2019 INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING LEAGUE – AMERICAN DERBY
- Saturday, November 16 – Sunday, November 17, 2019
- 2:00-4:00 PM Local Time (U.S. Eastern Time)
- Eppley Recreation Center – College Park, MD
- Short Course Meters (SCM) format
- American franchises: Cali Condors, LA Current, DC Trident, New York Breakers
- Preview
- Live Stream (ESPN3)
- Full Day 1 Results
Reported by Robert Gibbs/Jared Anderson.
WOMEN’S 400 IM
- Melanie Margalis – CAC – 4:24.46
- Ella Eastin – LAC – 4:27.53
- Hali Flickinger – CAC – 4:29.53
- Bethany Galat – DCT – 4:31.49
- Bailey Anderson – LAC – 4:32.01
- Emma Barksdale – DCT – 4:32.03
- Emily Overholt – NYB – 4:32.09
- Abbie Wood – NYB – 4:32.16
The Breakers’s Abbie Wood jumped out in front during the fly leg, but Ella Eastin established control during the middle 200m. Melanie Margalis moved steadily up, passing Eastin toward the beginning of the freestyle leg and winning 4:24.46 to 4:27.53. The Condors went 1&3, as Hali Flickinger held was 3rd at the halfway point, and hung on during the second half to finish in 3rd with a 4:29.64.
Margalis’s mark appears to be a new American Record, surpassing the time of 4:24.62 Caitlin Leverenz put up at the 2011 Duel in the Pool.
Margalis won this race in both of Group A’s matches, and though she trailed early, she won this one decisively and remains undefeated in the 400 IM so far this season. She hits the new fastest time in the league this year and now holds the three fastest swims for the season. Cali gets a big boost with a 1-3 finish from the former Georgia teammates, with Flickinger third. LA gets a great swim from Eastin (four seconds faster than she was in Lewisville) but a disappointing one from Andison (three seconds slower than she was in Budapest). Some tight finishes at the bottom, with 5th through 8th separated by just about two tenths, but the Breakers come out on the wrong end of it in 7th and 8th.
That is how strange the ISL tournament is designed. At the main meet of the season when the intensity should be at highest point there would be no competition at W400IM. And Melanie will get away with her $6,000 just for this one race without sweating.
I love it “hammered” like a nail or like Otis?
Amazing. Gotten hammered for a month and still broke AR.
Hosszu might as well forget about repeating in. Tokyo; Margalis has turned super saiyan
It is too early to say. Hosszu has not been forced to give her best in SC IMs this year so far There has not been elite SCM meeting except ISL where Hosszu could afford to save her energy. . Perhaps at the SC Euro this December?
I think Margalis would beat her SCM this fall. Long course is another story.
Unfortunately for Hosszu, this cannot be tested, she is unlikely (to put it mildly) to get to swim in Vegas. The SCM Euro seems to be another easy win for Hosszu. I would love to see Margalis to medal in Tokyo, but IMHO the strongest threat will come from Asia.
Why do you think it is unfortunately? Hosszu isn’t a record holder in this event and her personal best here is 4 years old.
No question it is unfortunate for Hosszu that she will be left out from the Vegas Final with bigger prize money (also unfortunate for Ranomi, Morozov etc).. As much as I would like to see more competition in 400 IM, I would still put my money on Hosszu. She has been long unbeaten except for the Belmonte WR, and she is IMHO strong in LCM and even stronger in SCM.
I misread your reason of “unfortunately”
My initial impression was weird flex for a pro swimmer, but okay.
I clicked this just for the comments and they did not disappoint
Did someone say Hammer?
Spending too much time with Abe? 🧐
Party on, Garth.