2020 INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING LEAGUE – MATCH 6
- Sunday, November 1st: 6-8pm CET/11-1pm U.S. Central
- Monday, November 2nd: 4-6pm CET/9-11am U.S. Central
- Duna Arena – Budapest, Hungary
- Short Course Meters (SCM) format
- ISL Technical Handbook
- 2020 ISL Scoring Format
- 2020 ISL Prize Money and Bonuses
- How To Watch
- Omega Results
- Start Lists Day 1
- Full Results Day 1
- Start Lists Day 2
- Full Results Day 2
- 5 Big Things From Day 1
- Teams: Energy Standard/Aqua Centurions/New York Breakers/Toronto Titans
Energy Standard swimmer Ilya Shymanovich raced the second-fastest 100 breaststroke (SCM) in history during Match 6 of the International Swimming League’s 2020 season, lowering his own European and Belarusian Records in the process.
Shymanovich dominated an elite field to finish in a time of 55.86, erasing his continental mark of 55.89 set at the 2019 European SC Championships in Glasgow. He now sits just a quarter of a second shy of Cameron van der Burgh‘s world record of 55.61, set in November of 2009.
Compared to his swim 11 months ago, Shymanovich was much more aggressive opening up today.
| Shymanovich, 2019 Euros | Shymanovich, 2020 ISL Match 6 |
| 26.21 | 25.92 |
| 29.68 | 29.94 |
| 55.89 | 55.86 |
Since van der Burgh’s swim was done with a ‘super suit’, Shymanovich’s swim is also a new textile world record.
The 26-year-old joins an elite club as only the third man to break 56 seconds on multiple occasions. The others? The last two Olympic champions in the 100 breaststroke: van der Burgh and Adam Peaty. He also ties van der Burgh with three swims in the all-time top-10 (bumping one of the South African’s performances down into 11th).
All-Time Performances, Men’s 100 Breaststroke (SCM)
| Rank | Swimmer | Time | Year |
| 1 | Cameron van der Burgh (RSA) | 55.61 | 2009 |
| 2 | Ilya Shymanovich (BLR) | 55.86 | 2020 |
| 3 | Ilya Shymanovich (BLR) | 55.89 | 2019 |
| 4 | Adam Peaty (GBR) | 55.92 | 2019 |
| 5 | Adam Peaty (GBR) | 55.94 | 2017 |
| 6 | Cameron van der Burgh (RSA) | 55.99 | 2009 |
| 7 | Cameron van der Burgh (RSA) | 56.01 | 2018 |
| 8 | Kirill Prigoda (RUS) | 56.02 | 2017 |
| 9 | Arno Kamminga (NED) | 56.06 | 2019 |
| 10 | Ilya Shymanovich (BLE) | 56.10 | 2018 |
Shymanovich also becomes the fastest swimmer in ISL history, moving past Peaty’s 55.92 from last season’s finale.
A performance of this magnitude wasn’t a surprise — Shymanovich has been on fire this season. He went 56.13 in Match 1, now tied for the 14th-fastest swim ever, and also swam a PB of 25.64 in the 50. On day one of this match, he unleashed a 55.59 split on Energy Standard’s medley relay.
Three other men broke 57 seconds in the race, with Italian Nicolo Martinenghi the runner-up in 56.58., and Felipe Lima (56.70) and Anton McKee (56.72) putting up impressive times as well.
Breaststroke has a history of blatant rule stretching and breaking to gain an advantage, Kitajima, Van Der Burgh, Cody Miller
But it was so blatant in this race… do the ISL judges even care?
The dolphin kicks into the wall are rarely called at the international level. Wonder if they’re so hyper focused on the two hand touch that they forget to look for it.
Mel Marshall’s instagram with the Rooooooar!
Nice dolphin kick. Cheater
Let’s talk about the fly kick into every wall and the semi-fly kick on every stroke now…
Where are the referees? It seems that everything is allowed on the breaststroke in the ISL system. This must be acted upon.
Yeah I was a fan but there is no explanation for the straight up dolphin kick into every wall. After seeing the replay….its just plain cheating.
He’s not the only guy doing this. It needs to be stopped but if he doesn’t do it he might lose to someone else who is.