Adi Bichman Explained

Adi Maia Bichman
Collegeteam:	Rice University
Height:	165 cm
Weight:	60 kg
Strokes:	Freestyle, 400 m Medley, 400 Meter freestyle, 800 Meter freestyle
Birth Date:	5 February 1983

Adi Maia Bichman (Hebrew: עדי מאיה ביכמן; born February 5, 1983) is an Israeli former swimmer who swam in the 2000 Olympics.^[1]

2000 Sydney Olympics

She participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where she swam in the 400m and 800m freestyle, as well as the 400m medley.^[2] She attended Rice University on an athletic scholarship.^[1]

2000 Olympic times

She swam in Heat 1 of the 400 meter freestyle at the Sydney Olympics and placed seventh with a time of 4:27.33, not finishing in the top eight times to qualify for the final heat.^[3] In the 400 meter Individual Medley, she placed eighth, in Heat 3, with a time of 5:06.72.^[4] In the 800 meter freestyle, she came in twenty-fifth overall with a time of 9:01.90.^[5]

International Competition highlights

In International competition many of her personal bests were in the following events:

• In the FINA World Championships in Greece in March, 2000; She swam the 50, 100, 200, and 400 meter freestyle. In the 400, she swam a 4:19.19.
• IN the FINA Swimming World Cup in France in December, 2000; She swam the 800 freestyle and the 400 medley. In the 800, she swam an 8:42.38, and in the 400 she swam a 4:51.73.
• In the Israel Swimming Cup in January 1999 in January 1999; She swam the 1500 freestyle in 17:10.29. At only 15, it was a personal best.
• In the European Championships in Finland in May–June 2000; She swam the 50, 200, 400 and 800 Meter freestyle, the 50 and 100 Butterfly, and the 400 Medley relay. In the 400 Meter freestyle, one of her signature events, she swam a 4:23.72, and in the 800 Meter freestyle, she swam a 8:47.98.^[6]

See also

• List of select Jewish swimmers
• List of Israeli records in swimming

Notes and References

1. Web site: Adi Bichman. Jews In Sports Online. September 29, 2010.
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418030747/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bi/adi-bichman-1.html Profile from Sports-Reference
3. "Swimming, 400 Meter Freestyle, Heat 1", The Miami Herald, Miami, Florida, pg. 153, 18 September 2000
4. "Swimming, Women, 400IM", Miami Herald, Miami, Florida, pg. 71, 17 September 2000
5. Web site: Adi Bichman. Olympedia. September 9, 2023.
6. Web site: Adi Bichman. World Aquatics. September 9, 2023.