International Swimming League: Olympians set to feature in inaugural team-based competition

ByEurosport

Updated 05/10/2019 at 21:11 GMT

The inaugural International Swimming League (ISL) gets under way in October - live on Eurosport - and a host of Olympians are set to take part in the new team-based competition.

Adam Peaty

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Eight teams from USA and Europe are gearing up for ISL 2019, which gets under way in Indianapolis on October 5, live on Eurosport and the Eurosport Player.

Each team will consist of 24 athletes (12 men, 12 women), with the ISL claiming around 75% of Olympians and world record holders are expected to feature.

Team GB’s Olympic and world champion AdamPeaty is in London Roar’s line-up, with Olympic gold-medallist ChadleClos (Energy Standard) and five-time Olympic champion KatieLedecky (DC Trident) also set to compete. (Click here for the full rosters)

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Group A consists of DCTrident, CaliCondors, AquaCenturions, and EnergyStandard, with the quartet meeting in Indianapolis and Naples in October.

Group B will then see LACurrent, NYBreakers, TeamIron and LondonRoar compete in the third and fourth stops in Lewisville-Dallas and Budapest.

There will then be a Derby USA and Derby Europe showdown in November, based in Washington and London respectively.

Katie Ledecky

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The points-based system will see teams looking to accumulate points across the individual and relay races in a bid to reach December’s final in Las Vegas.

The top two European and top two US clubs will advance to that final on December 20-21.

For more technical information click here https://isl.global/isl-2019-technical-information/