The International Swimming League has published recordings of the first swimming draft, which occurred from June 29-30. Throughout the two day draft, the ISL’s 10 teams picked swimmers from a pool of athletes who were not retained by their original teams and from a strong group of ISL rookies. Most teams were represented by either their GM or their head coach throughout the process.
Day 1 of the draft was slightly less exciting than the second day, as teams focused on announcing their retained swimmers from previous seasons of the league. In addition, teams selected rookie swimmers to add to their rosters, going through the draft order.
ISL Draft Order
| OVERALL PICK | ROUND | PICK | TEAM | PICK |
| 1 | R | R.01 | Aqua Centurions |
Arno Kamminga, BR, NED
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| 2 | R | R.02 | DC Trident |
Ryan Hoffer, FR/FL, USA
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| 3 | R | R.03 | NY Breakers |
Matt Temple, FL/FR, AUS
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| 4 | R | R.04 | Toronto Titans |
Kasia Wasick, FR, POL
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| 5 | R | R.05 | Tokyo Frog Kings |
Paige Madden, DFR, USA
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| 6 | R | R.06 | Iron |
Barbora Seemanova, FR, CZE
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| 7 | R | R.07 | LA Current |
Martin Malyutin, FR, RUS
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| 8 | R | R.08 | London Roar |
Kenzo Simons, FR, NED
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| 9 | R | R.09 | Energy Standard |
Evgenia Chikunova, BR, RUS
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| 10 | R | R.10 | Cali Condors |
Maaike de Waard, BK/FL, NED
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| 11 | 1 | 1.01 | Aqua Centurions |
Maria Kameneva, BK/FR, RUS
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| 12 | 1 | 1.02 | DC Trident |
Anna Hopkin, FR, GBR
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| 13 | 2 | 2.01 | Aqua Centurions |
Kathleen Dawson, BK, GBR
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| 14 | 2 | 2.02 | DC Trident |
Maria Temnikova, BR, RUS
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| 15 | 2 | 2.03 | NY Breakers |
David Popovici, FR, ROU
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| 16 | 2 | 2.04 | Toronto Titans |
Chelsea Hodges, BR, AUS
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| 17 | 3 | 3.01 | Aqua Centurions |
Chase Kalisz, IM, USA
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| 18 | 3 | 3.02 | DC Trident |
Andreas Vazaios, IM, GRE
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| 19 | 3 | 3.03 | NY Breakers |
Mewen Tomac, BK, FRA
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| 20 | 3 | 3.04 | Toronto Titans |
Max Litchfield, IM, GBR
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| 21 | 3 | 3.05 | Tokyo Frog Kings |
Cassie Wild, BK, GBR
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| 22 | 3 | 3.06 | Iron |
Mikhail Vekovishchev, FL/FR, RUS
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| 23 | 4 | 4.01 | Aqua Centurions |
Holly Hibbott, DFR, GBR
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| 24 | 4 | 4.02 | DC Trident |
Ali DeLoof, BK, USA
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| 25 | 4 | 4.03 | NY Breakers |
Maxime Grousset, FR/FL, FRA**
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| 26 | 4 | 4.04 | Toronto Titans |
Marius Kusch, FL/FR, GER
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| 27 | 4 | 4.05 | Tokyo Frog Kings |
Grigory Tarasevich, BK, RUS
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| 28 | 4 | 4.06 | Iron |
Ingeborg Loyning, BK, NOR
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| 29 | 4 | 4.07 | LA Current |
Sara Franceschi, IM, ITA
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| 30 | 4 | 4.08 | London Roar |
Vini Lanza, FL, BRA
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| 31 | 5 | 5.01 | Aqua Centurions |
Fantine Lesaffre, IM, FRA
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| 32 | 5 | 5.02 | DC Trident |
Zsuzsanna Jakabos, IM, HUN
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| 33 | 5 | 5.03 | NY Breakers |
Lucy Hope, FR, GBR
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| 34 | 5 | 5.04 | Toronto Titans |
Luc Kroon, FR, NED
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| 35 | 5 | 5.05 | Tokyo Frog Kings |
Nandor Nemeth, FR, HUN
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| 36 | 5 | 5.06 | Iron |
Jenna Strauch, BR, AUS
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| 37 | 5 | 5.07 | LA Current |
Will Licon, BR, USA
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| 38 | 5 | 5.08 | London Roar |
Dylan Carter, FL/FR, TTO
