ISL REVEALS US TEAMS ROSTERS AHEAD OF THE ISL SEASON 2 COMPETITIONS IN BUDAPEST
Paris, September 24th 2020
As announced during the Season 2 launch press conference, the International Swim- ming League (ISL) has chosen to host its 2020 regular season and semi-finals in a single location with a condensed 5-week schedule from October 16, 2020. The world-renowned Duna Arena in Budapest, Hungary will serve as the venue, for the only major competition to feature the world’s best swimmers this year.
US teams, today unveiled their full rosters, set to compete in Budapest including DC Trident (Washington), LA Current (Los Angeles), Cali Condors (San Francisco) and New York Breakers (New York).
They will pride themselves having their performances live broadcasted in their home country on CBS Sports, following a multi-year media rights agreement to showcase ISL’s events across the network’s platforms. CBS Sports will present the entire 2020 ISL season of 13 events, 52 hours in total, live across various platforms.
Commenting on the announcement of the US teams rosters, Apostolos Tsagkarakis, ISL Technical Director declared: “This is going to be an amazing season for all four US-based teams. We are aware that the situation around the world in 2020 has been challenging at least, but we have been presented with an opportunity to change the world of sports. DC Trident is returning some of their athletes from Season 1 and having added athletes that are hungry for success, I am sure they will be more com- petitive than last year. LA Current, having participated in the Grand Final in Las Vegas last December, are only aiming for higher placing with a very strong group of athletes. Cali Condors came close to last year’s championship and with all of their women’s roster compiled by American swimmers, they will pride themselves to win as many event as possible; the European teams that finished above them last year, must be careful this time around. NY Breakers added a big name on the staff [Martin Truijens, Head Coach] and did a great job recruiting this year and I certain that they are aiming to win as many events as possible during the whole season.”
Next full teams Roster to be announced:
September 30, 2020: Toronto Titans, Team Iron, Energy Standard Paris
October 7, 2020: Aqua Centurions, London Roar, Tokyo Frog Kings The DC Trident is trained by Head Coach Cyndi Gallagher, led by general manager Kaitlin Sandeno and based in Washington DC.
MEN COUNTRY WOMEN COUNTRY
1. Andrew Loy USA Emma Barksdale USA
2. Conner McHugh USA Remedy Rule PHI
3. Matheus Santana BRA Ting Wen Quah SGP
4. Zach Apple USA Leah Gingrich USA
5. Zach Harting USA Kathrin Demler GER
6. Zane Grothe USA Miranda Tucker USA
7. Robert Howard USA Linnea Mack USA
8. Mark Nikolaev RUS Amy Bilquist USA
9. Mohamed Samy EGY Kylee Perry USA
10. Jacob Pebley USA Margo Geer USA
11. Velimir Stjepanovic SRB Lindsey Kozelsky USA
12. Meiron Cheruti ISR Bethany Galat USA
13. Giles Smith USA Ali Galyer NZL
14. Abrahm Devine USA Bailey Andison CAN
15. Ian Finnerty USA Madison Kennedy USA
16. Thomas Cope USA
STAFF COUNTRY POSITION
1. Kaitlin Sandeno Hogan USA General Manager
2. Cyndi Gallagher USA Head Coach
3. Brean Deters USA Team Manager
4. Robert Platt USA Assistant Coach
5. Susan Shaw Teeter USA Assistant Coach
6. Amy Murry USA Physical Therapist
7. Gale Iaboard USA Physical Therapist The LA Current is trained by Head Coach Dave Marshled, led by general manager Lenny Krayzelburg and based in Los Angeles. In 2019, LA Current beat state rival Cali Condors in the American derby in Washington DC, and they are definitely aiming to repeat such performance this year against them and also see how their team will stack against the stronger European teams.
