2020 INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING LEAGUE: MATCH 1
- Friday, October 16: 4 PM-6 PM Local Time (10 AM-12 noon U.S. Eastern, 11 PM-1 AM J+1 Japan)
- Saturday, October 17: 8 PM-10 PM Local Time (2 PM-4 PM U.S. Eastern, 3 AM-5 AM J+1 Japan)
- Duna Arena – Budapest, Hungary
- Short Course Meters (SCM) format
- 2020 ISL Scoring Format
- 2020 ISL Prize Money and Bonuses
- How To Watch
- Teams: Energy Standard, Cali Condors, LA Current, NY Breakers
WOMEN’S 50 BREAST
- Lilly King (CAC)
- Benedetta Pilato (ENS)
- Molly Hannis (CAC)
- Imogen Clark (ENS)
- Emily Escobedo (NYB)
- Sarah Vasey (NYB)
- Abbey Weitzel (LAC)
- Kierra Smith (LAC)
While American Lilly King ran away with the women’s 50m breaststroke victory for Cali Condors on day 1 of match 1 of the International Swimming League (ISL), it was 15-year-old Benedetta Pilato who came into the wall just over a tenth behind to reap silver.
King touched in 28.86 while Pilato busted out a lifetime best as well in a time of 28.97 to become Italy’s first-ever swimmer under 29 seconds in the event.
Pilato’s time tonight outperformed the Italian teenager’s previous personal best of 29.32 she produced at last year’s European Short Course Championships. That time in Glasgow also rendered Pilato the new World Junior Record holder in short course to pair with her long course WJR mark produced in Gwangju (29.98 in prelims). She would later lower the mark down to 29.85 at the 2019 Sette Colli Trophy.
The teen took the silver at last year’s World Championships (LCM) and was a late addition to Team Energy Standard for this ISL season 2, already showing up big.
With tonight’s performance, Pilato’s 28.97 renders the Italian as the world’s 5th fastest performer ever with a shiny new World Junior Record and Italian national record to boot.
| RANK | TIME | ATHLETE | NF | COMPETITION |
COUNTRY / DATE
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| 1 | 28.56WR | ATKINSON Alia | JAM | FINA Swimming World Cup 2018 | HUN 06 Oct 2018 |
| 2 | 28.80WR | HARDY Jessica | USA | FINA/Arena Swimming World Cup 2009 | GER 15 Nov 2009 |
| 3 | 28.81 | MEILUTYTE Ruta | LTU | 12th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) 2014 | QAT 03 Dec 2014 |
| 4 | 28.86 | KING LILLY | USA | ISL 2020 Match 1 | |
| 5 | 28.97 | PILATO Benedetta | USA | ISL 2020 Match 1 | |
| 6 | 29.05 | HANNIS Molly | USA | ISL 2019 Season – Grand Final | USA 20 Dec 2019 |
| 7 | 29.08 | EFIMOVA Yuliya | RUS | FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2016 | GER 31 Aug 2016 |
| 8 | 29.32WJ | PILATO Benedetta | ITA | European Short Course Swimming Championships 2019 | GBR 04 Dec 2019 |
| 9 | 29.37 | MEILI Katie | USA | FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2016 | GER 31 Aug 2016 |
| 10 | 29.43 | CLARK Imogen Louise | GBR | SE Winter Championships (25m) 2018 | GBR 15 Dec 2018 |
How is she doing in other strokes?
She’s completely focused on breaststroke, a real breaststroke specialist like Peaty (and in the same distances: 50 and 100). Her second best stroke is perhaps fly, but her coach, considering her natural gift, has chosen to specialize her, first on the 50 br. and then also on 100 br.
imagine being 15 and swimming for one of the fastest teams in the world… 😳😳