Israel Swimming and Diving

Israeli Swimmer Anastasia Gorbenko Boo’ed by Crowd in Qatar on World Championships Podium

Israeli swimmer Anastasia Gorbenko was boo’ed by the crowd in Doha, Qatar after winning a silver medal at the World Championships.

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Israeli National Champion Noga Zilberberg Commits to Duke (2023)

Noga Zilberberg gives Duke the chance to reinforce the middle-to-distance freestyles, which was an area of weakness for them last season.

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Olympic Finalists Lead Israeli Contingent for Short Course Worlds

Olympic finalist Anastasia Gorbenko (above) is among seven Israeli swimmers picked for Abu Dhabi and the 2021 Short Course World Championships.

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Anastasia Gorbenko Becomes First Israeli Woman to Make Olympic Swimming Final

Anastasia Gorbenko will make history in the women’s 100 backstroke final as her country’s first-ever female Olympic finalist in swimming.

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Video Shows Lane Rope Tug in Tokyo Olympic Swimming

Israeli swimmer Denis Loktev appears on video to have grabbed and pulled on the lanerope in prelims of the men’s 200 free in Tokyo.

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Two National Records and a New Olympic “A” Cut Wrap Israel Olympic Trials

ISRAEL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS + OLYMPIC TRIALS June 11-14, 2021 Wingate Institute, Netanya, Israel 50 meters (LCM) Prelims/Finals, Olympic qualifying event…

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Anastasia Gorbenko Sinks 3 Israel Records, Hits Another Olympic “A” Cut

17-year old Anastasia Gorbenko now has 5 Olympic “A” standards and 4 Olympic “B” standards after crushing the Israel Record in the 200 breast on Friday.

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Anastasia Gorbenko Becomes First Israeli Woman Under 1 Minute in 100 Back

Anastasia Gorbenko now adds a National Record in the 100 back to previous records in the 50 and 100 breaststroke set earlier this week.

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Serbia, Hungary, Israel Begin Vaccinating Olympic Athletes; Italy Chief Says No

At least 3 nations, including Hungary, have begun inoculating their Olympic athletes for the coronavirus. The head of the Italian Olympic Committee says their athletes won’t jump the line.

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Yakov Toumarkin Re-Breaks His Israeli Record in 200 IM in ISL Semifinal #2

2020 INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING LEAGUE – SEMIFINAL #2 Sunday, November 15th: 6-8pm CET/11-1pm U.S. Central Monday, November 16th: 6-8pm CET/11-1pm U.S….

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Andi Murez Breaks Israel Record in 200 Free by a Full Second

Andi Murez has broken at least her 3rd Israel National Record of the 2020 ISL season which has seen her have a late-career breakthrough in short course.

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Anastasia Gorbenko Breaks Another European Junior Record at ISL

In 3 days of competition in the 2020 ISL season, 17-year old Anastasia Gorbenko has broken 4 Israeli National Records and 2 European Junior Records.

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European Junior Championships Medalist Gal Cohen Groumi Commits to Michigan

Gal Cohen Groumi, who was the fastest leg on Israel’s Olympic-qualifying 800 free relay, has committed to the University of Michigan.

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Euro Juniors Bronze Medalist Lea Polonsky Commits to Cal Class of 2021

Israeli swimmer Lea Polonsky, a former National Record holder and 2019 European Junior Championships bronze medalist, has committed to Cal.

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Israeli National Record Holder Aviv Barzelay Commits to Texas A&M

The 17-year old Aviv Barzelay is the Israeli National Record holder in the 200 long course meter backstroke and will head to Texas A&M next year.

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