The International Swimming League (ISL) held its third annual draft to close out the month of June. One former Hoosier was selected in the draft, while eight with Indiana ties were retained by their squad from a season ago.
Each of the ten ISL franchises were allowed to retain up to 15 swimmers from their roster from the previous season. The teams then entered a rookie draft that consisted of one round and a Fan Vote to determine another retained swimmer. The rosters were then filled out with a 14-round draft consisting of 110 total picks.
Indiana is most represented by the DC Trident. Alumni Bailey Andison, Zach Apple and Cody Miller were all retained by the club. Indiana Swim Club (ISC) trainee Zane Grothe joined the group and was also retained. Finally, recent graduate Mohamed Samy was retained via the vote from the fans.
The London Roar chose to retain ISC member and Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 qualifier Annie Lazor. The franchise selected former Hoosier All-American Vini Lanza (30th overall) in the fourth round.
Additionally, the Cali Condors and Toronto Titans each have one Olympic gold medalist with Hoosier ties on their roster. Cali elected to retain world record holder Lilly King, while Toronto saved the rights to Blake Pieroni.
The International Swimming League has released the official schedule for the regular season of racing for its third season. The regular season will take place in Naples, Italy beginning on Aug. 26, and will last for just over a month.
Season 3 will feature the same 10 teams that took part in season 2 of the league: the eight original teams from the first season, along with the Toronto Titans and Tokyo Frog Kings.
Each team will compete in four matches between Aug. 26-Sept. 26. The six highest-ranked teams from the regular season will automatically advance to the playoff phase. The four lowest-ranked teams after Sept. 6 will take part in Match 11 on Sept. 29-30. The top two finishers will advance to the playoffs.
DRAFT RESULTS
CALI CONDORS
Lilly King
DC TRIDENT
Bailey Andison
Zach Apple
Zane Grothe
Cody Miller
Mohamed Samy
LONDON ROAR
Vini Lanza
Annie Lazor
TORONTO TITANS
Blake Pieroni
