DC Trident

DC Trident

First season	2019
Association	International Swimming League
Based in	Washington, D.C.
Head coach	Cyndi Gallagher
General manager	Kaitlin Sandeno
Captain	Madison Kennedy & Giles Smith[1]

DC Trident is a professional swimming team based in Washington, D.C.[2] DC Trident competes in the International Swimming League (ISL), which is a global, professional swimming league consisting of ten teams: the DC Trident, the New York Breakers, the L.A. Current, the Cali Condors, the Aqua Centurions, Energy Standard, the London Roar, Team IRON, the Toronto Titans, and the Tokyo Frog Kings.[3]

Team history and formation

The team was founded in 2019 as part of the ISL's inaugural season.[4] League founder and President Konstantin Grigorishin selected multi-Olympic medalist Kaitlin Sandeno as the club's general manager.[5]

2019 ISL season

DC Trident competed in three meets around the world throughout the three-month-long season. The team finished in an overall standing of sixth, scoring 975 total points, and winning a total of 14 races. The men and women contributed nearly the same number of points to the team total, with the women earning 476 points and the men earning 463.[6] The league was split into two brackets, consisting of four teams each – two American and two European clubs. DC Trident competed in a bracket with the Cali Condors, Energy Standard, and the Aqua Centurions.[7]

DC Trident's first meet took place October 5–6 in Indianapolis, Indiana in the United States, where the team took third place. Its next competition took place the next week, October 12–13 in Naples, Italy, where DC Trident once again took third place, this time by a mere half of a point.[8]

The team's third and final meet took place November 16–17, just outside the team's home of Washington, D.C. in College Park, M.D. Labeled by the league as "The American Derby", the meet featured all four ISL teams based in the United States. Following the pattern of the first two meets, DC Trident edged out the New York Breakers to earn third place.[9]

2019 roster

DC Trident[10]
Men	Women
Zach Apple	Anika Apostalon
Kevin Cordes	Emma Barksdale
Abrahm Devine	Lisa Bratton
Ian Finnerty	Natalie Coughlin (C)
Zane Grothe	Bethany Galat
Zach Harting	Sarah Gibson
Tristan Hollard	Siobhán Haughey
Robert Howard	Madison Kennedy
Jay Litherland	Simona Kubová
Cody Miller (vice-captain)	Leah Neale
Giles Smith	Leiston Pickett
Velimir Stjepanović	Quah Ting Wen
Jérémy Stravius	Remedy Rule
Andreas Vazaios	Claire Rasmus

Match results

Dates	Location	Venue	Teams	Results	MVP
Regular season
5–6 October	Indianapolis	Indiana University Natatorium	Energy Standard 539 Cali Condors 457 DC Trident 330.5 Aqua Centurions 300.5	[11][12]	Sarah Sjöström ( Energy Standard) 55.5 pts
12–13 October	Naples	Piscina Felice Scandone	Energy Standard 493 Cali Condors 490.5 DC Trident 322 Aqua Centurions 321.5	[13][14]	Caeleb Dressel ( Cali Condors) 57.5 pts
15–16 November	College Park	Geary F. Eppley Recreation Center	LA Current 495 Cali Condors 489.5 DC Trident 322.5 NY Breakers 315	[15][16]	Caeleb Dressel ( Cali Condors) 61.5 pts

The Legend of the Trident

In commemoration of their first season, DC trident announced The Legend of the Trident comic and souvenir program.[17] Created in conjunction with multi award-winning editor Rantz Hoseley, the comic book consists of photos and information on the team and its members, along with an exclusive comic book story written by New York Times bestselling writer Tony Lee.

2020 ISL season

DC Trident competed in the second season of the ISL with an updated 2020 roster.[18]

DC Trident competed in meets two, four, five, and seven in Budapest. During their first meet, they placed third with a total of 350 points. In their second meet, they placed fourth with 287 points. In their third meet, they placed fourth with 287 points. In their fourth and final meet of the season, they placed fourth with 256 points. Their total of 1181 points placed them ninth among the ten teams.

2020 roster

DC Trident[19]
Men	Women
Zach Apple	Bailey Andison
Meiron Cheruti	Emma Barksdale
Tommy Cope	Amy Bilquist
Abrahm DeVine	Kathrin Delmer
Ian Finnerty	Bethany Galat
Zane Grothe	Ali Galyer
Zach Harting	Margo Geer
Mohamed Hassan	Leah Gingrich
Robert Howard	Madison Kennedy (C)
Andrew Loy	Lindsey Kozelsky
Santana Matheus	Linnea Mack
Conner McHugh	Rozaliya Nasretdinova
Mark Nikolaev	Kylee Perry
Jacob Pebley	Ting Wen Quah
Giles Smith (vice-captain)	Remedy Rule
Velimir Stjepanović	Miranda Tucker

Match results

Dates	Location	Venue	Teams	Results	MVP
Regular season
18–19 October (Match 2)	Budapest	Danube Arena	London Roar 609.5 Team Iron 392.5 DC Trident 350 Aqua Centurions 344	[20]	Ranomi Kromowidjojo ( Team Iron) 56 pts
26–27 October (Match 4)	Budapest	Danube Arena	Cali Condors 610.5 Team Iron 418.5 New York Breakers 394 DC Trident 287	[21]	Caeleb Dressel ( Cali Condors) 75 pts
30–31 October (Match 5)	Budapest	Danube Arena	London Roar 499 LA Current 478.5 Tokyo Frog Kings 446.5 DC Trident 287.0	[22]	Tom Shields ( LA Current) 62.5 pts
5–6 November (Match 7)	Budapest	Danube Arena	Energy Standard 613 Team Iron 448 Toronto Titans 391 DC Trident 256	[23]	Emre Sakçı ( Team Iron) 51 pts

2021 ISL season

DC Trident will compete in the third season of the ISL.

See also

References

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