New York Breakers

New York Breakers (NY Breakers)
SportSwimming
First season2019
LeagueInternational Swimming League
Head coachMartin Truijens
General managerTim Teeter[1]
CaptainJeanette Ottesen & Michael Andrew[2]

NY Breakers is a professional swimming club and one of the original eight clubs of the global International Swimming League (ISL) based in New York City led by general manager, Tim Teeter and head coach, Martin Truijens. The ISL is owned by Konstantin Grigorishin and had its inaugural season in 2019. The original eight clubs were:  DC Trident, the New York Breakers, the LA Current, and the Cali Condors in the United States of America, and the Aqua Centurions, Energy Standard, the London Roar, and IRON in Europe. In 2020 ISL added the Toronto Titans (Canada) and a Tokyo team (Japan) for a total of ten teams.

During the inaugural season in 2019, NY Breakers ended 4th in Lewisville, Budapest and College Park, MD in the preliminary rounds and failed to advance to the finale in Las Vegas.[3]

2019 International Swimming League season

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Team roster

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ISL teams had a maximum roster of 32 athletes for 2019 season, with a suggested size of each club's traveling roster of 28 (14 men and 14 women). Each club had a captain and a vice-captain of different gender. The Breakers had one of the most culturally diverse teams of the league after Energy Standard, with athletes from 11 different countries representing the program.[4]

United States New York Breakers[5]
Men Women
United States Michael Andrew Canada Haley Black
Brazil Marcelo Chierighini Denmark Pernille Blume
Brazil João de Lucca (C) United States Ali DeLoof
Canada Mack Darragh United States Catie DeLoof
Colombia Jonathan Gómez United States Gabby DeLoof
Germany Marius Kusch United States Emily Escobedo
Germany Marco Koch Germany Reva Foos
Australia Clyde Lewis United States Breeja Larson (C)
Australia Jack McLoughlin South Africa Tayla Lovemore
Ecuador Tomas Peribonio United States Lia Neal
South Africa Chris Reid Canada Emily Overholt
South Africa Brad Tandy United Kingdom Alys Thomas
Russia Grigory Tarasevich Australia Madison Wilson
Canada Markus Thormeyer United Kingdom Abbie Wood

Match results

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In the 2019 (inaugural) ISL season, NY Breakers came 4th during the playoffs and failed to advance to the final.[6]

Dates Location Venue Teams Results MVP
Regular season
19–20 October United States Lewisville, Texas The LISD Westside Aquatic Center United Kingdom London Roar 484.5

United States LA Current 457

Hungary Team Iron 402

United States New York Breakers 278.5

[7][8] Russia Vladimir Morozov
(Hungary Team Iron) 43.5 pts
26–27 October Hungary Budapest Danube Arena United Kingdom London Roar 505.5

Hungary Team Iron 425

United States LA Current 408

United States New York Breakers 292.5

[9][10] Hungary Katinka Hosszú
(Hungary Team Iron) 47 pts
15–16 November United States College Park Geary F. Eppley Recreation Center United States LA Current 495

United States Cali Condors 489

United States DC Trident 322.5

United States New York Breakers 315

[11][12] United States Caeleb Dressel
(United States Cali Condors) 61.5 pts

2020 International Swimming League season

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Team roster

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United States New York Breakers[13]
Men Women
Brazil Brandon Almeida Denmark Signe Bro
United States Michael Andrew (vice-captain) Russia Svetlana Chimrova
Austria Felix Auböck United States Emily Escobedo
New Zealand Lewis Clareburt United Kingdom Chloe Golding
Germany Marco Koch Australia Abbey Harkin
United Kingdom Joe Litchfield Hungary Boglárka Kapás
Australia Cameron McEvoy Hungary Ajna Késely
Poland Michal Poprawa Denmark Jeanette Ottesen (C)
South Africa Chris Reid United Kingdom Molly Renshaw
United Kingdom Matthew Richards Australia Mikkayla Sheridan
Poland Jakub Skierka Russia Arina Surkova
Australia Brendon Smith Poland Alicja Tchórz
Poland Jan Świtkowski Russia Daria S. Ustinova
Hungary Ádám Telegdy United Kingdom Sarah Vasey
Belgium Pieter Timmers United States Tevyn Waddell
United Kingdom Jacob Whittle Poland Kasia Wasick
Germany Damian Wierling United Kingdom Abbie Wood
United Kingdom James Wilby

Match results

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Dates Location Venue Teams Results MVP
Regular season
16–17 October
(Match 1)
Hungary Budapest Danube Arena United States Cali Condors 567

France Energy Standard 463

United States LA Current 420

United States New York Breakers 266

[14] United States Lilly King
(United States Cali Condors) 87.5 pts
26–27 October
(Match 4)
Hungary Budapest Danube Arena United States Cali Condors 610.5

Hungary Team Iron 418.5

United States New York Breakers 394

United States DC Trident 287

[15] United States Caeleb Dressel
(United States Cali Condors) 75 pts
1–2 November
(Match 6)
Hungary Budapest Danube Arena France Energy Standard 609

Canada Toronto Titans 448

United States New York Breakers 354.5

Italy Aqua Centurions 287

[16] Hong Kong Siobhán Haughey
(France Energy Standard) 61.5 pts
5–6 November
(Match 8)
Hungary Budapest Danube Arena United States Cali Condors 507

United Kingdom London Roar 491.5

Japan Tokyo Frog Kings 419

United States New York Breakers 296.5

[17] United States Caeleb Dressel
(United States Cali Condors) 69 pts

References

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  1. ^ "8 ISL TEAMS ANNOUNCE CAPTAINS FOR THE 2020 SEASON". SwimSwam. October 6, 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  2. ^ "TIM TEETER NAMED NEW GENERAL MANAGER OF THE NEW YORK BREAKERS". SwimSwam. April 8, 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  3. ^ "GM RETROSPECTIVE: TINA ANDREW BROUGHT IN UNDERDOG MENTALITY WITH NY BREAKERS". International Swimming League. 2020-01-29. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  4. ^ "International Swimming League Roster Refresh". SwimSwam. 2019-09-13. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  5. ^ "MEET THE NEW YORK BREAKERS! NEW YORK'S FIRST PROFESSIONAL SWIM TEAM". aroundtherings.com. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  6. ^ "2019 ISL Season College Park (USA)" (PDF). ISL Global.
  7. ^ "2019 ISL Season Lewisville, TX (USA)" (PDF). ISL. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  8. ^ "2019 ISL Season Lewisville, TX (USA)" (PDF). ISL. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  9. ^ "2019 ISL Season Budapest (HUN)" (PDF). ISL. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  10. ^ "2019 ISL Season Budapest (HUN)" (PDF). ISL. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  11. ^ "2019 ISL Season College Park (USA)" (PDF). ISL. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  12. ^ "2019 ISL Season College Park (USA)" (PDF). ISL. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  13. ^ "NY Breakers". isl.global. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  14. ^ "2020 ISL Preliminaries Budapest (HUN) - Match 1" (PDF). ISL. 17 October 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  15. ^ "2020 ISL Preliminaries Budapest (HUN) - Match 4" (PDF). ISL. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  16. ^ "2020 ISL Preliminaries Budapest (HUN) - Match 6" (PDF). ISL. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  17. ^ "2020 ISL Preliminaries Budapest (HUN) - Match 8" (PDF). ISL. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.