Zohar Hen Shikler (Hebrew: זוהר חן שיקלר; born 8 July 1997), is an Israeli Olympic swimmer,[2] and an Israeli national record holder.
 Zohar Shikler in April 2016 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | זוהר שיקלר |
| Full name | Zohar Hen Shikler[1] |
| Nationality |  Israel |
| Born | July 8, 1997 |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | 50 m freestyle 100 m freestyle |
| Club | Hapoel Dolphin Netanya |
Swimming career
editShikler started to swim at the age of six.[2] She first competed with the Maccabi Kiryat Ono Swimming Team, and then moved to Hapoel Dolphin Netanya.[3][2]
In 2013, Shikler took 12th place in the 50 m freestyle at the European Youth Championships.[4] Representing Israel at the 2013 Maccabiah Games in July 2013, she swam the 50 m freestyle in 26.23, setting both the Maccabiah record for women and the competition's record for girls ages 13–16.[5]
In August 2014, at the Israeli National Championships Shikler won the 100 m freestyle in 57.34.[6]
Shikler took part in the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia, placing 47th in the 50 m freestyle (26.19) and 43rd in the 100 m freestyle (56.84), in early August 2015.[7][8] A week later, she participated in the Israeli National Championships, winning the 50 m freestyle with a time of 25.30, only 2 hundredths of a second short of the qualifying time for the 2016 Olympic Games.[9] Her time was also close to the Israeli national record of 25.23, set by Anna Gostomelsky when she represented Israel at the 2008 Olympics.[9]
In December 2015, Shikler set an Israeli national record in the 50 m freestyle, at 24.80, while swimming in the women’s 4 x 50 m freestyle team at the European Short Course Swimming Championships at the Wingate Institute.[10]
In April 2016, she won the Israeli Swimming Association Cup with a time of 25.18. Thanks to this time, Shikler qualified to participate for Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[11] That same month, at the Israeli Championships in a 50 m long pool at Wingate Institute she set personal records in the 50 m freestyle (25.18) and the 100 m freestyle (56.1).[2]
Shikler also took part in the 2016 European Aquatics Championships in May 2016 in London, placing 21st in the 50 m freestyle (25.70) and 56th in the 100 m freestyle (56.91).
Olympics
editShikler competed for Israel at the 2016 Olympics. She and her teammates on the women’s 4 x 100 m freestyle relay team (Keren Siebner, Amit Ivry, and Andrea Murez) finished 16th in 3:41.97, with her 55.29 being the fastest time among the four.[12] She is slated to swim in Heat 8 of the women's 50 m freestyle on August 10.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Zohar Hen SHIKLER - Olympic Swimming - Israel". Olympic.org. 27 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Swimming Israel". Isrswimming.com.
- ^ "Swimrankings - SHIKLER, Zohar". swimmingrankings.net.
- ^ "Israeli Olympic profiles: Zohar Shikler". Jpost.com.
- ^ "19th Maccabiah Games : Girls 200 m Individual Medley Age 13-16" (PDF). Naccabicanada.com. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- ^ "Or Sabatier Breaks 50 Free Israeli Record To Cap Israeli Nationals - Swimming World News". Swimmingworld.com. 3 August 2014.
- ^ "Zohar SHIKLER". Collegeswimming.com.
- ^ Barclay, Simon (17 March 2016). 16th World Aquatics Championships - Kazan 2015. Complete Results & Athlete Index. Lulu.com. ISBN 9781326600532 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Yakov Toumarkin, Andi Murez Qualify For 2016 Olympics At Israeli Nationals". Swimmngworldmagazine.com. 15 August 2015.
- ^ Asmawati, Arista. "Swimming: Israelis hoping to end Euros with a bang". Mobile-news.tk.
- ^ "זוהר שיקלר הבטיחה את הכרטיס לריו 2016". Ynet.co.il. 7 April 2016.
- ^ "Swimmers fail to make a splash in Rio". Jewishtimes.timesofisrael.com.
External links
edit- Zohar Shikler at World Aquatics
- Zohar Shikler at Swimrankings.net
- Zohar Shikler at Olympics.com
- Zohar Shikler at Olympedia
- Zohar Shikler at the Olympic Committee of Israel (archived) (in Hebrew)
- Zohar Shikler on Facebook
- College Swimming bio
- Rio Olympic bio
