New York Breakers

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.

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

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

Team roster

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]

New York Breakers[5]
MenWomen
Michael Andrew Haley Black
Marcelo Chierighini Pernille Blume
João de Lucca (C) Ali DeLoof
Mack Darragh Catie DeLoof
Jonathan Gómez Gabby DeLoof
Marius Kusch Emily Escobedo
Marco Koch Reva Foos
Clyde Lewis Breeja Larson (C)
Jack McLoughlin Tayla Lovemore
Tomas Peribonio Lia Neal
Chris Reid Emily Overholt
Brad Tandy Alys Thomas
Grigory Tarasevich Madison Wilson
Markus Thormeyer Abbie Wood

Match results

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

DatesLocationVenueTeamsResultsMVP
Regular season
19–20 October Lewisville, TexasThe LISD Westside Aquatic Center London Roar 484.5

LA Current 457

Team Iron 402

New York Breakers 278.5

[7][8] Vladimir Morozov
( Team Iron) 43.5 pts
26–27 October BudapestDanube Arena London Roar 505.5

Team Iron 425

LA Current 408

New York Breakers 292.5

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

Cali Condors 489

DC Trident 322.5

New York Breakers 315

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

2020 International Swimming League season

Team roster

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

Match results

DatesLocationVenueTeamsResultsMVP
Regular season
16–17 October
(Match 1)
BudapestDanube Arena Cali Condors 567

Energy Standard 463

LA Current 420

New York Breakers 266

[14] Lilly King
( Cali Condors) 87.5 pts
26–27 October
(Match 4)
BudapestDanube Arena Cali Condors 610.5

Team Iron 418.5

New York Breakers 394

DC Trident 287

[15] Caeleb Dressel
( Cali Condors) 75 pts
1–2 November
(Match 6)
BudapestDanube Arena Energy Standard 609

Toronto Titans 448

New York Breakers 354.5

Aqua Centurions 287

[16] Siobhán Haughey
( Energy Standard) 61.5 pts
5–6 November
(Match 8)
BudapestDanube Arena Cali Condors 507

London Roar 491.5

Tokyo Frog Kings 419

New York Breakers 296.5

[17] Caeleb Dressel
( Cali Condors) 69 pts

References