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Six Wolfpack Swimming Alumni Featured on ISL Rosters
9/10/2020 11:32:00 AM | Swimming
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RALEIGH – The International Swimming League's 10 teams announced their 2020 rosters, and six NC State swimming alumni have signed to compete for the season. Competition kicks off Oct. 17 in Budapest, Hungary, and runs until the final match on Sunday, Nov. 22.
Simonas Bilis ('16), Justin Ress ('19) and Andreas Vazaios ('19) were each selected to ISL rosters for the second year in a row, while recent 2020 alumni Ky-lee Perry, Makayla Sargent and Coleman Stewart will all make their ISL debuts this season.
Highlights from each of their respective careers are listed below.
Simonas Bilis // Energy Standard
- Also swam for Energy Standard during the 2019 ISL season
- 2016 Olympic Games qualifier (50 freestyle, 100 freestyle)
- 2016 NCAA Champion (400 freestyle relay)
- 19x NCAA All-American
- 16x ACC Champion
- 2x ACC Men's Swimmer of the Year (2015, 2016)
Ky-lee Perry // DC Trident
- 16x NCAA All-American
- 8x ACC Champion
- 2017 ACC Women's Freshman of the Year
- 2016 US Olympic Trials qualifier
Justin Ress // Cali Condors
- 3x NCAA Champion (2018 400 freestyle relay, 2018 800 freestyle relay, 2017 800 freestyle relay)
- 21x NCAA All-American
- 11x ACC Champion
- 2016 ACC Men's Freshman of the Year
- 2017 USA National Champion (100 backstroke)
- 2016 US Olympic Trials semifinalist
Makayla Sargent // LA Current
- 3x NCAA All-American
- 2016 US Olympic Trials qualifier
- Gold medal in 400 IM at 2019 World University Games
- Competed at Open Water Nationals in 2018
Coleman Stewart // Cali Condors
- 2x NCAA Champion (2018 100 backstroke, 2018 400 freestyle relay)
- 22x NCAA All-American
- 13x ACC Champion
- 2x ACC Men's Swimmer of the Year (2019, 2020)
- 2x ACC Meet MVP (2019, 2020)
- 2017 ACC Men's Freshman of the Year
Andreas Vazaios // London Roar
- Swam for the DC Trident during the 2020 ISL season
- 4x NCAA Champion (2019 200 butterfly, 2018 200 butterfly, 2018 800 freestyle relay, 2017 800 freestyle relay)
- 13x NCAA All-American
- 6x ACC Champion
- 2018 ACC Men's Swimmer of the Year
- 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games qualifier
The International Swimming League (ISL) is an annual professional swimming league that was established in 2019. It brings team-based, inter-squad competition to the world of professional swimming with squads based in America, Europe, Canada and Japan.
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