Adi Maia Bichman ( he, עדי מאיה ביכמן; born February 5, 1983) is an Israeli former Olympic
swimmer
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She participated in the
2000 Summer Olympics
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in Sydney, where she swam in the 400m and 800m freestyle, as well as the 400m medley.
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/ref> She attended Rice University
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on an athletic scholarship
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See also
* List of select Jewish swimmers
*List of Israeli records in swimming
This is a list of Israeli records in swimming, which are ratified by the Israel Swimming Association. To set a record, you have to be an Israeli citizen. All records were achieved in finals unless otherwise noted.
Long course (50 m) Men
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1983 births
Living people
Rice Owls women's swimmers
Israeli Jews
Israeli female swimmers
Jewish swimmers
Olympic swimmers of Israel
Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Ono Academic College faculty
Israeli female freestyle swimmers
American women academics
21st-century American women