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
Dorina Szekeres (born July 30, 1992 in Zalaegerszeg) is a former Hungarian swimmer, who specialized in the backstroke and IM events. She graduated from Indiana University with a bachelor's degree in sports marketing and management. She is curren ...
and head coach Jozsef Nagy.
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
in front of the home crowd. The visiting teams were
London Roar
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,
LA Current
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During the inaug ...
and
New York Breakers
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.
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 Hosszú and
Peter John Stevens
Peter John Stevens (born 1 June 1995) is a Slovenian swimmer.
He won the title of youth world champion in the 50-metre breaststroke in 2013. In 2016, he won silver in the same discipline seconds at the 50-metre breaststroke on the European Aquat ...
held those titles for Team Iron.
Match results
In the
2019 (inaugural) ISL season, Team Iron finished third in the European group behind
Energy Standard
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The team won each of their matches in the first s ...
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 Hosszú earned the title
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.
2020 International Swimming League season
The 2020 roster will be announced in June, 2020.
References
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Sports teams in Hungary
Swimming clubs
International Swimming League
Swimming in Hungary
Sport in Budapest