MEN COUNTRY WOMEN COUNTRY
1. Dylan Carter TTO Abbey Weitzeil USA
2. Felipe Silva Franca BRA Andi Murez ISR
3. Fernando Scheffer BRA Beryl Gastaldello FRA
4. Kristian Gkolomeev GRE Katie Mclaughlin USA
5. Andrew Seliskar USA Kendyl Stewart USA
6. Santiago Grassi ARG Kierra Smith CAN
7. Tom Shields USA Madison Wilson AUS
8. Zane Waddell RSA Makayla Sargent USA
9. Josh Prenot USA Anastasia Gorbenko ISR
10. Jacob Heidtmann GER Julia Sebastian ARG
11. Tomoe Hvas NOR Alexandra Deloof USA
12. Will Licon USA Helena Gasson NZL
13. Ryan Murphy USA Alyssa Marsh USA
14. Maxime Rooney USA Aly Tetzloff USA
15. Marco Ferreira BRA Claire Rasmus USA
16. Apostolos Christou GRE
STAFF COUNTRY POSITION
1. Lenny Krayzelburg USA General Manager
2. David Marsh USA Head Coach
3. Benjamin Lee USA Team Manager
4. Jackson Roach USA Assistant Coach
5. Kimberly Brackin USA Assistant Coach
6. Shahob Mehr USA Assistant Coach
7. Brian Campbell USA Physical Therapist
8. Hilla Reuveny ISR Physical Therapist The Cali Condors is trained by Head Coach Jonty Skinner, led by general manager Jason Lezak and based in San Francisco. In 2019, during ISL’s season 1, one of Cali Condors major achievements was elite swimmer Caeleb Dressel winning the MVP award in 3 out of 4 matches including the Grand Final in Las Vegas and it’s definitely in their goals to beat Energy Standard and London Roar in regular season.
MEN COUNTRY WOMEN COUNTRY
1. Townley Haas USA Allison Schmitt USA
2. Tate Jackson USA Kelsi Dahlia USA
3. Kacper Majchrzak POL Molly Hannis USA
4. Radoslaw Kawecki POL Hali Flickinger USA
5. Mark Szaranek GBR Natalie Hinds USA
6. Tomas Peribonio ECU Olivia Smoliga USA
7. Justin Ress USA Melanie Margalis USA
8. Khader Baqlah JOR Lilly King USA
9. Coleman Stewart USA Veronica Burchill USA
10. Caeleb Dressel USA Meghan Small USA
11. Bowe Becker USA Erika Brown USA
12. Kevin Cordes USA Beata Nelson USA
13. Nic Fink USA Sherridon Dressel USA
14. Marcin Cieslak POL Lia Neal USA
15. Eddie Wang TPE Kelly Fertel USA
16. Gunnar Bentz USA Haley Anderson USA
STAFF COUNTRY POSITION
1. Jason Lezak USA General Manager
2. Jonty Skinner USA Head Coach
3. Tim Hochradel USA Team Manager
4. Allison Beebe USA Assistant Coach
5. Sean Schimmel USA Assistant Coach
6. Brian Shrader USA Assistant Coach
7. Wade Alberts USA Physical Therapist
8. Kai-Lun Hsiao TPE Physical Therapist The New York Breakers is trained by Head Coach Martin Truijens, led by general manager Tina Andrew and based in New York.
MEN COUNTRY WOMEN COUNTRY
1. Michael Andrew USA Kasia Wasick POL
2. Marco Koch GER Emily Escobedo USA
3. Chris Reid RSA Arina Surkova RUS
4. Brendon Smith AUS Jeanette Ottesen DEN
5. Brandon Almeida BRA Boglarka Kapas HUN
6. Felix Aubock AUT Sarah Vasey GBR
7. James Wilby GBR Signe Bro DEN
8. Adam Telegdy HUN Abbie Wood GBR
9. Joe Litchfield GBR Tevyn Waddell USA
10. Jan Switkowski POL Svetlana Chimrova RUS
11. Matthew Richards GBR Daria S. Ustinova RUS
12. Pieter Timmers BEL Ajna Kesely HUN
13. Damian Wierling GER Molly Renshaw GBR
14. Michal Poprawa POL Chloe Golding GBR
15. Lewis Clareburt NZL Alicja Tchorz POL
16. Jakub Skierka POL
17. Jacob Whittle GBR
STAFF COUNTRY POSITION
1. Tina Andrew USA General Manager
2. Martin Truijens NED Head Coach
3. Maike Wellmann GER Team Manager
4. Peter Andrew USA Assistant Coach
5. Don Wagner USA Assistant Coach
6. Mads Hansen DEN Assistant Coach
7. Julie Hjelm Jacobsen DEN Physical Therapist
8. Melanie Wiktoria Praesius DEN Physical Therapist
ABOUT THE ISL
The International Swimming League (ISL) is the world’s first professional team swimming league. Founded in 2019, the ISL consists of 10 global clubs with rosters stockpiled with the best female and male swimmers on the planet. Its unique competitive format where “every race is a final,” raucous in-venue atmosphere, celebration of gender equity and global footprint make ISL not just unique in swimming, but in the world of sports at large.
North American Teams: International Teams:
Cali Condors Aqua Centurions (Rome)
DC Trident Energy Standard Paris (2019 ISL Champions) NY Breakers London Roar
LA Current Team Iron (Budapest) Toronto Titans Tokyo Frog Kings (new entry for 2020 season) (new entry for 2020 season)
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