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| 39 | 5 | 5.09 | Energy Standard |
Viktoria Gunes, BR, TUR
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| 40 | 5 | 5.1 | Cali Condors |
Brodie Williams, IM/BK, GBR
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| 41 | 6 | 6.01 | Aqua Centurions |
Holly Barratt, FR/BK, AUS
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| 42 | 6 | 6.02 | DC Trident |
Farida Osman, FL, EGY
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| 43 | 6 | 6.03 | NY Breakers |
Jakub Majerski, FL, POL
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| 44 | 6 | 6.04 | Toronto Titans |
Fabian Schwingenschloegl, BR, GER
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| 45 | 6 | 6.05 | Tokyo Frog Kings |
Mallory Comerford, FR, USA
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| 46 | 6 | 6.06 | Iron |
Bernhard Reitshammer, IM, AUT
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| 47 | 6 | 6.07 | LA Current |
Valentin Dumont, FR, BEL
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| 48 | 6 | 6.08 | London Roar |
Christian Diener, BK, GER
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| 49 | 6 | 6.09 | Energy Standard |
Max Stupin, IM, RUS
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| 50 | 6 | 6.1 | Cali Condors |
Oleg Kostin, FL, RUS
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| 51 | 7 | 7.01 | Aqua Centurions |
Radoslaw Kawecki, BK, POL
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| 52 | 7 | 7.02 | DC Trident |
Aleksandr Shchegolev, FR, RUS
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| 53 | 7 | 7.03 | NY Breakers |
Marrit Steenbergen, FR/IM, NED
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| 54 | 7 | 7.04 | Toronto Titans |
Grigori Pekarski, FL, BLR
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| 55 | 7 | 7.05 | Tokyo Frog Kings |
Ivan Girev, FR, RUS
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| 56 | 7 | 7.06 | Iron |
Matt Richards, FR, GBR
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| 57 | 7 | 7.07 | LA Current |
Abrahm DeVine, IM, USA
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| 58 | 7 | 7.08 | London Roar |
Ross Murdoch, BR, GBR
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| 59 | 7 | 7.09 | Energy Standard |
Felipe Lima, BR, BRA
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| 60 | 7 | 7.1 | Cali Condors |
Aleksandr Krasnykh, FR, RUS
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| 61 | 8 | 8.01 | Aqua Centurions |
Rika Omoto, IM, JPN
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| 62 | 8 | 8.02 | DC Trident |
Felipe Silva, BR, BRA
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| 63 | 8 | 8.03 | NY Breakers |
Daryna Zevina, BK, UKR
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| 64 | 8 | 8.04 | Toronto Titans |
Laura Stephens, FL, GBR
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| 65 | 8 | 8.05 | Tokyo Frog Kings |
Bowe Becker, FR, USA
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| 66 | 8 | 8.06 | Iron |
Costanza Cocconcelli, IM/BK, ITA
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| 67 | 8 | 8.07 | LA Current |
Alina Zmushka, BR, IRO
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| 68 | 8 | 8.08 | London Roar |
Teppei Morimoto, FL, JPN
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| 69 | 8 | 8.09 | Energy Standard |
Charlie Swanson, IM, USA
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| 70 | 8 | 8.1 | Cali Condors |
Leonie Kullman, DFR, GER
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| 71 | 9 | 9.01 | Aqua Centurions |
Ilia Borodin, IM, RUS
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| 72 | 9 | 9.02 | DC Trident |
Tatiana Belonogoff, BR, RUS
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| 73 | 9 | 9.03 | NY Breakers |
Cornelia Fiedkiewicz, IM, POL
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| 74 | 9 | 9.04 | Toronto Titans |
Aimee Willmott, IM, GBR**
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| 75 | 9 | 9.05 | Tokyo Frog Kings |
Aly Tetzloff, FR, USA
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| 76 | 9 | 9.06 | Iron |
Andrej Barna, FR, SRB
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| 77 | 9 | 9.07 | LA Current |
Matt Wilson, BR, AUS
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| 78 | 9 | 9.08 | London Roar |
Ilaria Bianchi, FL, ITA
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| 79 | 9 | 9.09 | Energy Standard |
Boglarka Kapas, FL, HUN
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| 80 | 9 | 9.1 | Cali Condors |
Emily Escobedo, BR, USA
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| 81 | 10 | 10.01 | Aqua Centurions |
Matteo Ciampi, DFR, ITA
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| 82 | 10 | 10.02 | DC Trident |
