Description
Louisville's Anastasia Gorbenko carries a unique pedigree into the rest of her NCAA career as the lone athlete to have competed in both the ISL and now the CSL. There are many similarities between the two formats, including 2 athletes per event and skins races. When asked to compare the two, Gorbenko noted that the ISL was truly a pro team, where athletes came together to race but didn't spend much time with each other outside of competition. However, with the CSL, Gorbenko is racing with "basically my family", athletes she trains with and is around every day, making her bond with them much stronger in and out of the pool.