2021 International Swimming League

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Duration26 August – 4 December 2021
Number of teams10
2021 International Swimming League
LeagueInternational Swimming League
SportSwimming
Duration26 August – 4 December 2021
Number of teams10
Regular season
Season championsFrance Energy Standard
Season MVPJapan Daiya Seto (Tokyo Frog Kings)
Final Match
ChampionsFrance Energy Standard
Finals MVPSweden Sarah Sjöström (Energy Standard)
Seasons
 2020

The 2021 International Swimming League[1] was the third and final edition of the International Swimming League, a professional swimming league, established in 2019. It comprised ten teams composed of both women and men. The league, due to COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions, consisted of a total of eighteen short course swimming meets, called matches, spanning four stages of competition and held in two locations. In each match, swimmers from four different teams competed in individual, relay, and skins events. The ten regular season matches and one play in match took place in the city of Naples, Italy. The six play off matches in the semifinals stage of competition took place in the city of Eindhoven, Netherlands, as did the final match.

The France-based Energy Standard won the Final Match, with the Most Valuable Player award going to Sarah Sjöström of the same team.[2]

Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Semifinals and Final venue in Eindhoven.

The schedule consisted of eleven regular season and play in meets in Naples,[3] followed by six Semifinals and the Final Match in Eindhoven.

DatesLocationVenueTeamsResultsMVP
Regular season
26–27 August Italy Naples Piscina Felice Scandone France Energy Standard
Canada Toronto Titans
United States DC Trident
Italy Aqua Centurions
[4] Sweden Sarah Sjöström
(France Energy Standard)
60.5 pts
28–29 August United States Cali Condors
United States LA Current
Japan Tokyo Frog Kings
United States New York Breakers
[5] United States Coleman Stewart
(United States Cali Condors)
95 pts
2-3 September France Energy Standard
United Kingdom London Roar
Hungary Team Iron
United States New York Breakers
[6] Hong Kong Siobhán Haughey
(France Energy Standard)
78 pts
4–5 September United States Cali Condors
United States LA Current
United States DC Trident
Italy Aqua Centurions
[7] United States Caeleb Dressel
(United States Cali Condors)
112.5 pts
9-10 September United States LA Current
Hungary Team Iron
Canada Toronto Titans
United States DC Trident
[8] Sweden Louise Hansson
(Canada Toronto Titans)
57.5 pts
11–12 September United States Cali Condors
United Kingdom London Roar
Japan Tokyo Frog Kings
Italy Aqua Centurions
[9] Japan Daiya Seto
(Japan Tokyo Frog Kings)
57 pts
16-17 September United States Cali Condors
Hungary Team Iron
Canada Toronto Titans
United States New York Breakers
[10] United States Beata Nelson
(United States Cali Condors)
67 pts
18–19 September France Energy Standard
United Kingdom London Roar
United States LA Current
Japan Tokyo Frog Kings
[11] Belarus Ilya Shymanovich
(France Energy Standard)
64 pts
23-24 September France Energy Standard
United Kingdom London Roar
Canada Toronto Titans
United States DC Trident
[12] Russia Evgeny Rylov
(France Energy Standard)
60.5 pts
25-26 September Hungary Team Iron
Japan Tokyo Frog Kings
United States New York Breakers
Italy Aqua Centurions
[13] Japan Daiya Seto
(Japan Tokyo Frog Kings)
50 pts
Play in Match
29-30 September Italy Naples Piscina Felice Scandone Hungary Team Iron
United States DC Trident
Japan Tokyo Frog Kings
United States New York Breakers
[14] Netherlands Ranomi Kromowidjojo
(Hungary Team Iron)
43.5 pts
Playoff – Semifinals
11-12 November Netherlands Eindhoven Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion France Energy Standard
United States DC Trident
United States Cali Condors
Hungary Team Iron
[15] Belarus Ilya Shymanovich
(France Energy Standard)
62.5 pts
13-14 November Italy Aqua Centurions
United Kingdom London Roar
United States LA Current
Canada Toronto Titans
[16] United States Ryan Murphy
(United States LA Current)
58 pts
18-19 November Italy Aqua Centurions
United States DC Trident
France Energy Standard
Canada Toronto Titans
[17] Sweden Sarah Sjöström
(France Energy Standard)
87.5 pts
20-21 November United States Cali Condors
Hungary Team Iron
United States LA Current
United Kingdom London Roar
[18] United Kingdom Duncan Scott
(United Kingdom London Roar)
60 pts
25-26 November United States DC Trident
France Energy Standard
United States LA Current
United Kingdom London Roar
[19] Belarus Ilya Shymanovich
(France Energy Standard)
83.5 pts
27-28 November Italy Aqua Centurions
United States Cali Condors
Hungary Team Iron
Canada Toronto Titans
[20] Italy Matteo Rivolta
(Italy Aqua Centurions)
55 pts
Final Match
3-4 December Netherlands Eindhoven[21] Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion United States Cali Condors
France Energy Standard
United States LA Current
United Kingdom London Roar
[22] Sweden Sarah Sjöström
(France Energy Standard)
61 pts

