The International Swimming League’s US derby in College Park was really a tale of two matches: there was the race for first between state rivals LA Current and Cali Condors, and then there was the battle for third between the DC Trident and NY Breakers.
The Condors were out ahead of the Current for most of the match, but a late push by LA – outscoring Cali by 34 points over the last three events – gave them the victory.
As for the other two clubs, they traded third place throughout the match, but the Trident took over the spot midway through Day 2 and never surrendered it, handing the Breakers a third straight fourth-place finish.
Below you can find the amount of points the clubs scored in each event, with their running total in brackets.
Scoring Progression – Day 1
*club lost points due to missing the minimum time standard or a disqualification
| Event | LA Current | Cali Condors | DC Trident | NY Breakers |
| W 100 FLY | 12 (12) | 12 (12) | 3 (3) | 10 (10) |
| M 100 FLY | 10 (22) | 11 (23) | 9 (12) | 7 (17) |
| W 50 BR | 8 (30) | 16 (39) | 7 (19) | 6 (23) |
| M 50 BR | 12 (42) | 6 (45) | 12 (31) | 7 (30) |
| W 400 IM | 11 (53) | 15 (60) | 8 (39) | 3 (33) |
| M 400 IM | 16 (69) | 7 (67) | 7 (46) | 7 (40) |
| W 4×100 FR | 18 (87) | 26 (93) | 14 (60) | 16 (56) |
| M 200 BK | 5 (92) | 16 (109) | 5 (65) | 11 (67) |
| W 200 BK | 16 (108) | 8 (117) | 6 (71) | 7 (74) |
| M 50 FR | 11 (119) | 11 (128) | 5 (76) | 10 (84) |
| W 50 FR | 13 (132) | 11 (139) | 3 (79) | 10 (94) |
| M 4×100 MR | 16* (148) | 18 (157) | 22 (101) | 12* (106) |
| W 200 FR | 3 (151) | 11.5 (168.5) | 13 (114) | 9.5 (115.5) |
| M 200 FR | 16 (167) | 5 (173.5) | 5 (119) | 11 (126.5) |
| W 50 BK | 16 (183) | 10 (183.5) | 5 (124) | 5* (131.5) |
| M 50 BK | 7* (190) | 5* (188.5) | 11 (135) | 11 (142.5) |
| W 200 BR | 7 (197) | 16 (204.5) | 4 (139) | 10 (152.5) |
| M 200 BR | 11 (208) | 6 (210.5) | 12 (151) | 7* (159.5) |
| M 4×100 FR | 26 (234) | 24 (234.5) | 14 (165) | 8* (167.5) |
Scoring Progression – Day 2
| Event | LA Current | Cali Condors | DC Trident | NY Breakers |
| W 100 FR | 10 (244) | 9 (243.5) | 9 (174) | 9 (176.5) |
| M 100 FR | 11 (255) | 16 (259.5) | 6 (180) | 4 (180.5) |
| W 100 BR | 9 (264) | 14 (273.5) | 5 (185) | 9 (189.5) |
| M 100 BR | 13 (277) | 6 (279.5) | 12 (197) | 6 (195.5) |
| W 400 FR | 10 (287) | 15 (294.5) | 5 (202) | 7 (202.5) |
| M 400 FR | 5 (292) | 12 (306.5) | 15 (217) | 5 (207.5) |
| W 4×100 MR | 18 (310) | 30 (336.5) | 10 (227) | 16 (223.5) |
| M 200 IM | 13 (323) | 8 (344.5) | 13 (240) | 3 (226.5) |
| W 200 IM | 11 (334) | 16 (360.5) | 3 (243) | 7 (233.5) |
| M 50 FLY | 12 (346) | 12 (372.5) | 4* (247) | 8 (241.5) |
| W 50 FLY | 15 (361) | 12 (384.5) | 2* (249) | 7 (248.5) |
| M 100 BK | 16 (377) | 8 (392.5) | 8 (257) | 5 (253.5) |
| W 100 BK | 12 (389) | 15 (407.5) | 6.5 (263.5) | 3.5 (257) |
| Mixed 4×100 FR | 22 (411) | 24 (431.5) | 12 (275.5) | 16* (273) |
| W 200 FLY | 6* (417) | 14 (445.5) | 9 (284.5) | 7 (280) |
| M 200 FLY | 16 (433) | 3 (448.5) | 11 (295.5) | 7 (287) |
| W SKINS | 31 (464) | 11 (459.5) | 24 (319.5) | 14 (301) |
| M SKINS | 31 (495) | 30 (489.5) | 3 (322.5) | 16 (317) |
How close the two team battles were throughout the match is highlighted in the graph below.
The Condors opened up a gap on the Current midway through Day 2, and were up by 28.5 heading into the men’s 200 fly. A 1-2 from LA’s Tom Shields and Chase Kalisz gave them some momentum going into the skins, and then standout performances from Beryl Gastaldello, Michael Chadwick and Ryan Held in that event were what carried them to victory.
The difference-maker between DC and NY came around the same time, as the Trident outscored the Breakers 44-28 from both 200 fly events and the women’s skins.
Stoke-by-Stroke Breakdown
Below is the number of points each club scored in the four respective strokes, along with the individual medley events, the relays, and the skins.
| Stroke | LA Current | Cali Condors | DC Trident | NY Breakers |
| Freestyle | 79 | 90.5 | 61 | 65.5 |
| Backstroke | 72 | 62 | 41.5 | 42.5 |
| Breaststroke | 60 | 64 | 52 | 45 |
| Butterfly | 71 | 64 | 38 | 46 |
| Individual Medley | 51 | 46 | 31 | 20 |
| Relays | 100 | 122 | 72 | 68 |
| Skins | 62 | 41 | 27 | 30 |
The Cali Condors were dominant in the relays, outscoring the next-highest club by 22, and were also the best on freestyle. However, the consistency from the Current across all of the events was their key to victory, along with their 21-point advantage in the skins.
The Trident and Breakers were very close in all of the events, but in the end it was the individual medley, which only consists of two races, that sunk NY as they only managed to put 20 on the board compared to DC’s 31. In such a close battle, every point counts, so it also didn’t help that the Breakers had five events where they lost points for missing the minimum time standard when DC only had two.
About the ISL: The International Swimming League is a global professional swimming competition launching in 2019 with teams in both Europe (Italy-based Aqua Centurions, France-based Energy Standard, Hungary-based Iron, and London Roar) and the United States (Cali Condors, DC Trident, LA Current, NY Breakers). The inaugural season will include matches in Indianapolis IN, Naples ITA, Lewisville TX, Budapest HUN, College Park MD, London GBR, and the championship finale at the 12,000-seat Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, NV. The ISL aims to create groundbreaking projects, in both form and content, exploring the full potential of competitive swimming while securing sustainable commercial growth in the sport.
Key Dates:
5-6 October 2019 – IU Natatorium, Indianapolis, USA
12-13 October 2019 – Aquatic Swimming Complex, Naples, Italy
19-20 October 2019 – The LISD Westside Aquatic Center, Lewisville, Texas, USA
26-27 October 2019 – Duna Area, Budapest, Hungary
16-17 November 2019 – Natatorium at the Eppley Recreation Center, Maryland, USA
23-24 November 2019 – London Aquatic Centre, Great Britain
20-21 December 2019 – Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, USA
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Media Contact: James Mulligan ([email protected])
International Swimming League Ltd
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