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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Cerebral Palsy
Classification
S7, SB6, SM7
Further personal information
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
Hebrew, Russian
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up swimming at age five with his twin brother Ariel, who also has cerebral palsy.
Why this sport?
He and his twin brother Ariel were both advised to take up swimming for physical therapy.
Club / Team
Ilan Sport Center: Haifa, ISR
Name of coach
Jacob Beninson [national], ISR
Training Regime
He trains at the Ilan Sport Center in Haifa, Israel.
General interest
Awards and honours
In 2017 he was named Athlete of the Year by the Israeli Paralympic Committee. (sport5.co.il, 26 Dec 2017)
Famous relatives
His twin brother Ariel has also competed in Para swimming for Israel, including at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (SportsDeskOnline, 18 May 2022; davar.co.il, 09 Sep 2019)
Impairment
He has cerebral palsy. (jewishledger.com, 03 Sep 2021)
Other information
TWIN BROTHER
He enjoys having his twin brother Ariel in the Israeli Para swimming team alongside him. "It's great that the team has twin brothers in it. When we were younger there was a lot of competition between us, but now, not so much." (davar.co.il, 09 Sep 2019)
He enjoys having his twin brother Ariel in the Israeli Para swimming team alongside him. "It's great that the team has twin brothers in it. When we were younger there was a lot of competition between us, but now, not so much." (davar.co.il, 09 Sep 2019)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S8 | Final 1 | 2017-12-02 | 3 | |
| Men's 400 m Freestyle S8 | Final 1 | 2017-12-03 | 5 | |
| Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB7 | Final 1 | 2017-12-05 | 3 | |
| Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM8 | Heat 1 | 2017-12-07 | 5 | |
| Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM8 | Final 1 | 2017-12-07 | 8 |