastern Time)
• London Aquatics Centre – London, England
• Short Course Meters (SCM) format
• European franchises: Aqua Centurions, Energy Standard, Iron, London Roar
• Start Lists
• Day 1 Complete Results (with Corrected MVP Standings)

Another meet meant more near-best times for Australian swimmer Minna Atherton, competing this weekend for the host London Roar at the European derby of the International Swimming League.

Atherton swam a 1:59.25, which is just .02 seconds away from Katinka Hosszu‘s World Record in the event. At her last meet in Budapest, Atherton broke the World Record in the 100 back.

• Read more about Atherton’s Australian and Commonwealth Records in the 200 back.

Video of this race, and select others, from day 1 of the European derby are now available. Check them out below:

Women’s 100 Back – Minna Atherton – London Roar – 1:59.25 – Near Miss on the World Record

Women’s 100 Fly – Emma McKeon – London Roar – 55.95 – Emma McKeon starts her day with an upset over Sarah Sjostrom.

Men’s 100 Fly – Chad le Clos – Energy Standard – 49.34 – Chad le Clos remains unbeaten this season in the 100 fly

Men’s 50 Breast – Fabio Scozzoli – Aqua Centurions – 25.62 – Scozzoli ties European Record as Adam Peaty finishes 4th

Women’s 400 IM – Katinka Hosszu – Iron – 4:25.24 – Katinka Hosszu remains unbeaten in the 400 IM and picks up her 8th ISL event win of the season

Men’s 50 Free – Florent Manaudou – Energy Standard – 20.57 – Florent Manaudou holds off Vlad Morozov in battle of sprint titans

Women’s 400 Medley Relay – Energy Standard – 3:26.55 – with a trio of 41-second splits, the Energy Standard women cruise to another 400 free relay win

Women’s 50 Free – Cate Campbell – London Roar – 23.48 – Cate Campbell becomes the first swimmer this season to beat Sarah Sjostrom in a 50 free

Women’s 50 Back – Minna Atherton – London Roar – 26.05 – Atherton wins again, though not as fast as Budapest

Men’s 50 Back – Guilherme Guido – London Roar – 22.82 – Guilherme Guido continues in role as unlikely hero for the London Roar

Women’s 200 Free – Kayla Sanchez – Energy Standard – 1:52.72 – Kayla Sanchez‘s coming out party is in London, as she wins the women’s 200 free by half-a-second