Keren Regal (קרן רגאל; born January 23, 1977) is an Israeli former Olympic swimmer.[1]

Keren Regal
קרן רגאל
Personal information
Nationality Israel
Born (1977-01-23) January 23, 1977 (age 47)
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokes50 m freestyle
200 m medley
400 m medley

Biography

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Regal was born in Heftziba, a kibbutz in northern Israel. In the age of 8 she joined Hapoel Gilboa swimming club.[2]

In 1991, She competed in the Juvenile European Aquatics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium in which she set a new Israeli record for 200 metres Individual Medley with a time of 2:25.47 breaking the 10 years record of Lior Birkan (2:27.87).[3] At the same year, she also broke the Israeli record of 50 metres Freestyle.[2]

She competed for Israel at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, at the age of 15.[1] In the Women's 400 metres Individual Medley she came in 29th with a time of 5:07.97, in the Women's 200 metres Individual Medley she came in 37th with a time of 2:27.85, and in the Women's 50 metres Freestyle she came in 41st with a time of 27.93.[1] As of 2018,[2] she was the youngest Olympic participant ever for Israel.[4]

In 1993, She won a gold medal at the 14th Macabiah games.[2]

She retired from swimming at the age of 17. Today, she works as a veterinarian and train Newfoundland dogs for competitions.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Keren Regal Bio, Stats, and Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. ^ a b c d e "מי היתה מלכת המדליות הישראלית ומי הנציגה הצעירה באולימפיאדות?". xnet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  3. ^ "⁨שן סוף שיא ישראל■ בוזשרב א׳ש׳⁩ — ⁨⁨מעריב⁩ 5 אוגוסט 1991⁩ — הספרייה הלאומית של ישראל │ עיתונים". www.nli.org.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  4. ^ "2012 London Olympics - Countries". USA Today.
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