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Swimming 50 m. freestyle 0:32:11 Min. (2) 100 m. freestyle 1:09:86 Min. (2) 100 m. back stroke 1:19:55 Min. (1) 400 m. freestyle 5:32:28 Min. (6) 200 m. I.M 3:03.38 Min. (3) Coach – Asaf Maimon In Athens 2004, Keren bagged a gold medal in the 100m backstroke, two silver medals in the women’s 100m and 50m freestyle competitions, and a bronze medal in the 200m race. While serving in the IDF, a training accident left her with a 90% paralysis of her legs. In freestyle swim competitions, she is prohibited from making a diving start and has to push off the side of the pool, putting her at a great disadvantage.
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50 m. freestyle 00:40:71 Min. (5) 100 m. freestyle 01:23:59 Min. (4) 200 m. freestyle 02:58:74 Min. (3) 100 m. brest stroke 02:00:07 Min. (2) At 17, Inbal is the youngest member of the Israeli team. Born with a spinal disorder, she is bound to a wheelchair, but by no means immobilized. Inbal began rehabilitative swimming at the age of In Athens 2004, she won the silver medal in the 100m breaststroke and bronze in the 200m freestyle competition.
Coach – Yaacov Beninson Swimming
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50 m. freestyle 00:28:17 Min. (5) 100 m. freestyle 01:06:19 Min. (7) Coach – Noah Ram Izhar, 41, is a disabled IDF veteran (blind). In international swimming competitions (50m, 100m freestyle), he has won 6 medals in separate Paralympics (3 gold), a World Championship and 3 European Championships. Swimming
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50 m. freestyle 01:10:88 Min. (1)
100 m. freestyle 02:35:24 Min. (1)
200 m. freestyle 05:07:44 Min..(2) Itzik, 25, was born with cerebral palsy and can only use his right hand for swimming. He is considered the most severely disabled athlete on the Israeli team. In Athens 2004, Mamistvalov set two Paralympic records in swimming, winning gold medals in the 100m and 50m freestyle events. He also took the silver medal in the 200m freestyle, competing against swimmers with a lower degree of disability. Coach – Noah Ram Swimming
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50 m. freestyle 00:26:89 Min. 100 m. freestyle 01:00:15 Min. 50 m. freestyle 00:28:99 Min. Hanoch, 42, is a disabled IDF veteran (amputee, below the elbow). He has won 8 medals for 50m and 100m swimming competitions in separate Paralympic games, World Championships and European Championships. Ziv, 39, is a disabled IDF veteran (eye injury). He is a 7-time Paralympic medalist in 50m and 100m freestyle swimming competitions. Ziv has won two European Championships and four times he was runner-up for the World Championship. . Coach – Noah Ram Swimming
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100 m. freestyle 01:33:23 Min. (11) 100 m. backstroke 01:45:23 Min. (8) Inbal, 20, suffers from partial paralysis. She came in fourth place in the 100m freestyle swimming competition in the 2002 World Championships. 50 m. freestyle 00:30:03 Min. (4) 100 m. freestyle 01:07:07 Min. (5) 400 m. freestyle 05:06:15 Min. (3) Nimrod, 21, suffers from cerebral palsy. He was adopted by the Disabled IDF Veterans Organization and trains twice a day at the Bet HaLohem sports rehabilitation center in Tel Aviv
In Athens 2004, Nimrod won the bronze medal in the men's 400m freestyle Coach – Noah Ram Swimming