Trojans Impress Through First Set Of ISL Matches
Nine Trojans took to the pool to compete during the first four matches of the International Swimming League's 2020 season in Budapest, posting several standout swims across the board.
Representing Team Iron, Trojan great Katinka Hosszu won the 200m fly (2:07.04) and 400m I.M. (4:30.52) during Match 2. Other top finishes for the Trojans included two individual wins by Vladimir Morozov (Tokyo Frog Kings) in the 50m free (20.98) and 100m I.M (51.46) during Match 3. Also during Match 3, NCAA Champion Louise Hansson dominated the 100m fly, posting a 56.45. Trojan All-American sprinter and NCAA relay champion Kasia Wasick (N.Y. Breakers) won the 50m free (23.43) while becoming the 7th-fastest woman ever in the event during Match 4 in the ISL bubble.
In addition to nine USC swimmers competing in the bubble, Trojan Olympic gold medalist and NCAA champions Lenny Krayzelburg (L.A. Current) and Kaitlin Sandeno (D.C. Trident) are general managers while former head coach Dave Salo (Tokyo Frog Kings) and his former assistant and Trojan All-American Jeff Julian (Cali Condors) serve as head coaches.
Action continues Oct. 30 in the bubble with Match 5 where the London Roar, D.C. Trident, L.A. Current and Tokyo Frog Kings will take to the pool.
Top individual finishes from the Trojans through four matches are as follows:
Match 1 (Oct 16 & 17): Cali Condors, Energy Standard, L.A. Current, N.Y. breakers
Kendyl Stewart (L.A. Current) – sixth in the 100m back (58.00), seventh in the 100m Butterfly (57.83) and eighth in the 50m fly (26.01)
Dylan Carter (L.A. Current) – fourth in the 50m back (23.90), sixth in the 100m back (51.28)
Match 2 (Oct. 18 & 19): London Roar, D.C. Trident, Aqua Centurions, Team Iron
Katinka Hosszu (Team Iron) – first in the 200m fly (2:07.04), first in the 400m I.M. (4:30.52), third in the 200m I.M (2:07.74), fourth in the 100m I.M (1:00.17), fifth in the 200m back (2:06.86)
Match 3 (Oct. 24 & 25): Aqua Centurions, L.A. Current, Tokyo Frog Kings, Toronto Titans
Kendyl Stewart (L.A. Current) – sixth in the 100m fly (57.68), seventh in the 100m back (59.20)
Dylan Carter (L.A. Current) – fourth in the 100m back (50.85), seventh in the 50m free (21.42)
Louise Hansson (Toronto Titans) – first in the 100m fly (56.45), sixth in the 100m I.M. (59.20), third in the 50m fly (25.64)
Vladimir Morozov (Tokyo Frog Kings) – first in the 50m free (20.98), first in the 100m I.M (51.46)
Cristian Quintero (Tokyo Frog Kings) - sixth in the 100m free (47.68), fifth in the 200m free (1:43.66), seventh in the 400m free (3:46.03)
Match 4 (Oct. 26 & 27): Cali Condors, D.C. Trident, Team Iron, N.Y. Breakers
Haley Anderson (Cali Condors) – second in thee 400m free (3:59.84), eighth in the 200m fly (2:10.99), eighth in the 400m I.M (4:41.16)
Katinka Hosszu (Team Iron) – third in the 200m fly (2:06.31), fourth in the 400m I.M. (4.32.66), fifth in the 100m I.M (59.36), sixth in the 200m I.M. (2:09.13)
Kasia Wasick (N.Y. Breakers) – first 50m free (23.43), second in the 100m free (52.22)
About the ISL Season:
The six weeks of competition will feature 10 teams from North America, Europe and Asia, all loaded with the world's elite swimmers. All matches will take place at the Duna Arena in Budapest, Hungary.
The schedule was designed to produce six weeks of world-class competition while ensuring the health and safety of all those involved in the staging of the event during the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting with 10 group stage matches, the event will then move into two semi-finals before culminating in the final on 21 and 22 November. The decision to stage the final in the same location was to ensure the ongoing safety of the teams and to reduce the need to travel in these uncertain times.
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