PEATY, SJOSTROM HIGHLIGHT ISL'S STAR-STUDDED EURO DERBY IN LONDON

PEATY, SJOSTROM HIGHLIGHT ISL’s STAR-STUDDED EURO  DERBY IN LONDON

Now that the American derby has wrapped up, it is now time for the European clubs in the International Swimming League to battle head-to-head for the first time at the Euro-derby in London, England. The match will take place on November 23rd and 24th at the London Aquatics Centre.

The match will feature the four European clubs - the London Roar, Energy Standard, Iron and Aqua Centurions - going to battle for the first time. The top-2 Euro-based clubs in the league standings at the end of the match will advance to the League Final in December. The top-two American clubs - the Cali Condors and LA Current - will join them in Las Vegas where the first-ever ISL champions will be crowned.

Both the London Roar and Energy Standard placed first in their first two matches, making them the overwhelming favorites to advance to the final. They both have eight points in the standings, while Iron sits second with five and the Aqua Centurions are fourth with two. Iron would need everything to align perfectly for them to qualify for the Vegas finale in December.

The 2019 International Swimming League matches will be broadcast on television live, delayed-live and via dedicated highlights programming in countries throughout the world. Details of regular broadcasters by country appear below. For precise details of broadcaster coverage please check local listings.

Where to watch by region

• United States: ESPN3
• Europe and Asia-Pacific: Eurosport
• Australia: 7plus
• New Zealand: Spark
• Canada: CBC
• Latin America: Claro Sport
• Brazil: TV GloboKevin Reust
• Caribbean: FlowSports
• Israel: Sports 1
• Middle East/North Africa: Bein Sport

When to watch by region

• Local London time - 5:00 p.m.
• New York, NY (Eastern) - 12:00 p.m.
• Los Angeles, Ca. (Pacific) - 9:00 a.m.
• Tokyo, Jpn. - 2:00 a.m. (next day)
• Sydney, Aus. - 4:00 a.m. (next day)

Event Schedule

Format Details

• 4 teams (LA Current, NY Breakers, Iron, London Roar)
• The suggested size of each club’s traveling roster is 24 athletes (12 men & 12 women), plus 4 substitutes (2 men & 2 women), for a total of 28.
• 2 athletes will compete per event per club.
• 2 relay teams will compete per relay event per club.
• The winning club will score 4 standings points, 2nd place earns 3 points, 3rd place earns 2 points, and 4th place earns 1 point.

Scoring Rules

Individual Prize Money

More ISL Info

Over 100 Olympians are represented in the ISL, including 41 Olympic gold medalists from the 2016 Olympic Games. The ISL is groundbreaking in the swimming community as athletes will be paid both a salary and earn prize money based on their individual and club finishes. About $180,000 in prize money will be awarded at each regular season match, with nearly $1.5 million in prize money available for December’s championship meet in Las Vegas. Men and women will share equal prize money.

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Among the athletes expected to compete include British breaststroke sensation Adam Peaty, female superstars Sarah Sjostrom and Katinka Hosszu, and South African dynamo Chad Le Clos.

Peaty, a member of the London Roar, is the reigning Olympic champion in the men’s 100 breaststroke, and is the world record holder and World Champion in both the 50 and 100 breast.

Sjostrom (Energy Standard) is the holder of six world records, the most of any swimmer on the planet, and Hosszu (Iron) has five. Both athletes have won match MVP so far in the ISL season.

Le Clos, Sjostrom’s Energy Standard teammate, was the 2012 Olympic champion in the 200 butterfly, defeating Michael Phelps, and is the only swimmer to beat Caeleb Dressel in an individual event so far this season.

Highlighting the Rome-based Aqua Centurions is 2008 Olympic champion and six-time Long Course World Champion Federica Pellegrini.

London Meet Details:

Olympic Park, London E20 2ZQ, United Kingdom

About the ISL: The International Swimming League is a global professional swimming competition launching in 2019 with teams in both Europe (Italy-based Aqua Centurions, France-based Energy Standard, Hungary-based Iron, and London Roar) and the United States (Cali Condors, DC Trident, LA Current, NY Breakers). The inaugural season will include matches in Indianapolis IN, Naples ITA, Lewisville TX, Budapest HUN, College Park MD, London GBR, and the championship finale at the 12,000-seat Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, NV. The ISL aims to create groundbreaking projects, in both form and content, exploring the full potential of competitive swimming while securing sustainable commercial growth in the sport.

Key Dates:

5-6 October 2019 – IU Natatorium, Indianapolis, USA

12-13 October 2019 – Aquatic Swimming Complex, Naples, Italy

19-20 October 2019 – The LISD Westside Aquatic Center, Lewisville, Texas, USA

26-27 October 2019 – Duna Area, Budapest, Hungary

16-17 November 2019 – Natatorium at the Eppley Recreation Center, Maryland, USA

23-24 November 2019 – London Aquatic Centre, Great Britain

20-21 December 2019 – Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, USA

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• The scoring for each event will be as follows:
  • Relays score double points; each swimmer receives 25% of team’s relay points.
  • Skin races score triple points.
  • In regular season meets, athletes earn $300 per point.
  • Who: London Roar, Energy Standard, Iron, Aqua Centurions
  • What: 2nd Derby match of the International Swimming League
  • Where: London Aquatics Centre
  • When: Saturday, November 23rd, 2019 @ 5:00PM & Sunday, November 24th, 2019 @ 5:00PM.  Each Session is scheduled to run 2 hours.