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Review: Kathleen Baker claims breaststroke title at ISL event in Maryland (Includes first-hand account)

Baker, who competes for the Los Angeles Current (with four-time Olympic gold medalist Lenny Krayzelburg as the General Manager) won the women’s 200 meter backstroke title with a time of 2:01.57.

Other Los Angeles Current athletes that scored wins included Andrew Seliskar, Beryl Gastaldello in the women’s 50 meter backstroke and the 50 meter freestyle, Blake Pieroni in the men’s 200 meter freestyle, Felipe Lima in the men’s 50 meter breaststroke, as well as Matt Grevers (in a tie with Michael Andrew) in the men’s 50 meter backstroke; moreover, the Los Angeles Current (Grevers, Lima, Shields, Chadwick) won the men’s 4×100 medley relay race.

On the first day of the competition, the Los Angeles Current scored 234 points, coming in second place behind the Cali Condors, who lead by half a point (234.5 points).

To learn more about the Los Angels Current, check out their Facebook page.

Read More: Kathleen Baker chatted with Digital Journal about the International Swimming League and the Los Angeles Current back in September of 2019.

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 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.

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