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Nationality | Israeli |
Born | 15 August 1999 |
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Sport | Swimming |
Michael Laitarovsky (born 15 August 1999) is an Israeli swimmer. [1] He competed in the men's 100 metre backstroke at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [2]
Eran Cohen Groumi is a male former backstroke and butterfly swimmer from Israel who set Israeli records in both strokes.
Eithan Urbach is a former backstroke swimmer from Israel who swam for Auburn University. Swimming for Israel, Urbach competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. In the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, Urbach's 4x100 Israeli medley relay team, with Urbach swimming the backstroke leg, set an Israeli National Record in a preliminary heat, becoming the first Israeli swimming team to make the finals of this Olympic event. In 1997, Urbach shared Israel's Sportsman of the Year award.
The men's 200 metre backstroke event at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place on 28 July at the Piscines Bernat Picornell in Barcelona, Spain. There were 44 competitors from 34 nations. Each nation had been limited to two swimmers in the event since 1984. The event was won by Martín López-Zubero of Spain. Vladimir Selkov of the Unified Team took silver, while Stefano Battistelli of Italy earned bronze. It was the first medal in the men's 200 metre backstroke for each nation.
The men's 200 metre backstroke event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the Uytengsu Aquatics Center in Los Angeles on July 31, 1984. There were 34 competitors from 25 nations, with each nation limited to two swimmers. The event was won by Rick Carey of the United States, the nation's third victory in the men's 200 metre backstroke. Frédéric Delcourt of France took silver and Cameron Henning of Canada earned bronze; it was the first medal in the event for each of those two nations.
Guy Marcos Barnea is an Israeli swimmer who represented Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and has won three medals at the European Championships. As of March 2016, he held the Israeli records in the long course 50m backstroke (24.64), the short course 50m backstroke (23.27), and the long course 100m butterfly (51.36).
Nicholas Brewer Thoman is an American competition swimmer who specializes in the backstroke and is an Olympic gold medalist. He has won two world championships as a member of winning United States medley relay teams at the FINA World Aquatics Championships. From 2009 to 2015 he held the world record in the 100-meter backstroke. Thoman has won a total of ten medals in major international competition, four gold, three silver, and three bronze spanning the Olympics, World Championships, Pan Pacific Championships, Pan American Games, and the Summer Universiade. He was a member of the 2012 U.S. Olympic team, and won gold and silver medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Yakov Yan Toumarkin is a Russian-born Israeli Olympic backstroke swimmer. In 2010, he was the European Junior Swimming Champion in the 100-meter backstroke.
Ryan Fitzgerald MurphyOLY is an American competitive swimmer specializing in backstroke. He is a five-time Olympic gold medalist and the former world-record holder in the men's 100-meter backstroke.
Santisouk Inthavong is a Laotian backstroke and freestyle swimmer. He competed in the men's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he ranked 69th with a time of 26.54 seconds, a national record. He did not advance to the semifinals.
Guilherme Dias Massê Basseto is a Brazilian swimmer.
Danielle Hill is an Irish swimmer from Northern Ireland. She competed in the women's 100 metre backstroke at the 2020 Summer Olympics. On 24 June 2021, she set a new Irish national record with a time of 1:00.18 in the 100m backstroke, simultaneously posting an Olympic qualifying time for the delayed Tokyo Games.
Ole Braunschweig is a German swimmer. He competed in the men's 100 metre backstroke at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Isaac Cooper is an Australian swimmer. He competed in the men's 100 metre backstroke and in the heats of the 4x100 metre mixed medley relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Francisco Rogério Santos is a Portuguese swimmer. He competed in the men's 100 metre backstroke at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Jan Čejka is a Czech swimmer. He competed in the men's 100 metre backstroke at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Kaloyan Levterov is a Bulgarian swimmer. He competed in the men's 100 metre backstroke at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Gabriel Alejandro Castillo Sulca is a Bolivian swimmer. He competed in the men's 100 metre backstroke at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Heriniavo Rasolonjatovo is a Malagasy swimmer. He competed in the men's 100 metre backstroke at the 2020 Summer Olympics.