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Tom Shields signs with Lenny Krayzelburg and LA Current in ISL

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July 18, 2019

Four-time Olympic gold medalist Lenny Krayzelburg serves as the General Manager of the Los Angeles Current in the new International Swimming League (ISL), and one of his athletes is 28-year-old world-class swimmer Tom Shields.

In a post on Twitter, Shields expressed that he is “loyal to the day I die” to Krayzelburg and posted a photo of him with his childhood hero from when they were both younger. He shared that he is stoked to swim for Krayzelburg’s team in the new swimming league. “We hope to represent Southern California with pride,” Shields exclaimed.

At the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Shields won the gold medal in the 4 x 100 medley relay, as part of Team USA.

For more information on Olympic gold medalist Tom Shields, check out his official Facebook page.

To learn more about the Los Angeles Current, visit their Facebook page.

Read More: Olympian Tom Shields chatted with Digital Journal back in October of 2017 about his swimming career and the digital transformation of aquatics.

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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.