Three Israeli Swimmers Advance to European Championship Semifinals

On August 14, three Israeli swimmers qualified for the semifinals at the European Swimming Championships. Anastasia Gorbienko from Maccabi Kiryat Bialik led her 200m individual medley heat with a time of 2:11.87, securing first place and advancing confidently. Lea Polonsky of Maccabi Haifa also progressed in the same event, finishing eighth overall with a time of 2:13.43. Both swimmers are set to compete in the semifinals later that evening starting at 20:35.

Tom Minis, another Israeli swimmer from Maccabi Haifa, reached the semifinals in the 100m backstroke with a personal best time of 1:01.19, ranking 16th overall. Minis will swim in the semifinals at 19:50. Aviv Barzilai, also from Maccabi Haifa, placed 24th in the same event and did not advance.

Other Israeli competitors included Daria Golovaty from Hapoel Bat Yam, who finished 38th in the 50m freestyle heats with a time of 25.94 seconds, and Mark Teller from Maccabi Marom Ramat Gan, who placed 39th in the 50m breaststroke heats with a time of 27.90 seconds. These results highlight the strong presence of Israeli swimmers at the continental competition.