Cali Condors

Cali Condors
First season2019
AssociationInternational Swimming League
Based inSan Francisco United States
Head coachGregg Troy
General managerJason Lezak
CaptainCaeleb Dressel & Olivia Smoliga
Websitehttps://calicondors.club

The Cali Condors was a professional swimming club and one of the original eight clubs of the International Swimming League. The team was based in San Francisco led by general manager Jason Lezak[1] and head coach Gregg Troy.[2] Assistant Coaches for the 2019 Season were Dean Boxall, Jeff Julian, and Linda Kiefer.

During the inaugural season in 2019 they earned their spot in the final as one of the top two teams in their division.[3] They finished the season as the top American team in the league ahead of their rival LA Current.[4]

The Condors won their first International Swimming League Championship during the 2020 Season in Budapest, Hungary. They were led by Head Coach Jonty Skinner, and assistant coaches Allison Beebe, Sean Schimmel, and Brian Schrader.

Head coaches

Gregg Troy (2019, 2021) Jonty Skinner (2020)

2019 International Swimming League season

Team roster

ISL teams had a maximum roster of 32 athletes for 2019 season, with a suggested size of each club's traveling roster of 28 (14 men and 14 women). Each club had a captain and a vice-captain of different gender. The Condors had a majority of Americans on their team with athletes from five other countries around the world.

United States Cali Condors[5]
Men Women
United States Bowe Becker Denmark Signe Bro
United States Caeleb Dressel (C) United States Mallory Comerford
United States Nic Fink United States Kelsi Dahlia
United States Townley Haas United States Hali Flickinger
Denmark Anton Ipsen United States Molly Hannis
United States Tate Jackson United States Natalie Hinds
Poland Radosław Kawęcki United States Lilly King
Australia Mitch Larkin United States Melanie Margalis
Poland Kacper Majchrzak Canada Kylie Masse
United States Justin Ress United States Olivia Smoliga (vice-captain)
United States John Shebat Australia Ariarne Titmus
Poland Jan Świtkowski Poland Katarzyna Wasick
United Kingdom Mark Szaranek United States Amanda Weir
United States Andrew Wilson Canada Kelsey Wog

Match results

In the 2019 (inaugural) ISL season, the Condors finished in 3rd place in the final.[4]

Dates Location Venue Teams Results MVP
Regular season
5–6 October United States Indianapolis Indiana University Natatorium France Energy Standard 539

United States Cali Condors 457

United States DC Trident 330.5

Italy Aqua Centurions 300.5

[6][7] Sweden Sarah Sjöström

(France Energy Standard)

12–13 October Italy Naples Piscina Felice Scandone France Energy Standard 493

United States Cali Condors 490.5

United States DC Trident 322

Italy Aqua Centurions 321.5

[8][9] United States Caeleb Dressel

(United States Cali Condors)

15–16 November United States College Park Geary F. Eppley Recreation Center United States LA Current 495

United States Cali Condors 489.5

United States DC Trident 322.5

United States New York Breakers 315

[10][11] United States Caeleb Dressel

(United States Cali Condors)

Final Match
20–21 December United States Las Vegas Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino France Energy Standard 453.5

United Kingdom London Roar 444

United States Cali Condors 415.5

United States LA Current 318

[12][13] United States Caeleb Dressel

(United States Cali Condors)

2020 International Swimming League season

Team roster


United States Cali Condors[14]
Men Women
Jordan Khader Baqlah United States Haley Anderson
United States Bowe Becker United States Erika Brown
United States Gunnar Bentz United States Veronica Burchill
Poland Marcin Cieślak United States Kelsi Dahlia
United States Kevin Cordes United States Sherridon Dressel
United States Caeleb Dressel (C) United States Kelly Fertel
United States Nic Fink United States Hali Flickinger
United States Townley Haas United States Molly Hannis
United States Tate Jackson Australia Meg Harris
Poland Radosław Kawęcki United States Natalie Hinds
Australia Mitch Larkin United States Lilly King
Australia Clyde Lewis United States Melanie Margalis
Poland Kacper Majchrzak United States Lia Neal
Ecuador Tomas Peribonio United States Beata Nelson
United States Justin Ress United States Allison Schmitt
United States Coleman Stewart United States Meghan Small
United Kingdom Mark Szaranek United States Olivia Smoliga (vice-captain)
Chinese Taipei Eddie Wang Australia Ariarne Titmus

