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Review: Cali Condors swimming team win first day of ISL Match 4 (Includes first-hand account)

Jason Lezak is the team’s General Manager. Team captain Caeleb Dressel turned out to be the swimmer of the day, and he led the MVP standings with 39 points.

A two-time Olympic gold medalist, Dressel won three races: the men’s 100 meter butterfly (49.35 seconds), the men’s 50 meter freestyle with a time of 20.69 seconds, and he was a part of the men’s 4 x 100 meter freestyle relay, along with Tate Jackson, Townley Haas, and Kacper Majchrzak (where they clocked 3:06.11).

Also, Beata Nelson won the women’s 200 meter backstroke race with a time of 2:01.31, and Polish swimmer Radoslaw Kawecki triumphed in the men’s 200 meter backstroke race with 1:48.23.

Justin Ress won the men’s 50 meter backstroke with a time of 23.28 seconds, while Hali Flickinger won the women’s 400 meter freestyle clocking 3:59.84.

Justin Ress of Cali Condors

Justin Ress of Cali Condors
Photo Courtesy of ISL

Co-captain Olivia Smoliga was victorious in the women’s 50 meter backstroke race with a time of 25.93 seconds, while Melanie Margalis won the women’s 200 meter individual medley (IM) race (2:04.32).

World record holder Lilly King won the women’s 200 meter breaststroke with 2:16.04, as well as the women’s 50 meter breaststroke with a time of 29.16, and she was a part of the women’s 4 x 100 meter medley relay, along with Kelsi Dahlia, Natalie Hinds, and Olivia Smoliga, where the Cali Condors won with a time of 3:48.92.

The Cali Condors women (Olivia Smoliga, Allison Schmitt, Natalie Hinds, and Erika Brown) won the 4 x 100 meter freestyle race, clocking 3:30.09.

After the first day of Match 4, the Cali Condors are in the lead with a total of 321.5 points.

Caeleb Dressel of the Cali Condors

Caeleb Dressel of the Cali Condors
Photo Courtesy of ISL

Markos Papadatos
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Markos Papadatos is Digital Journal's Editor-at-Large for Music News. Papadatos is a Greek-American journalist and educator that has authored over 23,000 original articles over the past 19 years. He has interviewed some of the biggest names in music, entertainment, lifestyle, magic, and sports. He is a 16-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.

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