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Review: Tom Shields wins the 200 meter butterfly at ISL match in Maryland (Includes first-hand account)

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November 18, 2019

Shields, who competes for the Los Angeles Current (with Lenny Krayzelburg as the General Manager of the team), won the men’s 200 meter butterfly race in the U.S. derby with a time of 1:51.51.

He also finished in second place in the men’s 50 meter butterfly behind Caeleb Dressel, and fourth place in the men’s 100 meter freestyle. Shields scored a total of 39.5 points for his team in the two days of the ISL competition in Maryland.

The Los Angeles Current earned the most points (495) in Maryland, and they are headed to Las Vegas for the grand ISL finale, along with the Cali Condors, who finished in second place with 489.5 points.

This past summer, as Digital Journal reported, Tom Shields won two gold medals at the Pan American Games for Team USA in the men’s 100 meter butterfly and the men’s 4×100 meter medley relay.

Read More: Digital Journal’s Markos Papadatos chatted with Tom Shields about the International Swimming League and being on the Los Angeles Current.

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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.