Eva Fabian ( he, אווה פביאן; born August 3, 1993) is an American-Israeli open water

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. She was the 2010 world champion in the 5-kilometer swim, and won a gold medal at the

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in the women's 10k.

Early life

Fabian was born in

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, to Claire (a doctor) and Jack (a professor and swim coach) Fabian. She has an older brother, Max. Her hometown is

Keene, New Hampshire Keene is a city in, and the seat of Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 23,047 at the 2020 census, down from 23,409 at the 2010 census. Keene is home to Keene State College and Antioch University New England. It ...

, and she was

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ed. She attended

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, majoring in music, and graduated in 2016. She lives in Netanya, Israel.

Swimming career

Her coaches are Jack Fabian, her father, who coached diving at

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, and Hanan Gilad.

United States

At the

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in Rome, Italy, Fabian placed 10th in the 25-kilometer open water event. At the 2009 Open Water National Championships she won the 5K and came in second in the 10K. At the

2010 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships 200px The 6th FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships was being held July 15–23, 2010 in Lac Saint-Jean near Roberval, Quebec, Canada. The championships featured 3 race distances: 5-kilometre (5K), 10-kilometre (10K) and 25-kilometre ...

, Fabian won a gold medal in the 5-kilometer swim in 1:02:00.98 in

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, Canada, at 16 years of age. In the 10 km, she was disqualified along with

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for failing to round a turn buoy properly. At the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, Fabian won a

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behind Christine Jennings in the 10-kilometer open water event. At the

2011 Pan American Games The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, ...

in Guadalajara, Mexico, Fabian placed fourth in the 25-kilometer open water event, only two seconds out of third place. At the 2011 USA Swimming Open Water National Championships she won the gold medal in the 10K in 2:18:31. In 2013 she won bronze medals at the National Championships in the 10K, and at the

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in Barcelona, Spain, in the 25K with a time of 5:07:20.4. In 2014 she won a bronze medal at the 2014 US Open Water National Championships in the 10K, and a silver medal at the

2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships The 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, also known as the 2014 Hancock Prospecting Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course (50 m) event, was held in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, from 21 to 25 August 2014. Qualifying ...

in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, in the 10K. She won a gold medal at the

in Toronto, Canada, in the women's marathon 10k in 2:03:17.0. She missed most of the 2016 season due to injury.

Israel

Fabian immigrated to Israel, and became an

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in 2017. She lives and trains at

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. In December 2017 she won a silver medal at the Israel National Short Course Swimming Championships in the 400 m freestyle, with a time of 4:15.74. She represented Israel at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea.

References

External links

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"Video Interview: Yale's Eva Fabian on Open Water, Ivy League Swimming"
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"Eva Fabian: Open Letter To FINA Over Wetsuit Rules"
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fabian, Eva 1993 births Living people American long-distance swimmers Israeli female swimmers Female long-distance swimmers Sportspeople from Frederick, Maryland People from Keene, New Hampshire People from Netanya Swimmers at the 2011 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2015 Pan American Games Yale Bulldogs women's swimmers Wingate Institute alumni World Aquatics Championships medalists in open water swimming Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in swimming Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games