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The International Swimming League (ISL) wanted to give the sport a season and something to look forward do in a pandemic-laden year of 2020. As a result, the ISL season went into a bubble in Budapest in a new format and saw fast swimming and healthy athletes. The ISL released a statement about the p...

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...

The Week That Was sponsored by Suitmate. This week, we learned that 10-time Olympic medalist Katie Ledecky will move her training base to Gainesville, Florida, and she will serve as a volunteer assistant coach for the swim teams as she prepares for the 2024 Olympic cycle while training with coaches ...

The U.S. District Court in San Francisco has decided in favour of World Aquatics in two separate lawsuits filed by the International Swimming League and a trio of elite swimmers in 2018. The ISL sued the global federation then known as FINA for anti-competitive conduct while American pair Tom Shield...

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...

The DC Trident of the International Swimming League (ISL) announced its roster during a league press conference on Tuesday. General Manager Kaitlin Sandeno has plenty of talent on her roster, led by Katie Ledecky. “Of course, I am absolutely thrilled to have Katie Ledecky on the DC Trident roster, n...

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...

Bernie Guenther Bringing Passion for Pool to ISL Broadcast Booth There is a voice on the International Swimming League telecasts that exudes passion, an undeniable fondness for the sport. And, no, we’re not talking about what emanates from three-time Olympic champion and longtime analyst Rowdy Gaine...

Sarah Sjostrom has already spent 12 years at the top of her sport and ominously for her rivals, the Olympic 100 fly champion believes focusing on the 50m sprints will extend her career for some time yet. The Swede made her first trip to the international podium at the 2008 European Championships in ...

Since the International Swimming League (ISL) announced its inception, there have been questions about feasibility, money, logistics and long-term success. These are natural questions for a new league on the upstart, and answers are starting to form. One thing that has never been in question is ho.....

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...

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...

Words fail for what Caeleb Dressel did in the 100 individual medley in ISL Semifinal 2 Monday. About the time that Dressel hit the 50-meter wall, the other seven swimmers – all elite, mind you – a body length back, you got the sense that something special was in store. When Dressel hit the wall and ...

The London Roar of the International Swimming League (ISL) were decimated by Swimming Australia's decision to withdraw its swimmers from the ISL over concerns of traveling overseas during the COVID-19 global pandemic. The Roar had a large contingent of Australian athletes on its roster including Cat...

Daiya Seto Sets First League World Record Among Men International Swimming League Final, Mandalay Bay Resort, Las Vegas The first five races of the first Final Match in International Swimming League Pro-Team history saw Cali Condors' aces soar to a High Five in five. Then came the first Japanese and...

Federica Pellegrini will bring the curtain down on a career that has brought Olympic, world and European titles at Season 3 of the International Swimming League which starts in Naples, Italy, in August. The Italian will compete in her fifth Olympics next month in Tokyo, 17 years after her debut at A...

The London Roar of the International Swimming League (ISL) has announced that Melanie Marshall will be its first head coach. The ISL is scheduled to begin competition in its first season in the fall with eight teams. The team announced the move on an Instagram post: “We’re delighted to announce Mela...

Watch Caeleb Dressel Shatter World Record in 100 Individual Medley (Video) As part of a three-record day for the Cali Condors in their International Swimming League triumph in the semifinal round of the postseason, Caeleb Dressel destroyed the short-course world standard in the 100-meter individual ...

Great Britain's Adam Peaty has been very vocal about his support for the International Swim League (ISL), even with the likes of FINA, the world governing body of the sport of swimming, threatening to ban him and other athletes who decided to take part in a non-sanctioned event. But according to BBC...

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...