Team Iron

Team Iron is a professional swimming team co-owned by Katinka Hosszú, and a founding member of the International Swimming League. The team is based in Budapest, Hungary, led by general manager Dorina Szekeres and head coach Jozsef Nagy.

Team Iron
First season2019
AssociationInternational Swimming League
Based inBudapest
Head coachJozsef Nagy
General managerDorina Szekeres
CaptainKatinka Hosszu

During the inaugural season in 2019, they finished third in the European group and failed to advance to the ISL Grand Finale hosted at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.

The team hosted one of the seven matches of the inaugural season in the Duna Arena, in Budapest, where they placed second[1] in front of the home crowd. The visiting teams were London Roar, LA Current and New York Breakers.

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. In the 2019 season Katinka Hosszu and Peter John Stevens held those titles for Team Iron.

Team Iron[2]
Men Women
Gunnar Bentz Veronika Andrusenko
Richárd Bohus Alia Atkinson
Henrik Christiansen Katalin Burian
Jeremy Desplanches Kim Busch
Robert Glinta Kimberly Buys
Gergely Gyurta Katinka Hosszu (C)
Dominik Kozma Zsuzsanna Jakabos
Kristof Milak Ajna Kesely
Vladimir Morozov Ranomi Kromowidjojo
Ross Murdoch Jenna Laukkanen
Erik Persson Fanny Lecluyse
Peter John Stevens (C) Mie Nielsen
Szebasztián Szabó Kira Toussaint
Adam Telegdy Jessica Vall
Pieter Timmers Maria Ugolkova
David Verraszto

Match results

In the 2019 (inaugural) ISL season, Team Iron finished third in the European group behind Energy Standard and London Roar who eventually went on to place 1-2 in the Championship Final. From Team Iron, Vladimir Morozov was named MVP in Lewisville while Katinka Hosszu earned the title [3]in Budapest in front of the home crowd.

The team was very successful in the 50m freestyle skin races. Vladimir Morozov won the race in Lewisville and London while Ranomi Kromowidjojo had a perfect record of winning the event in all 3 matches of the regular season.

Dates Location Venue Teams Results MVP
Regular season
19–20 October Lewisville The LISD Westside Aquatic Center Team Iron

LA Current

London Roar

New York Breakers

 [4][5] Vladimir Morozov

( Team Iron)

43.5 pts

26–27 October Budapest Danube Arena Team Iron

LA Current

London Roar

New York Breakers

 [6][1] Katinka Hosszu

( Team Iron)

47 pts

23–24 November London London Aquatics Centre Aqua Centurions

Energy Standard

Team Iron

London Roar

 [7][8] Chad Le Clos

( Energy Standard)

44.5 pts

2020 International Swimming League Season

The 2020 roster will be announced in June, 2020.

References
  1. "2019 ISL Season Budapest (HUN)" (pdf). ISL. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  2. "Team Iron Unveils Official Roster". SwimSwam. 2019-06-18. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  3. "Katinka Hosszu Becomes First Non-Skins Winner to Earn ISL MVP". SwimSwam. 2019-10-28. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  4. "2019 ISL Season Lewisville, TX (USA)" (pdf). ISL. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  5. "2019 ISL Season Lewisville, TX (USA)" (pdf). ISL. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  6. "2019 ISL Season Budapest (HUN)" (pdf). ISL. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  7. "2019 ISL Season London" (pdf). ISL. 24 November 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  8. "2019 ISL Season London" (pdf). ISL. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
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