Sports season
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 .
Schedule
The schedule consisted of eleven regular season and play in meets in Naples ,[ 3] followed by six Semifinals and the Final Match in Eindhoven .
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
Team
Total score
1
Energy Standard
534.0
2
Cali Condors
522.0
3
London Roar
393.5
4
LA Current
305.5
2021 ISL Play Offs
Team
Eindhoven 1
Eindhoven 2
Eindhoven 3
Eindhoven 4
Eindhoven 5
Eindhoven 6
Total score
Points
1
Energy Standard
522
583
561.5
1,666.5
11
2
Cali Condors
534.5
474.5
532.5
1,541.5
11
3
London Roar
494.5
534.5
498.5
1,527.5
10
4
LA Current
506
438.5
415.5
1,360
8
5
Toronto Titans
398.5
407
331
1,136.5
6
6
Aqua Centurions
357
390
444.5
1,191.5
5
7
Team Iron
340
324.5
446
1,110.5
5
8
DC Trident
359.5
383
289.5
1,032
3
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.
Team
Total score
1
DC Trident
506.0
2
Team Iron
497.0
3
NY Breakers
388.5
4
Tokyo Frog Kings
385.5
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.
Team
Naples 1
Naples 2
Naples 3
Naples 4
Naples 5
Naples 6
Naples 7
Naples 8
Naples 9
Naples 10
Total score
Points
1
Energy Standard
511.5
640.5
507
568
2,227
16
2
Cali Condors
707
594
478.5
581
2,360.5
15
3
London Roar
436.5
529.5
486.5
457.5
1,890
13
4
Toronto Titans
496.5
536
529.5
380.5
1,942.5
12
5
LA Current
402.5
444.5
452.5
395.5
1,695
11
6
Aqua Centurions
442.5
375.5
379.5
563
1,760.5
10
7
Team Iron
405.5
374
362.5
529
1,671
8
8
Tokyo Frog Kings
371.5
376.5
379
397
1,524
6
9
DC Trident
311.5
359
416.5
357
1,444
5
10
NY Breakers
265
278.5
293
272
1108.5
4
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
50 m freestyle
100 m freestyle
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
50 m backstroke
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50 m breaststroke
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50 m butterfly
100 m butterfly
200 m butterfly
100 m individual medley
200 m individual medley
400 m individual medley
50 m skins
4 × 100 m freestyle relay
Meet
Men
Women
Team
Time
Team
Time
Naples 1
Aqua Centurions
3:06.46
Toronto Titans
3:29.79
Naples 2
Cali Condors
3:06.98
LA Current
3:31.29
Naples 3
New York Breakers
3:07.02
Energy Standard
3:31.23
Naples 4
Aqua Centurions
3:06.08
LA Current
3:29.44
Naples 5
Toronto Titans
3:06.60
Toronto Titans
3:28.01
Naples 6
London Roar
3:05.05
Cali Condors
3:29.74
Naples 7
Toronto Titans
3:06.96
Toronto Titans
3:28.56
Naples 8
London Roar
3:05.84
Energy Standard
3:27.65
Naples 9
London Roar
3:06.50
Energy Standard
3:28.88
Naples 10
Aqua Centurions
3:06.37
Team Iron
3:30.21
Naples PI
New York Breakers
3:06.75
DC Trident
3:28.79
Eindhoven PO 1
Cali Condors
3:08.46
Energy Standard
3:29.12
Eindhoven PO 2
London Roar
3:05.43
London Roar
3:28.04
Eindhoven PO 3
Aqua Centurions
3:06.67
Energy Standard
3:28.55
Eindhoven PO 4
London Roar
3:04.55
LA Current
3:27.44
Eindhoven PO 5
London Roar
3:04.47
Energy Standard
3:27.73
Eindhoven PO 6
Aqua Centurions
3:06.64
Toronto Titans
3:28.78
Eindhoven F
Cali Condors
3:04.82
Energy Standard
3:27.87
4 × 100 m medley relay
Meet
Men
Women
Team
Time
Team
Time
Naples 1
Energy Standard
3:24.05
Aqua Centurions
3:50.81
Naples 2
Cali Condors
3:22.72
Cali Condors
3:50.25
Naples 3
Energy Standard
3:24.05
Energy Standard
3:48.43
Naples 4
Cali Condors
3:20.68
Cali Condors
3:48.68
Naples 5
Toronto Titans
3:23.67
Toronto Titans
3:48.42
Naples 6
Cali Condors
3:21.29
Cali Condors
3:47.70
Naples 7
Cali Condors
3:23.05
Cali Condors
3:48.02
Naples 8
Energy Standard
3:22.19
London Roar
3:48.04
Naples 9
Energy Standard
3:22.38
London Roar
3:48.58
Naples 10
Aqua Centurions
3:23.51
Aqua Centurions
3:49.11
Naples PI
Tokyo Frog Kings
3:22.76
Team Iron
3:49.91
Eindhoven PO 1
Cali Condors
3:23.42
Cali Condors
3:48.63
Eindhoven PO 2
London Roar
3:23.58
London Roar
3:47.17
Eindhoven PO 3
Energy Standard
3:22.25
Toronto Titans
3:49.09
Eindhoven PO 4
Cali Condors
3:22.44
London Roar
3:46.28
Eindhoven PO 5
Energy Standard
3:21.36
London Roar
3:47.48
Eindhoven PO 6
Aqua Centurions
3:21.56
Cali Condors
3:48.63
Eindhoven F
Cali Condors
3:19.64
Energy Standard
3:48.11
4 × 100 m mixed medley relay
Meet
Team
Time
Naples 1
Toronto Titans
3:35.89
Naples 2
Cali Condors
3:35.87
Naples 3
Energy Standard
3:35.89
Naples 4
LA Current
3:33.31
Naples 5
LA Current
3:34.15
Naples 6
London Roar
3:35.57
Naples 7
Toronto Titans
3:35.51
Naples 8
Energy Standard
3:31.96
Naples 9
Energy Standard
3:34.49
Naples 10
Aqua Centurions
3:35.96
Naples PI
Team Iron
3:35.50
Eindhoven PO 1
Energy Standard
3:32.62
Eindhoven PO 2
LA Current
3:34.70
Eindhoven PO 3
Energy Standard
3:33.11
Eindhoven PO 4
Cali Condors
3:33.79
Eindhoven PO 5
Energy Standard
3:33.32
Eindhoven PO 6
Cali Condors
3:34.92
Eindhoven F
Energy Standard
3:30.94
World Records
The following world records were set as a part of competition during the 2021 International Swimming League.
References