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Aviv Barzelay
Barzelay in 2019
Personal information
Full nameAviv Barzelay
Nationality Israel
Born (2002-05-28) 28 May 2002 (age 22)
Mitzpe Aviv, Israel[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
College teamTexas A&M University

Aviv Barzelay (Template:Lang-he; born 28 May 2002) is an Israeli Olympic swimmer.[2][3] She represented Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the Women's 200m backstroke event, and came in 15th. At the 2023 LEN European U23 Championships, she won the silver medal in the 200 L back.

Early life

Barzelay was born and raised in Mitzpe Aviv, Israel, to a Jewish family.[1] Her parents are Mirit and Yuval.[1]

Early career

In July 2019, at the LEN European Junior Championships in Kazan, Russia, she came in 5th in the 200 L back, with a time of 2:12.01.[4] In August 2019, at the 7th FINA World Junior Championship in Budapest, Hungary, she came in 8th in the 200 L back with a time of 2:14.37.[5] In November 2019, she won the gold medal in the Kevin Perry Senior Invitational in La Mirada, California, in the 100 L back with a time of 1:03.50, and a bronze medal in the 100 Y back with a time of 55.32 against 231 competitors.[6] In December 2019, she won the silver medal in the Swim Cup Amsterdam in the Netherlands, in the 200 LCM back, with a time of 2:13.44, behind gold medal winner África Zamorano of Spain.[7]

In December 2020 she won the silver medal in the Rotterdam Qualification Meet in the Netherlands, in the 200 L with a time of 2:12.78, 0.83 seconds behind gold medal winner Lena Grabowski of Austria.[8]

2020 Tokyo Olympics

Barzelay was invited to represent Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics after breaking the Israeli record in the 200-meter backstroke event in a championship in Rome, even though the swimmer fell short of meeting the Olympic qualifying time. She competed in the Women's 200m backstroke event, and swam it in 2:11.13, qualifying for the semi-finals, where she came in 15th with a time of 2:12.93.[3][9][10]

College years

She is a student at Texas A&M University, and a member of its swimming team.[10]

In April 2021 she won the bronze medal at the Malmsten Swim Open Stockholm in Sweden in the 200 back with a time of 2:10.86, 0.22 seconds behind silver medal winner Lena Grabowski of Austria.[11] In June 2021 at the Internazionali di Nuoto - 58 Settecolli in Rome, Italy, she won the silver medal in the 200 back with a time of 2:10.76, two seconds behind Italian former 3-time European champion Margherita Panziera.[12]

In 2021–22, in her freshman year, at the NCAA Championships she finished sixth in the 200 back (1:53.77), and 17th in the 100 back (53.06), while also competing on the 200 and 400 medley relay teams at her first SEC Championships.[10] She had times of 50.52 in the 100 free, 1:49.99 in the 200 free, 54.10 in the 100 back, and 1:55.93 in the 200 back at the Art Adamson Invite.[10] She earned College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-America honors.[10]

In May 2022 she competed at the Trofeu Internacional Ciutat de Barcelona / Mare Nostrum in Sant Andreu, Spain, and won the bronze medal in the 200 L back with a time of 2:11.68.[13] In June 2022 she came in 9th at the 19th FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, in the 200 L back with a time of 2:10.42.[14]

In 2022–23, in her sophomore year, at the NCAA Championships in the 100 back she swam 53.45.[10] She had times of 1:48.21 in the 200 free and 1:52.91 in the 200 back at SEC Championships.[10]

Internationally, she competed at FINA World Championships and the LEN European Championships.[10] At the LEN European U23 Championships in August 2023 in Dublin, Ireland, she won the silver medal in the 200L back with a time of 2:11.35, two seconds behind gold medal winner and former world championship bronze medalist Isabelle Stadden.[15]

In 2023–24, in her junior year, at the NCAA Championships she had a time of 53.28 in the 100 back.[10] In the 200 back she had a time of 1:52.89 and came in fifth at the SEC Championships.[10] She had times of 50.66 in the 100 free, 53.86 in the 100 back, and 1:54.61 in the 200 back at the Art Adamson Invite.[10]

Career highlights

Event[16][17] Time Medal Pool Length Age* Competition Comp Country Date
Women 100 Freestyle 50.52 - 25m Art Adamson Invitational USA 11/19/2021
Women 200 Freestyle 1:48.21 - 25m SEC Championships USA 2/16/2023
Women 50 Backstroke 28.98 - 25m LEN European Short Course Swimming Championships Scotland 12/7/2019
Women 100 Backstroke 53.06 - 25m SEC Championships (21-22) USA 2022
Women 200 Backstroke 1:52.89 - 25m SEC Championships USA 2/24/2024
Women 200 Medley 2:02.38 - 25m Texas A&M vs. Houston vs. Southern Methodist USA 2/25/2022
Women 50 Freestyle 26.97 - 50m Art Adamson Invitational USA 11/15/2023
Women 100 Freestyle 57.44 - 50m Israel National Summer Trial and Championships Israel 6/14/2021
Women 200 Freestyle 2:05.34 - 50m 2022 GU Aggieland April LC Invitational USA 4/23/2022
Women 50 Backstroke 29.35 50m Trofeu Internacional Ciutat de Barcelona / Mare Nostrum Spain 5/25/2022
Women 100 Backstroke 1:01.61 50m TYR Pro Swim Series - San Antonio USA 4/1/2022
Women 200 Backstroke 2:10.42 50m 19th FINA World Championships Hungary 6/23/2022
Women 50 Butterfly 30.66 - 50m TYR Pro Swim Series Greensboro USA 11/9/2019
Women 200 Medley 2:21.99 Bronze 50m Israel Cup Israel 4/3/2019
Women 4x100 Medley Relay 4:14.63 - 50m - European Junior Swimming Championships 2019 Russia 7/5/2019

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "not found".
  2. ^ "Athletes - Aviv BARZELAY". www.eurosport.com. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  3. ^ a b "Swimming - BARZELAY Aviv". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-07-26. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  4. ^ "LEN European Junior Championships". Swimcloud.
  5. ^ "7th FINA World Junior Championship". Swimcloud.
  6. ^ "CA RMDA Kevin Perry Senior Invitational". Swimcloud.
  7. ^ "Swim Cup Amsterdam". Swimcloud.
  8. ^ "Rotterdam Qualification Meet". Swimcloud.
  9. ^ "Record holder Aviv Barzelay joins Israeli national swim team for Tokyo Olympics". Haaretz. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Aviv Barzelay - Women's Swimming and Diving". Texas A&M Athletics - 12thMan.com.
  11. ^ "Malmsten Swim Open Stockholm". Swimcloud.
  12. ^ "Internazionali di Nuoto - 58 Settecolli". Swimcloud.
  13. ^ "Trofeu Internacional Ciutat de Barcelona / Mare Nostrum". Swimcloud.
  14. ^ "19th FINA World Championships". Swimcloud.
  15. ^ "LEN European U23 Championships". Swimcloud.
  16. ^ "Aviv BARZELAY | Results | FINA Official". FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  17. ^ "Aviv Barzelay". Swimcloud. February 19, 2024.
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