Thanks to Barry Revzin for compiling this data.
Caeleb Dressel of the Cali Condors led all swimmers with $34,125.00 in earnings in Match 4 of the 2021 ISL season, giving him the single highest payout from a match so far this season. Previously, Condor Coleman Stewart held that title with his $26,775 total from match 1.
Dressel, the league MVP from last season, won the Match 4 MVP honor, along with the $8,000 bonus that goes with it.
This season, only the MVP winner at each meet receives money. In 2020, the top 3 finishers in the MVP rankings all did.
Match 4 Final Standings
- Cali Condors
- LA Current
- Aqua Centurions
- DC Trident
Dressel’s $34,000 in earnings topped the field by a wide margin, as his teammate Kelsi Dahlia finished 2nd in earnings for the meet with $17,900. Both swimmers earned an $11,000 bonus for winning the skins events, with Dressel claiming the men’s 50 freestyle skins and Dahlia taking first in the women’s 50 butterfly skins.
Following a common trend seen in the ISL, there was a large “wealth gap” in earnings between the swimmers from the Condors and Current as compared to the swimmers from the DC Trident and Aqua. All 10 of the highest earning swimmers from match 4 came from either the Condors or the Current, with the three highest earners (Dressel, Dahlia, and Lilly King) swimming for the Cali Condors. On the DC Trident, Bailey Andison saw the highest payout with a total of $5,750, ranking her 13th overall on the money table. Aqua’s highest earner, Nicolo Martinenghi, finished just ahead of her in 12th overall with $6,300.
Out of the 112 athletes who competed in Match 4, 20 of them earned less than $1000 in prize money, even with team bonuses.
ISL Match 4 Prize Money – By Team
| Rank | Team | Points | Individual | Relay | Team Bonus | MVP | Skins | Total | Stolen |
| 1 | Cali Condors | 594 | $56,800 | $20,100 | $21,600 | $8,000 | $25,250 | $131,750 | $4,150 |
| 2 | LA Current | 444.5 | $53,750 | $12,900 | $11,200 | $0 | $4,750 | $82,600 | $150 |
| 3 | Aqua Centurions | 375.5 | $38,450 | $17,100 | $5,600 | $0 | $1,800 | $62,950 | $100 |
| 4 | DC Trident | 359 | $37,400 | $4,900 | $0 | $0 | $2,400 | $44,700 | $150 |
ISL Match 4 Prize Money – Individual
| Rank | Swimmer | Team | Points | Individual | Relay | Skins | MVP | Team Bonus | Total | Stolen |
| 1 | DRESSEL Caeleb | CAC | 112.5 | 12,300.00 | 2,025.00 | 11,000.00 | 8,000.00 | 800 | 34,125.00 | 1,725.00 |
| 2 | DAHLIA Kelsi | CAC | 58.5 | 4,800.00 | 1,300.00 | 11,000.00 | 0 | 800 | 17,900.00 | 2,200.00 |
| 3 | NELSON Beata | CAC | 53.5 | 8,950.00 | 1,200.00 | 0 | 0 | 800 | 10,950.00 | 150 |
| 4 | WILSON Madison | LAC | 44.5 | 8,800.00 | 1,200.00 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 10,400.00 | 0 |
| 5 | KING Lilly | CAC | 43 | 7,200.00 | 1,300.00 | 0 | 0 | 800 | 9,300.00 | 0 |
| 6 | RESS Justin | CAC | 31.5 | 3,200.00 | 2,025.00 | 3,200.00 | 0 | 800 | 9,225.00 | 25 |
| 7 | FINK Nic | CAC | 34.5 | 5,600.00 | 1,625.00 | 0 | 0 | 800 | 8,025.00 | 25 |
| 8 | WEITZEIL Abbey | LAC | 41.5 | 4,850.00 | 2,600.00 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 7,850.00 | 50 |
| 9 | SHIELDS Tom | LAC | 37.5 | 5,600.00 | 1,800.00 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 7,800.00 | 0 |
| 10 | STEWART Coleman | CAC | 37.5 | 5,600.00 | 1,325.00 | 0 | 0 | 800 | 7,725.00 | 25 |
| 11 | WILM Ingrid | LAC | 35 | 4,850.00 | 1,200.00 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 6,450.00 | 50 |
| 12 | MARTINENGHI Nicolo | AQC | 28.5 | 4,900.00 | 1,200.00 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 6,300.00 | 0 |
| 13 | ANDISON Bailey | DCT | 37 | 5,750.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,750.00 | 150 |
| 14 | GORBENKO Anastasia | LAC | 30.5 | 4,850.00 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 5,450.00 | 50 |
| 15 | GASTALDELLO Beryl | LAC | 19 | 800 | 1,400.00 | 2,800.00 | 0 | 400 | 5,400.00 | 0 |
| 16 | MALYUTIN Martin | LAC | 22.5 | 4,900.00 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 5,325.00 | 0 |
| 17 | MACK Linnea | DCT | 26.5 | 2,800.00 | 50 | 2,400.00 | 0 | 0 | 5,250.00 | 0 |
| 18 | VAZAIOS Andreas | DCT | 28 | 5,200.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,200.00 | 0 |
| 19 | MIRESSI Alessandro | AQC | 25 | 2,400.00 | 1,625.00 | 800 | 0 | 200 | 5,025.00 | 25 |
| 20 | SCHEFFER Fernando | LAC | 20 | 4,400.00 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 4,825.00 | 0 |
| 21 | DELOOF Ali | DCT | 25.5 | 4,400.00 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,700.00 | 0 |
| 22 | CECCON Thomas | AQC | 28 | 2,000.00 | 2,425.00 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 4,625.00 | 25 |
