Imri Ganiel (; born 8 January 1992) is an Israeli swimmer.
Biography
Imri Ganiel was born in
Beersheba
Beersheba ( / ; ), officially Be'er-Sheva, is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel. Often referred to as the "Capital of the Negev", it is the centre of the fourth-most populous metropolitan area in Israel, the eighth-most p ...
and grew up in
Omer
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* Omer (unit), an ancient unit of measure used in the era of the ancient Temple in Jerusalem
* The Counting of the Omer (''sefirat ha'omer''), a 49 day period in the Jewish calendar
People
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. Ganiel started swimming at the age of 8 and has competed in swimming since the age of 12.
He is the son of
Amir Ganiel, a former Israeli swimming champion.
Sports career
Ganiel is the Israeli national record holder in the 100-meter breaststroke with a time of 1:00.96 minutes, which he broke in the final of the European Championships.
At the
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
, he competed in the
Men's 100 metre breaststroke, finishing in 32nd place in the heats, failing to reach the semifinals.
See also
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Sport in Israel
Sport in Israel plays an important role in Israeli culture and is supported by the Ministry of Culture and Sport (Israel), Ministry of Culture and Sport. The most popular sports in Israel have traditionally been Association football (mainly) and ...
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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, a swimmer has to be an Israeli citizen. All records were achieved in finals unless otherwise noted.
Long course (50 m) Men
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Living people
Olympic swimmers for Israel
Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Israeli male breaststroke swimmers
Swimmers at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
Sportspeople from Beersheba
1992 births
Competitors at the 2011 Summer Universiade
21st-century Israeli sportsmen