Leah Polonsky Shatters Israeli Record in 200m Butterfly
Translated & summarized from Mako by baba
Olympic swimmer Leah Polonsky broke the Israeli record in the 200-meter butterfly with a time of 2:09.33 at the U.S. Trails for the Short Course World Championships in Illinois. The previous record was held by Keren Zibner since 2015. Polonsky will not compete in the finals as foreign swimmers are ineligible, but the race was her final preparation for the World Championships in Beijing.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Leah Polonsky set a new Israeli record of 2:09.33 in the 200m butterfly.
- The record was broken at the U.S. Trails for the Short Course World Championships in Illinois.
- Polonsky's time surpassed Keren Zibner's previous record from 2015.
- She will not compete in the finals due to being a foreign participant.
- The event was Polonsky's final preparation for the World Championships in Beijing.
Olympic swimmer Leah Polonsky set a new Israeli record in the 200-meter butterfly event during the U.S. Trails for the Short Course World Championships. Competing in Westmont, Illinois, Polonsky clocked a time of 2:09.33 minutes, shaving 0.36 seconds off the previous national record held by Keren Zibner since 2015. Zibner, who represented Israel at the Rio 2016 Olympics, also previously held the Israeli record for the 200m backstroke.
Polonsky's impressive performance placed her fifth in the preliminary heats of the competition. Although foreign swimmers are permitted to participate in the trials, they are not eligible for the finals. Therefore, Polonsky will not compete in the final race despite her record-breaking achievement.
This event served as Polonsky's final preparation race for the upcoming Short Course World Championships, scheduled to take place in Beijing in early December. She is also slated to compete in the 200m freestyle and 100m butterfly events in the preliminary rounds of the U.S. Trails on Friday and Saturday.
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