| 23 | CASTIGLIONI Arianna | AQC | 20.5 | 3,300.00 | 800 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 4,300.00 | 0 |
| 24 | HVAS Tomoe | LAC | 26 | 3,800.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 4,200.00 | 0 |
| 24 | BROWN Erika | CAC | 23.8 | 1,350.00 | 2,000.00 | 50 | 0 | 800 | 4,200.00 | 0 |
| 26 | DI LIDDO Elena | AQC | 16.5 | 1,600.00 | 1,600.00 | 600 | 0 | 200 | 4,000.00 | 0 |
| 26 | NEALE Leah | DCT | 21.5 | 3,600.00 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,000.00 | 0 |
| 28 | BORODIN Ilia | AQC | 18.5 | 3,700.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 3,900.00 | 0 |
| 29 | SMOLIGA Olivia | CAC | 19.5 | 900 | 2,100.00 | 0 | 0 | 800 | 3,800.00 | 0 |
| 30 | BARRATT Holly | AQC | 19 | 2,650.00 | 250 | 200 | 0 | 200 | 3,300.00 | 0 |
| 31 | DE DEUS Leonardo | AQC | 15 | 2,000.00 | 800 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 3,000.00 | 0 |
| 31 | DRESSEL Sherridon | CAC | 18.5 | 600 | 1,600.00 | 0 | 0 | 800 | 3,000.00 | 0 |
| 33 | PEBLEY Jacob | DCT | 22 | 2,600.00 | 350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,950.00 | 0 |
| 34 | PELLEGRINI Federica | AQC | 13 | 1,700.00 | 1,000.00 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 2,900.00 | 0 |
| 35 | KAMENEVA Maria | AQC | 23.5 | 800 | 1,800.00 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 2,800.00 | 0 |
| 35 | HANNIS Molly | CAC | 15 | 1,600.00 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 800 | 2,800.00 | 0 |
| 37 | KAMMINGA Arno | AQC | 15.5 | 1,600.00 | 800 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 2,600.00 | 0 |
| 37 | KALISZ Chase | AQC | 13.5 | 2,400.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 2,600.00 | 0 |
| 39 | CHRISTOU Apostolos | LAC | 16.5 | 1,900.00 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 2,500.00 | 0 |
| 39 | ESCOBEDO Emily | CAC | 10 | 1,700.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 800 | 2,500.00 | 0 |
| 41 | BUKHOV Vladislav | LAC | 7.5 | 200 | 25 | 1,800.00 | 0 | 400 | 2,425.00 | 0 |
| 42 | FRANCESCHI Sara | LAC | 15 | 2,000.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 2,400.00 | 0 |
| 43 | CHIERIGHINI Marcelo | AQC | 11 | 0 | 2,025.00 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 2,225.00 | 25 |
| 44 | DUMONT Valentine | LAC | 15 | 500 | 1,200.00 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 2,100.00 | 0 |
| 45 | DEVINE Abrahm | LAC | 14 | 1,650.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 2,050.00 | 0 |
| 46 | SZABO Szebasztian | AQC | 9.5 | 800 | 800 | 200 | 0 | 200 | 2,000.00 | 0 |
| 47 | GASSON Helena | LAC | 18.2 | 1,400.00 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 400 | 1,850.00 | 0 |
| 47 | POLIERI Alessia | AQC | 5.5 | 1,650.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 1,850.00 | 0 |
| 49 | RIVOLTA Matteo | AQC | 21 | 1,200.00 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 1,800.00 | 0 |
| 49 | ROTHBAUER Christopher | LAC | 14 | 200 | 1,200.00 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 1,800.00 | 0 |
| 51 | ROONEY Maxime | LAC | 12 | 900 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 1,700.00 | 0 |
| 51 | HOPKIN Anna | DCT | 17.5 | 1,000.00 | 700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,700.00 | 0 |
| 53 | EVANS Joanna | DCT | 15.5 | 1,600.00 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,650.00 | 0 |
| 54 | NIKOLAEV Mark | DCT | 12 | 1,600.00 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,625.00 | 0 |
| 54 | COPE Tommy | DCT | 13 | 1,600.00 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,625.00 | 0 |
| 54 | SHCHEGOLEV Aleksandr | DCT | 17.5 | 1,400.00 | 225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,625.00 | 0 |
| 57 | CIAMPI Matteo | AQC | 15.5 | 1,400.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 1,600.00 | 0 |
| 57 | PUTS Jesse | CAC | 3.5 | 0 | 800 | 0 | 0 | 800 | 1,600.00 | 0 |
| 57 | MAJCHRZAK Kacper | CAC | 3.5 | 0 | 800 | 0 | 0 | 800 | 1,600.00 | 0 |
| 60 | SAVARD Katerine | CAC | 9 | 200 | 500 | 0 | 0 | 800 | 1,500.00 | 0 |
| 60 | GROTHE Zane | DCT | 15.5 | 1,400.00 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,500.00 | 0 |
| 62 | GRINEV Vladislav | AQC | 7.5 | 0 | 1,225.00 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 1,425.00 | 25 |
| 63 | NTOUNTOUNAKI Anna | LAC | 11 | 1,000.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 1,400.00 | 0 |
| 63 | CORDES Kevin | CAC | 9 | 600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 800 | 1,400.00 | 0 |
| 63 | SOROKINA Anastasia | CAC | 7 | 600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 800 | 1,400.00 | 0 |
