2020 INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING LEAGUE – MATCH 6
- Sunday, November 1st: 6-8pm CET/11-1pm U.S. Central
- Monday, November 2nd: 4-6pm CET/9-11am U.S. Central
- Duna Arena – Budapest, Hungary
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- Teams: Energy Standard/Aqua Centurions/New York Breakers/Toronto Titans
Match #6 of the International Swimming League (ISL) season 2 may have concluded, but the trash-talking is just now heating up among the ISL teams.
On her Instagram account today, November 2nd, London Roar head coach Mel Marshall, also the regular coach of Olympic champion breaststroker Adam Peaty, dedicated several sequential posts to what she says is a rule violation by other teams in the breaststroke discipline.
Including race sippets from Energy Standard’s Ilya Shymanovich and Tokyo Frog Kings’ Vlad Morozov, Marshall poses the question, to the swimmers, their respective teams, as well as the ISL itself, “Can you confirm these moves are in the rules?” Marshall specifically tags these individuals as well, speaking directly to them.
The underwater video depicts the swimmers’ legs appearing to undulate during the non-pullout part of the race.
In the final post, Marshall states, “Simple my mom taught me to play by the rules! Have watched this happen over and over again from 2012 onwards. Underwater it’s still a brs [sic] race with 1 fly kick!”
The Loughborough National Centre lead coach continued, “So disappointed. People and competitors who I respect slipping into looking at breaking the rules to win.
“It’s what we do in the shadows, when no one watches, that shows what characters we are.”
Energy Standard’s Shymanovich, whom Marshall specifically mentions, established a new European Record during the just-finished match #6, hitting a new lifetime best of 55.86. He also took the 50m breast in Budapest during the match.
As for Morozov, the Russian-slash-Tokyo Frog King most recently finished 4th in the 50m breast in match #5.
one dolphin kick is allowed off the wall for breastroke. It’s the swimmer’s choice wether they want to do it before or during the pullout. Her knowledge is outdated
That’s not what she’s referring to. She’s referring to dolphin kicks going into the wall.
She coaches the best breaststroker on earth. I would bet her knowledge on breaststroke rules is not outdated.
So, how about Cody Miller’s swim on Rio Olympics?
please pay attention at minute 2:30 !! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jou99Vk_8OU
I like that youtube lets you slow it down so you can watch it all.
Hate to say it, but it is only illegal until it gets called. Officials need to have awareness and do their job.
FINALLY someone has to make a stand on this blatant cheating, Kitajima 2004, Van der burgh 2012, without illegal dolphin kicks their respective opponents at that time (2nd place) would have won the gold.
Mel, you have a special place in my heart now. The cheating has been being called out for years, and everyone just accepts it. At a professional level, the swimmers should not be encouraged to cheat. This teaches children it is ok to cheat unless you are caught. This is not a good lesson to be taught in ANY sport! I was disgusted with the onset of the ISL this year seeing so much cheating in breaststroke and clear classically taught swimmers being blown away because they refused to cheat. To my non cheating athletes, I love y’all dearly! To the swimmers (mostly USA college trained *cough*IU*cough*), that happen to have been taught to cheat in order to win, own… Read more »
morozov, scozzoli, shymanovich, franca silva all in the same pot
King, Miller, any Indiana swimmer lmao It happens both mens and womens. It needs to be stopped. The debate has gone on for over 5 years. Cheating should not be encouraged.
lmao Who?
https://instagram.com/stories/melmarshallmassive/2433698886439908367?utm_source=ig_story_item_share&igshid=1r41y8pqral4y
Go to her IG story. The short videos were posted clearly saw the dolphin kicks into the wall. It was posted 22 hrs ago. So go see quickly before it will be gone.
She took em down??? Who cried?
Stories expire automatically.
She should’ve put them on her feed so they stay there. I rarely even check stories on Instagram unless I’m looking for something specific (like this story).