2020 International Swimming League
- Sunday, November 15: 6:00 PM-8:00 PM CET (12 noon-2 PM U.S. Eastern, 2 AM-4 AM J+1 Japan)
- Monday, November 16: 6:00 PM-8:00 PM CET (12 noon-2 PM U.S. Eastern, 2 AM-4 AM J+1 Japan)
- Duna Arena – Budapest, Hungary
- Short Course Meters (SCM) format
- ISL Technical Handbook
- 2020 ISL Scoring Format
- 2020 ISL Prize Money and Bonuses
- How To Watch
- Omega Results
- Teams: Cali Condors / LA Current / Iron / Toronto Titans
Cali Condors won the second semifinal match of the 2020 International Swimming League season, with 605.5 points in a dominant performance on Sunday and Monday. LA Current secured the second-place spot with 462 points. They will join the Condors in next weekend’s final against Energy Standard and London Roar.
The match was marked by, among other things, three American records for Cali Condors sensation Caeleb Dressel. Dressel and five of his teammates (Lilly King, Olivia Smoliga, Molly Hannis, Hali Flickinger, and Coleman Stewart) were among the top-10 performers of the match. King, Hannis and Stewart were all competitors in the skins races.
LA Condors’ Ryan Murphy, Beryl Gastaldello, Tom Shields, and Anastasia Gorbenko made up the rest of the top-10. It wasn’t until the 13th performance of the meet that we saw a swimmer from another team, Emre Sakci of Iron.
| Rank | Club | Club Code | Men | Women | Mixed | Total |
| 1 | Cali Condors | CAC | 264.5 | 315.0 | 26.0 | 605.5 |
| 2 | LA Current | LAC | 252.0 | 192.0 | 18.0 | 462.0 |
| 3 | Iron | IRO | 182.5 | 150.0 | 8.0 | 340.5 |
| 4 | Toronto Titans | TOR | 121.0 | 160.0 | 22.0 | 303.0 |
With the two semifinals all wrapped up, we now know the four teams that will contest the International Swimming League final. Cali Condors and LA Current will join semifinal 1’s first- and second-place teams, Energy Standard and London Roar, next weekend in Budapest to determine the league winner for the 2020 season.
Semifinals Standings
| Rank | Club | Code | SF Matches | SF1 | SF2 | Standings Points |
| =1 | Energy Standard | ENS | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| =1 | Cali Condors | CAC | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| =3 | London Roar | LON | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| =3 | LA Current | LAC | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| =5 | Tokyo Frog Kings | TOK | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| =5 | Iron | IRO | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| =7 | NY Breakers | NYB | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| =7 | Toronto Titans | TOR | 1 | 1 | 1 |
League Standings After Match 10
| Rank | Club | Code | Matches Played | M1 | M2 | M3 | M4 | M5 | M6 | M7 | M8 | M9 | M10 | Standings Points |
| 1 | Cali Condors | CAC | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | ||||||
| 2 | Energy Standard | ENS | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | ||||||
| 3 | London Roar | LON | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | ||||||
| 4 | LA Current | LAC | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | ||||||
| 5 | Iron | IRO | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | ||||||
| 6 | Tokyo Frog Kings | TOK | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | ||||||
| 7 | Toronto Titans | TOR | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||||||
| 8 | NY Breakers | NYB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
| 9 | DC Trident | DCT | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
| 10 | Aqua Centurions | AQC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Season Earnings, by Team (in USD)
Thank you to Barry Revzin for the analysis.
Below are the 2020 season payouts to each team. Interestingly, Tokyo Frog Kings is the highest-ranked team with no MVP bonuses; they still earned $700 more than Iron who benefited from $34k in MVP money.
| Rank | Name | Code | Points | Indiv | Relay | Skins | MVP Bonus | Team Bonus | Total | Stolen |
| 1 | Cali Condors | CAC | 2,681.2 | 345,800.00 | 104,000.00 | 83,200.00 | 71,000.00 | 153,000.00 | 757,000.00 | 5,000.00 |
| 2 | Energy Standard | ENS | 2,665.5 | 316,533.33 | 132,800.00 | 83,400.00 | 62,000.00 | 142,800.00 | 737,533.33 | 1,800.00 |
| 3 | LA Current | LAC | 2,240.8 | 242,900.00 | 104,000.00 | 80,200.00 | 61,000.00 | 96,800.00 | 584,900.00 | 8,400.00 |
| 4 | London Roar | LON | 2,359.0 | 262,200.00 | 108,000.00 | 71,400.00 | 23,000.00 | 105,200.00 | 569,800.00 | 0.00 |
| 5 | Tokyo Frog Kings | TOK | 2,107.2 | 252,333.33 | 45,200.00 | 22,400.00 | 0.00 | 72,800.00 | 392,733.33 | 0.00 |
| 6 | Iron | IRO | 1,916.0 | 212,633.33 | 23,200.00 | 44,400.00 | 34,000.00 | 77,800.00 | 392,033.33 | 3,800.00 |
| 7 | Toronto Titans | TOR | 1,777.0 | 175,400.00 | 70,400.00 | 21,000.00 | 0.00 | 39,200.00 | 306,000.00 | 800.00 |
| 8 | NY Breakers | NYB | 1,511.0 | 158,400.00 | 14,800.00 | 9,600.00 | 0.00 | 22,400.00 | 205,200.00 | 1,200.00 |
| 9 | Aqua Centurions | AQC | 1,110.5 | 104,000.00 | 36,000.00 | 9,600.00 | 9,000.00 | 0.00 | 158,600.00 | 400.00 |
| 10 | DC Trident | DCT | 1,147.8 | 93,000.00 | 37,600.00 | 11,600.00 | 0.00 | 11,200.00 | 153,400.00 | 0.00 |
Surprise….said no one
Look at Coleman Stewart’s Instagram story 👀👀
I was about to say the same thing… I probably need more context but what Murphy did was wrong
Was Murphy mad that Coleman seemed to give up before the race even started? His body language before looked like he totally took himself out of it, and he went so much slower
I have no clue. I thought the exact opposite actually… Coleman seemed to have been taking the race much more seriously (as he should) and his performance may have been what triggered the response. Still, Murphy shouldn’t have done that
It shouldn’t matter what the other swimmer does. Murphy should stay in his own lane and man up.
Not everyone has instagram, so don’t leave us hanging…
It’s worth it to get one 🤣
@Roch… on Instagram, Stewart posted a story about how Murphy called him a B*tch after saying nice job at the end of skins
Thank you! That’s pretty atrocious behavior. So much for sportsmanship.
Coleman posted on his twitter too
I would have never expected this!!