Sergey Shevtsov, FL, UKR
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| 83 | 10 | 10.03 | NY Breakers |
—forfeited pick— (M.Metella not registered with the league)
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| 84 | 10 | 10.04 | Toronto Titans |
Brent Hayden, FR, CAN
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| 85 | 10 | 10.05 | Tokyo Frog Kings |
–forfeited pick– (S.Vasey already drafted)
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| 86 | 10 | 10.06 | Iron |
Africa Zamorano, IM/BK, ESP
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| 87 | 10 | 10.07 | LA Current |
Anna Ntountounaki, FL, GRE
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| 88 | 10 | 10.08 | London Roar |
Andi Murez, FR, USA
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| 89 | 10 | 10.09 | Energy Standard |
Etiene Medeiros, BK, BRA
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| 90 | 10 | 10.1 | Cali Condors |
Jesse Puts, FR, NED
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| 91 | 11 | 11.01 | NY Breakers |
Philip Heintz, IM, GER
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| 92 | 11 | 11.02 | Toronto Titans |
Summer McIntosh, IM, CAN
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| 93 | 11 | 11.03 | Tokyo Frog Kings |
Noe Ponti, FL, SUI*
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| 94 | 11 | 11.04 | Iron |
Kirill Strelnikov, BR, RUS
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| 95 | 11 | 11.05 | LA Current |
Bronte Campell, FR, AUS
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| 96 | 11 | 11.06 | London Roar |
Zac Incerti, FR, AUS
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| 97 | 11 | 11.07 | Energy Standard |
Helena Rosendahl Bach, DEN
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| 98 | 11 | 11.08 | Cali Condors |
Mark Szaranek, IM, GBR
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| 99 | 12 | 12.01 | Tokyo Frog Kings |
Alessandro Pinzuti, BR, ITA
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| 100 | 12 | 12.02 | Iron |
Lukas Maertens, DFR, GER
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| 101 | 12 | 12.03 | LA Current |
Breno Correia, FR, BRA
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| 102 | 12 | 12.04 | London Roar |
Katsumi Nakamura, FR, JPN
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| 103 | 12 | 12.05 | Energy Standard |
James Guy, FR/FL, GBR
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| 104 | 12 | 12.06 | Cali Condors |
Sherridon Dressel, BK, USA
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| 105 | 13 | 13.01 | LA Current |
Javier Acevedo, BK, CAN
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| 106 | 13 | 13.02 | London Roar |
Jenna Laukkanen, BR, FIN
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| 107 | 13 | 13.03 | Energy Standard |
Marco de Tullio, DFR, ITA
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| 108 | 13 | 13.04 | Cali Condors |
Khader Baqlah, FR, JOR
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| 109 | 14 | 14.01 | Energy Standard |
Clement Mignon, FR, FRA
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| 110 | 14 | 14.02 | Cali Condors |
Kevin Cordes, BR, USA
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Day 1 Draft Video
On day 2, things got slightly more intense with 60 seconds-ish for each team to make their picks and some complications along the way. The first “mis-pick” of the draft occurred in round 4 as the New York Breakers selected Maxime Grousset, who was later confirmed to not be participating in the ISL this season. However, nobody was notified of the mistake until the draft was completed, causing New York to lose their pick.
Later, there was another mis-pick in round 8, when Tokyo Frog King’s GM Dave Salo tried to take breaststroker Eveniga Chikunova, who had already been selected by Energy Standard. Salo was able to retain the pick and used it on freestyle sprinter Bowe Becker instead. However, Salo hit another wall when he selected Sarah Vassey in the 10th round, even though she was already on the New York Breakers roster. As a result of the incident, Salo lost the pick.
In round 11, Salo was heard criticizing the league’s organizers for the lost pick. He then proceeded to select Anastasia Gorbenko, another swimmer who had already been selected in the draft. Salo quickly switched to select Noe Ponti, who was later announced to be swimming for NC State University in the United States instead of the professional league ISL.
The Breakers also lost a pick when they attempted to draft Mehdy Metella, who was not registered for the league.
Day 2 Draft Video (Beginning in Round 11)
Can’t wait for the new season! Hopefully some new fans follow over after the Olympic bump.
Such a mess, especially starting at 1:25,00! Hurts to see