Ranking

All individual events that were competed during the ISL season were ranked. Each ISL athlete had a ranking for the event(s) in which they competed, and each athlete was either awarded a "gem" or a "star" based on their rankings.

Teams

ISL teams were allowed a maximum roster size of 38 athletes for the 2021 season, with a suggested size of each club's traveling roster of 30 (15 men and 15 women). Each club had a captain and a vice-captain of different gender.[23]

Standings

2021 ISL Final Match
Pos. Team Total score
1France Energy Standard534.0
2United States Cali Condors522.0
3United Kingdom London Roar393.5
4United States LA Current305.5
2021 ISL Play Offs
Pos. Team Eindhoven 1
Netherlands
Eindhoven 2
Netherlands
Eindhoven 3
Netherlands
Eindhoven 4
Netherlands
Eindhoven 5
Netherlands
Eindhoven 6
Netherlands
Total score Points
1France Energy Standard522583561.51,666.511
2United States Cali Condors534.5474.5532.51,541.511
3United Kingdom London Roar494.5534.5498.51,527.510
4United States LA Current506438.5415.51,3608
5Canada Toronto Titans398.54073311,136.56
6Italy Aqua Centurions357390444.51,191.55
7Hungary Team Iron340324.54461,110.55
8United States DC Trident359.5383289.51,0323
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Purple Did not finish (DNF)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)
2021 ISL Play In Match

The team in yellow are qualified to the Play Offs.

Pos. Team Total score
1United States DC Trident506.0
2Hungary Team Iron497.0
3United States NY Breakers388.5
4Japan Tokyo Frog Kings385.5
2021 ISL Regular season

The top two finishers of the second edition of the league, Cali Condors and Energy Standard, did not compete against each other during any regular season match.

Pos. Team Naples 1
Italy
Naples 2
Italy
Naples 3
Italy
Naples 4
Italy
Naples 5
Italy
Naples 6
Italy
Naples 7
Italy
Naples 8
Italy
Naples 9
Italy
Naples 10
Italy
Total score Points
1France Energy Standard511.5640.55075682,22716
2United States Cali Condors707594478.55812,360.515
3United Kingdom London Roar436.5529.5486.5457.51,89013
4Canada Toronto Titans496.5536529.5380.51,942.512
5United States LA Current402.5444.5452.5395.51,69511
6Italy Aqua Centurions442.5375.5379.55631,760.510
7Hungary Team Iron405.5374362.55291,6718
8Japan Tokyo Frog Kings371.5376.53793971,5246
9United States DC Trident311.5359416.53571,4445
10United States NY Breakers265278.52932721108.54
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Purple Did not finish (DNF)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

Event winners

World Records

References

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