| 63 | KOSTIN Oleg | CAC | 9 | 600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 800 | 1,400.00 | 0 |
| 67 | PIETRUSCHKA Marie | CAC | 4 | 0 | 500 | 0 | 0 | 800 | 1,300.00 | 0 |
| 67 | MARTINEZ Jose Angel | CAC | 6 | 100 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 800 | 1,300.00 | 0 |
| 69 | CARRARO Martina | AQC | 15.5 | 1,000.00 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 1,250.00 | 0 |
| 70 | DI PIETRO Silvia | AQC | 12.5 | 900 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 1,150.00 | 0 |
| 71 | APPLE Zach | DCT | 11.5 | 800 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,100.00 | 0 |
| 72 | NAZIEBLO Klaudia | DCT | 14 | 900 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,050.00 | 0 |
| 73 | PERIBONIO Tomas | CAC | 3 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 800 | 1,000.00 | 0 |
| 73 | LICON Will | LAC | 8.5 | 400 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 1,000.00 | 0 |
| 73 | SZARANEK Mark | CAC | 5.5 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 800 | 1,000.00 | 0 |
| 73 | SCOZZOLI Fabio | AQC | 4.5 | 800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 1,000.00 | 0 |
| 73 | PINFOLD Brett | LAC | 5.5 | 0 | 600 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 1,000.00 | 0 |
| 73 | BAQLAH Khader | CAC | 4 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 800 | 1,000.00 | 0 |
| 73 | CIESLAK Marcin | CAC | 2 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 800 | 1,000.00 | 0 |
| 73 | BALLO Stefano | AQC | 9 | 800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 1,000.00 | 0 |
| 81 | HELD Ryan | LAC | 4.5 | 50 | 400 | 100 | 0 | 400 | 950 | 0 |
| 82 | WILLIAMS Brodie | CAC | 3 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 800 | 900 | 0 |
| 82 | DE WAARD Maaike | CAC | 2 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 800 | 900 | 0 |
| 82 | FRANCA SILVA Felipe | DCT | 13.5 | 600 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 900 | 0 |
| 82 | ACEVEDO Javier | LAC | 8 | 500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 900 | 0 |
| 82 | KULLMAN Leonie | CAC | 5 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 800 | 900 | 0 |
| 87 | HARTING Zach | DCT | 11 | 250 | 500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 750 | 0 |
| 88 | JAKABOS Zsuzsanna | DCT | 8 | 650 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 650 | 0 |
| 89 | TAYLOR Laura | AQC | 6.5 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 600 | 0 |
| 89 | BAKER Kathleen | LAC | 2.5 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 600 | 0 |
| 89 | CLARK Imogen | LAC | 5 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 600 | 0 |
| 92 | TEMNIKOVA Maria | DCT | 8 | 500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 500 | 0 |
| 93 | BELONOGOFF Tatiana | DCT | 10.5 | 300 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 450 | 0 |
| 93 | MUNOZ DEL CAMPO Lidon | AQC | 4 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 450 | 0 |
| 95 | CORREIA Breno | LAC | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 425 | 0 |
| 96 | TETEREVKOVA Kotryna | LAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 400 | 0 |
| 96 | BRUHN Annika | DCT | 3 | 0 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 0 |
| 96 | HINDLEY Isabella | DCT | 3 | 0 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 0 |
| 96 | DAHLKE Mikaela | LAC | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 400 | 0 |
| 96 | MARSH Alyssa | LAC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 400 | 0 |
| 96 | CARAMIGNOLI Martina | AQC | 2.5 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 400 | 0 |
| 96 | OMOTO Rika | AQC | 6 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 400 | 0 |
| 103 | LITHERLAND Jay | DCT | 6 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 0 |
| 104 | LESAFFRE Fantine | AQC | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 250 | 0 |
| 105 | NASRETDINOVA Rosalia | AQC | -0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 200 | 0 |
| 106 | HOFFER Ryan | DCT | 3.5 | 0 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 0 |
| 107 | MURPHY Camden | DCT | 2 | 50 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 0 |
| 108 | QUAH Ting Wen | DCT | 3 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| 108 | SHEVTSOV Sergey | DCT | 2 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| 108 | STJEPANOVIC Velimir | DCT | 3 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| 111 | KENNEDY Madison | DCT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |