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The Swim League Editorial Great lights, logos, suits and setting; fine racing. None of that is enough. It's early days. Even so, let's be clear: given all the potential of the International Swimming League to transform the sport and the lives, lifestyles and livelihoods of athletes and other players...

How Much Longer Will the International Swimming League (ISL) Last? When Russian-Ukrainian businessman and billionaire Konstantin Grigorishin announced the creation of the first-ever swimming league, fans of the sport were extremely excited. The league meant more opportunities for athletes beyond the...

When Kaitlin Sandeno was announced as general manager of the DC Trident in the upstart International Swimming League (ISL), it was groundbreaking. Not just because there is a new professional swimming league in the United States, but because Sandeno is one of the first American female general manage...

Nicholas Santos cracked a smile after he hit the wall first in the 50-meter butterfly during the fourth match of the International Swimming League season. It wasn’t just because of his win in the event, which took Team Iron into second place to stay in the match, scoring big points over the New York...

Matt Biondi, Olympic legend of Seoul 1988, has been appointed Director of what was referred to as a type of athletes' union but will be known as the International Swimmers' Alliance by world-class swimmers determined to make the coming year one of 2020 vision on rights and the voice they feel they h...

Australian Olympic gold medalist Emily Seebohm revealed a two-year battle with an eating disorder in an Instagram post Friday, beginning 2021 with a pledge, “to be braver for myself.” Seebohm’s post shared her struggles with binging, purging and meal skipping. She discussed her dissatisfaction with ...

Caeleb Dressel Perfectly Positioned to Surge Into the Olympic Year Some things will change for Caeleb Dressel in the coming days. After six weeks in the Budapest Bubble, he will return to the United States and his home base in Florida. The weekly meets he has become accustomed to during the Internat...

Some may be down in the dumps these days, but two U.S. National Team swimmers are doing more than taking the news sitting down. Jacob Pebley and Michael Chadwick Wednesday joined Squatty Potty – yes, the thing you're thinking of  – as its first athlete ambassadors, to represent the product at intern...

Should Swimming Have a Longer Offseason? Taking time off is a foreign concept for swimmers. The sport is known to have no real offseason, except for a two-week break after the typical early-August championship meet.  With the coronavirus pandemic causing a months-long worldwide lockdown, swimmers go...

By Mark McCluskey, Swimming World Intern. With the FINA Short Course Swimming World Championships occurring right now, there has been a lot of buzz about the growing rivalry between FINA and the newly-created International Swimming League. Some star swimmers, such as Chad le Clos and Adam Peaty, hav...

ISL American Derby - Day Two The two American spots in the International Swimming League finale next month in Las Vegas are guaranteed, the L.A. Current and Cali Condors standing head and shoulders above their United States opposition, the D.C. Trident and New York Breakers. After holding their own ...

ISL Expansion Teams Toronto Titans, Tokyo Frog Kings Reveal Inaugural Rosters The success of the inaugural International Swimming League (ISL) season propelled the league to add two new teams for its second season, increasing its international reach into Canada and Japan. Wednesday’s kickoff press c...

Flashback: Michael Andrew as a 10-Year-Old in Swimming World Magazine These days, Michael Andrew ranks as one of the top athletes in the sport, a 2020 Olympian who capped the Tokyo Games by helping the United States to the gold medal in the 400-meter medley relay. First known for his record-breaking...

Flash! Caeleb Dressel Takes Down Second WR of Day With Standard in 50 Freestyle Furthering his identity as the world’s premier swimmer, Caeleb Dressel of the Cali Condors set his second world record of the opening day of the International Swimming League Grand Final when he covered the 50-meter free...

What's Next For the International Swimming League? The 2022 international swimming calendar has been extremely busy, and there are still a number of high-level competitions before the year draws to a close. The FINA World Cup starts in October and has three stops in Berlin, Toronto and Indianapolis....

The International Swimming League (ISL) has announced changes to the athlete status and prize money for the upcoming Season 4. The ISL said it has consulted with coaches, general managers and athletes on the changes. The biggest change is the status of swimmers as a Pro or a Semi-Pro. This will allo...

Daiya Seto had to contend with a headache and jet-lag but it mattered not a jot as the Japanese swimmer unleashed a thunderous 400IM world record on day one of the grand finale of the International Swimming League in Las Vegas. The 25-year-old marked his ISL debut with a time of 3mins 54.81secs to c...

Abbie Wood wasn't sure what to expect before she stepped into the Duna Arena for the first time in a little over three years in early October. Wood made her senior British debut at the 2017 World Championships in Budapest but it wasn't a memory to savour as she finished 20th in the 400IM, some way o...

International Swimming League Solidarity Program to pay swimmers first regular wage in their sport: 320 athletes to receive $1500 a month $11m set aside for wages, bonuses and prize money All 10 ISL teams, swimmers, coaches and support staff invited - at ISL expense - to 5-week solidarity camp in O...

There are very few distance world records that Katie Ledecky doesn’t hold. She almost reached one during Sunday’s second session of the International Swimming League (ISL) opening meet in Indianapolis. But even if she had reached it, there are questions of whether it would have counted. FINA, intern...