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Christopher Reid reflects on ISL experience, unity, future plans (Includes interview)

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November 16, 2019

Reid is competing for the New York Breakers, with Tina Andrew as General Manager, and Michael Andrew as Vice-Captain. Peter Andrew serves as the Head Coach of the New York Breakers. On being a part of the International Swimming League (ISL), Reid said, “It has been great. I have really been enjoying it. The ISL has been uniting a lot of different people from different backgrounds and basking in the greatness of that. It has been a lot of fun.”

On November 16, the ISL competition was held at the Eppley Recreation Center in College Park in Maryland, and Reid finished in fourth place in the men’s 200 meter backstroke with a time of 1:54.29.

When asked about his proudest moments this season with the ISL, he said, “The accomplishments of the team. We’re coming together and we are working together as a team.”

On his plans for the future, he said, “I am looking forward to the 2020 Olympic Games next year in Tokyo, and we will see after that.”

For more information on Olympian Christopher Reid, follow him on Twitter and Instagram.

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Written By Markos Papadatos

Markos Papadatos is Digital Journal's Editor-at-Large for Music News. Papadatos is a Greek-American journalist and educator who has authored over 24,700 original articles over the past 20 years. He has interviewed some of the biggest names in music, entertainment, lifestyle, magic, and sports. He is a 19-time "Best of Long Island" winner, where for three consecutive years (2020, 2021, and 2022), he was honored as the "Best Long Island Personality" in Arts & Entertainment, an honor that has gone to Billy Joel six times.