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Yonatan Achdut and Ofek Adir Reach Semifinals at European Open Water Swimming Championship
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First reported by N12 · 1 hour ago
What happened
Israeli swimmers Yonatan Achdut and Ofek Adir reached the semifinals at the 2026 European Open Water Swimming Championship, narrowly missing the finals in a strong field. This was Israel's first major competition since Matan Roditi's retirement, with the team showing promising performances.
- 01Yonatan Achdut and Ofek Adir advanced to the semifinals in the European Open Water Swimming Championship.
- 02Adir finished ninth in the 1,500m preliminaries and tenth in the 1,000m semifinal, missing the final by 15 seconds.
- 03Achdut qualified tenth by photo finish and placed ninth in the semifinal, nine seconds from the final.
- 04This was Israel's first European open water championship since Matan Roditi retired.
- 05The Israeli team is rebuilding and faced a strong field of top European swimmers.
- 06Adir's strong 5km race performance was especially praised by the Israeli Swimming Association.
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