Match results

Dates Location Venue Teams Results MVP
Regular season
16–17 October
(Match 1) 		Hungary Budapest Danube Arena United States Cali Condors 567

France Energy Standard 463

United States LA Current 420

United States New York Breakers 266

[15] United States Lilly King
(United States Cali Condors) 87.5 pts
26–27 October
(Match 4) 		Hungary Budapest Danube Arena United States Cali Condors 610.5

Hungary Team Iron 418.5

United States New York Breakers 394

United States DC Trident 287

[16] United States Caeleb Dressel
(United States Cali Condors) 75 pts
5–6 November
(Match 8) 		Hungary Budapest Danube Arena United States Cali Condors 507

United Kingdom London Roar 491.5

Japan Tokyo Frog Kings 419

United States New York Breakers 296.5

[17] United States Caeleb Dressel
(United States Cali Condors) 69 pts
9–10 November
(Match 10) 		Hungary Budapest Danube Arena United States Cali Condors 558

United States LA Current 495

United Kingdom London Roar 398

Italy Aqua Centurions 255

[18] United States Caeleb Dressel
(United States Cali Condors) 80.5 pts
Semifinal
15-16 November
(Semifinal 2) 		Hungary Budapest Danube Arena United States Cali Condors 605.5

United States LA Current 462

Hungary Team Iron 340.5

Canada Toronto Titans 303

[19] United States Caeleb Dressel
(United States Cali Condors) 90.5 pts
Final Match
21-22 November
(Final) 		Hungary Budapest Danube Arena United States Cali Condors 561.5

France Energy Standard 464.5

United Kingdom London Roar 391

United States LA Current 298

[20] United States Caeleb Dressel
(United States Cali Condors) 96 pts

2021 International Swimming League season

Team roster


United States Cali Condors
Men Women
Jordan Khader Baqlah United States Erika Brown
Poland Marcin Cieślak United States Kelsi Dahlia
United States Kevin Cordes Netherlands Maaike de Waard
United States Caeleb Dressel (C) Germany Kathrin Demler
United States Nic Fink United States Sherridon Dressel
United States Townley Haas United States Emily Escobedo
Russia Oleg Kostin United States Hali Flickinger
Russia Aleksandr Krasnykh United States Molly Hannis
Poland Kacper Majchrzak United States Natalie Hinds
Mexico José Ángel Martínez United States Lilly King
Netherlands Jesse Puts Germany Leonie Kullmann
United States Justin Ress United States Beata Nelson
United States Coleman Stewart United States Olivia Smoliga (vice-captain)
United Kingdom Mark Szaranek Canada Katerine Savard
Chinese Taipei Eddie Wang
United Kingdom Brodie Williams

Match results

Dates Location Venue Teams Results MVP
Regular season
28-29 August
(Match 2) 		Italy Naples Piscina Felice Scandone United States Cali Condors 707

United States LA Current 402.5

Japan Tokyo Frog Kings 371.5

United States New York Breakers 265

[21] United States Coleman Stewart

United States (Cali Condors) 95 Pts

4-5 September
(Match 4) 		Italy Naples Piscina Felice Scandone United States Cali Condors 594

United States LA Current 444.5

United States Aqua Centurions 375.5

Italy DC Trident 359

[22] United States Caeleb Dressel

United States (Cali Condors) 112.5 Pts

11-12 September
(Match 6) 		Italy Naples Piscina Felice Scandone United Kingdom London Roar 529.5

United States Cali Condors 478.5

Italy Aqua Centurions 379.5

Japan Tokyo Frog Kings 376.5

[23] Japan Daiya Seto

Japan (Tokyo Frog Kings) 57 Pts

16-17 September
(Match 7) 		Italy Naples Piscina Felice Scandone United States Cali Condors 581

Canada Toronto Titans 529.5

Hungary Team Iron 362.5

United States New York Breakers 293

[24] United States Beata Nelson

United States (Cali Condors) 67 Pts

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