Amit Ivry
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Amit Ivry (Hebrew: עמית עברי; born September 2, 1989, in Eilat, Israel) is an Israeli Olympic swimmer, Maccabiah Games champion, and national record holder. She competes in the butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and medley.[4]
Ivry won a
She holds the Maccabiah Games and Israeli records in the Women's 100 m butterfly. She also holds the Israeli national records in the Women's 50 m backstroke, 50 m breaststroke, 100 m breaststroke, 200 m Individual Medley, and 4 × 100 m medley relay.
Swimming career
Early years; Maccabiah gold medal
Ivry won a gold medal in the 2009 Maccabiah Games in the Women's 100 m butterfly, with a time of 58.50.[5][6] One month later, in August 2009, she and three teammates set a new Israeli record in the 4x100 Medley relay, breaking the old record by five seconds, with a time of 4:09.49 minutes.[7]
In December 2010, she set the Israeli national record in the Women's 100 m butterfly, with a time of 57.14.
2012; Olympics
In 2012, she won a
At the
2013; World Cup medals, and controversy
In July 2013, in the women's 50-meter sprint breaststroke Ivry won a bronze medal with a 31.95, matching the Israeli national record.[11] Later that month, she won a bronze medal at the 2013 Maccabiah Games in the Women's 100 m freestyle, with a time of 57.19.[12][13] That same month, at the world swimming championships in Barcelona, she set a new Israeli record in the 100 m breaststroke, swimming the distance in a time of 1:08.52, besting the previous record of Yuliya Banach by 41 hundredths of a second.[14]
In August 2013, she set Israeli women's records in the 50 m backstroke, with a time of 28.51, and in the 50 m breaststroke, with a time of 31.66, at the Israeli Summer Nationals.[15][16]
In October 2013, Ivry won a bronze medal in the 2013 FINA Swimming World Cup event in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, setting a new national record in the 100 m breaststroke final.[17]
Later that month, she finished 2nd and won a
The
2016; Olympics
Ivri represented
2017; Maccabiah gold and silver medals
Ivry won the gold medal in the women’s 100m butterfly at the 2017 Maccabiah Games, with a time of 59.37.[24] Ivry, Keren Siebner, Shahar Menahem, and Or Tamir set an Israeli national record in the women’s 4×100m medley relay with a time of 4:11.67 as they won a silver medal.[25]
Records
Maccabiah
- Girls (age 13–16) 100 m butterfly (58.50 on July 20, 2009)[26][27][28]
- Women's 100 m butterfly (58.21 on August 8, 2009)[26][27][28]
National
- Girls (age 13–16) 100 m butterfly (58.50 on July 20, 2009)[26][27][28]
- Women's 100 m butterfly (57.14 in December 2010)[29]
- Women's 50 m breaststroke (31.66 in August 2013).[15][16]
- Women's 100 m breaststroke (1:08.52 in July 2013)[15][16][27]
- Women's 50 m backstroke (28.51 in August 2013)[15][16][27]
- Women's 200 m Individual Medley (2:13.29 on July 30, 2012)[15][16][27]
- Women's 4x100 Medley relay (4:09.49 minutes on August 1, 2009).[7]
Personal life
Ivry's great-grandmother, Miriam Roth, authored a number of classic children's books known by Israelis, including "Hot Corn," "Yael's Home," and "Story of Five Balloons."[3][30] Ivry's love is cooking, and she hopes to be a chef.[3]
Her coach was Assaf Meimon from the age of 12 to 21, when she switched to Leonid Kaufman.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Amit Ivry Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ^ "Swimming – Amit Ivry (Israel): season totals". The-sports.org. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
- ^ a b c d Ben, Tal (June 4, 2012). "Swimming/ London 2012 /'The Olympic Games? Just another important tournament'". Haaretz. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the originalon September 2, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
- ^ Zack Colman (July 21, 2009). "US men's hoops limps into medal round. Pearl's boys narrowly avoid another loss, to face Canada in semis". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
- ^ "Games and Results; Maccabiah Swimming" (PDF). www.maccabiah.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 23, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ^ a b Allon Sinai (August 2, 2009). "Israel still without a finalist going into meet's last day as Barnea comes oh-so-close". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ^ "Lane 9 News: FINA World Short Course Championships: Ryan Lochte Shines During Day Four Prelims". Swimming World Magazine. January 1, 2010. Archived from the original on June 5, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ^ "Sports Shorts". Haaretz. February 18, 2011. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ^ "Amit Ivry". Olympics.israel21c.org. June 25, 2012. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ^ "Plenty of Big Names Mark Final Day of French Open". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on November 1, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ^ "Maccabiah 2013; Winners and Medals; Swimming" (PDF). maccabiah.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 23, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ^ Sinai, Allon (July 22, 2013). "Weber-Gale doesn't disappoint, wins 100m gold". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ^ Sinai, Allon (July 29, 2013). "Ivry sets Israeli record, still 18th". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e איגוד השחייה בישראל – הצגת הגמרים של יום חמישי (in Hebrew). Isa.one.co.il. October 15, 2013. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e איגוד השחייה בישראל – שיאי ישראלי אישי וקבוצתי בערב יום שישי של אליפות ישראל! (in Hebrew). Isa.one.co.il. October 15, 2013. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
- ^ a b c Sinai, Allon (October 22, 2013). "Israel's flag removed from swimming event in Qatar but Israeli swimmer wins two medals anyway". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ^ a b "Qatar: Israeli record and silver medal to swimmer Amit Ivry". Ynetnews.com. October 21, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ^ Ron Dicker (October 22, 2013). "Israel's Flag Makes Waves, Then Disappears at Swimming World Cup in Qatar". Huffington Post. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
- ^ "Israel, Israeli swimmers face discrimination at events in Arab countries". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. October 22, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ^ "World swim body warns Qatar, UAE for Israel snubs". NZ Herald News. October 24, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
- ^ "World swim body warns Qatar, UAE over Israel snubs". Al Arabiya. October 24, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ^ Swimming – Amit Ivry (Israel)
- ^ "Murez Picks Up 2nd Gold Of Maccabiah Games With 1:59 200 Free," SwimSwam Magazine.
- ^ "Ervin wraps up Maccabiah experience with two more gold medals".
- ^ a b c Allon Sinai (August 9, 2009). "More records fall at swimming nationals". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f "19th Maccabiah Games; Wingate Institute; 21/07 – 24/07/2013" (PDF). one.co.il. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 23, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ^ a b c Oster, Marcy (July 21, 2009). "Lezak, U.S. swim relay teams take golds". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ^ "Lane 9 News: FINA World Short Course Championships: Ryan Lochte Shines During Day Four Prelims". Swimming World Magazine. January 1, 2010. Archived from the original on June 5, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ^ Karpel, Dalia (December 10, 2003). "The age of sweetness". Haaretz. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
External links
- Amit Ivry at World Aquatics
- Amit Ivry at Swimrankings.net
- Amit Ivry at Olympedia
- Amit Ivry at Olympics.com
- Amit Ivry at the Olympic Committee of Israel (in Hebrew) (English translation)
- Amit Ivry on Facebook