Amit Ivry Explained

Amit Ivry
Strokes:100 m backstroke, 100 m breaststroke, 100 m butterfly, 100 m medley, 200 metres Individual Medley, 50 m backstroke, 50 m breaststroke, 50 m butterfly[1] [2]
Club:Hapoel Emek Hefer, Israel
Coach:Leonid Kaufman[3]
Birth Date:September 2, 1989
Birth Place:Eilat, Israel
Height:1.70 m
Weight:67 kg
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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 gold medal at the 2009 Maccabiah Games in the Women's 100 m butterfly, and a bronze medal at the 2013 Maccabiah Games in the Women's 100 m freestyle. In 2012, she won a bronze medal in the 100 m butterfly at the long-course European Swimming Championships.

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.[8] In February 2011, she and her teammates at Hapoel Emek Hefer set an Israeli record in the 4x50 meter medley, with a time of 1:57.80 minutes, at the Israel Short Course Championships at Ashdot Yaakov.[9]

2012; Olympics

In 2012, she won a bronze medal in the 100-meter butterfly at the long-course European Swimming Championships in Hungary, with a time of at 58.64 seconds, and became the first Israeli women to place and win a medal for Israel at the championships.[10]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she finished 18th overall in the heats in the Women's 100 metre butterfly.[1] In the 200 metre individual medley, Ivry placed 13th in the heats and reached the semi-final, becoming the first Israeli female swimmer to compete in an Olympic semi-final, with a new Israeli record time of 2:13.29 minutes.[1]

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 silver medal in women's 100 meter mixed individual medley in the FINA Swimming World Cup in swimming in Doha, Qatar, breaking the Israeli national record at 58.43 seconds at the Hamad Aquatic Center.[18] [19] The Quatari hosts refused to broadcast the Israeli flag, and a [blank white square, rather than the Israeli flag, appeared next to her name on the TV screens airing the event.<ref name="jpost1"/><ref name="ynetnews1"/> The Israeli flag was also removed from outside the aquatic center at the FINA event.<ref name="jpost1"/> The [[FINA]] Code of Ethics states that Fédération Internationale de Natation tournaments must have: "no discrimination on the basis of ... race, religion, or political opinion".[20] The incidents raised questions about whether Qatar should still host the 2014 World Short-Course Championships.[21] [22]

2016; Olympics

Ivri represented Israel at the 2016 Olympics in the Women's 100 m butterfly, 100 m breaststroke, 200 m breaststroke, and 4x100 m freestyle.[23]

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

National

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Amit Ivry Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418035130/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/iv/amit-ivry-1.html . dead . April 18, 2020 . Sports-reference.com . October 22, 2013.
  2. Web site: Swimming – Amit Ivry (Israel): season totals . The-sports.org . October 23, 2013.
  3. News: Ben . Tal . Swimming/ London 2012 /'The Olympic Games? Just another important tournament' . Haaretz . June 4, 2012 . October 22, 2013.
  4. Web site: Amit Ivry. London2012.com. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. September 13, 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120902225432/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/ivry-amit-1020651/. September 2, 2012.
  5. News: US men's hoops limps into medal round. Pearl's boys narrowly avoid another loss, to face Canada in semis . Zack Colman. The Jerusalem Post . July 21, 2009 . October 23, 2013.
  6. Web site: Games and Results; Maccabiah Swimming . www.maccabiah.com . October 22, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131023055800/http://www.maccabiah.com/data/Uploads/Swimming%2018th%20Maccabiah.pdf . October 23, 2013 .
  7. News: Israel still without a finalist going into meet's last day as Barnea comes oh-so-close . Allon Sinai. The Jerusalem Post . August 2, 2009. October 22, 2013.
  8. Lane 9 News: FINA World Short Course Championships: Ryan Lochte Shines During Day Four Prelims . Swimming World Magazine . January 1, 2010 . October 29, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130605185312/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/25982.asp . June 5, 2013 . dead . mdy-all .
  9. News: Sports Shorts . Haaretz . February 18, 2011 . October 22, 2013.
  10. Web site: Amit Ivry . Olympics.israel21c.org . June 25, 2012 . October 22, 2013 . https://archive.today/20131022195927/http://olympics.israel21c.org/?p=40 . October 22, 2013 . dead . mdy-all .
  11. Plenty of Big Names Mark Final Day of French Open . Swimming World Magazine . October 29, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131101082833/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/World/35014.asp . November 1, 2013 . dead . mdy-all .
  12. Web site: Maccabiah 2013; Winners and Medals; Swimming . maccabiah.com . October 22, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131023060427/http://www.maccabiah.com/data/Uploads/medals%20swimming%20%281%29.pdf . October 23, 2013 . dead . mdy-all .
  13. News: Sinai . Allon . Weber-Gale doesn't disappoint, wins 100m gold . The Jerusalem Post . July 22, 2013 . October 22, 2013.
  14. News: Sinai . Allon . Ivry sets Israeli record, still 18th . The Jerusalem Post . July 29, 2013 . October 22, 2013.
  15. News: http://isa.one.co.il/General/Article.aspx?id=5491&amp;siteId=8&amp;isEgood=1 . he:איגוד השחייה בישראל – הצגת הגמרים של יום חמישי . Isa.one.co.il . Hebrew . October 15, 2013 . October 25, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130911021500/http://www.isa.one.co.il/General/Article.aspx?id=5491&siteId=8&isEgood=1 . September 11, 2013 . dead . mdy-all .
  16. Web site: http://isa.one.co.il/General/Article.aspx?id=5494&amp;siteId=8&amp;isEgood=1 . he:איגוד השחייה בישראל – שיאי ישראלי אישי וקבוצתי בערב יום שישי של אליפות ישראל! . Hebrew . Isa.one.co.il . October 15, 2013 . October 25, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029193613/http://isa.one.co.il/General/Article.aspx?id=5494&siteId=8&isEgood=1 . October 29, 2013 . dead . mdy-all .
  17. News: Sinai . Allon . Israel's flag removed from swimming event in Qatar but Israeli swimmer wins two medals anyway . The Jerusalem Post . October 22, 2013 . October 22, 2013.
  18. News: Qatar: Israeli record and silver medal to swimmer Amit Ivry . Ynetnews.com . October 21, 2013 . October 22, 2013.
  19. News: Israel's Flag Makes Waves, Then Disappears at Swimming World Cup in Qatar . Huffington Post . Ron Dicker. October 22, 2013 . October 23, 2013.
  20. Web site: Israel, Israeli swimmers face discrimination at events in Arab countries . Jewish Telegraphic Agency . October 22, 2013 . October 22, 2013.
  21. News: World swim body warns Qatar, UAE for Israel snubs . NZ Herald News . October 24, 2013 . October 23, 2013.
  22. News: World swim body warns Qatar, UAE over Israel snubs . Al Arabiya . October 24, 2013 . October 29, 2013.
  23. http://www.the-sports.org/amit-ivry-zwemmen-spf31094.html Swimming – Amit Ivry (Israel)
  24. https://swimswam.com/murez-picks-2nd-gold-maccabiah-games-159-200-free/ "Murez Picks Up 2nd Gold Of Maccabiah Games With 1:59 200 Free,"
  25. Web site: Ervin wraps up Maccabiah experience with two more gold medals.
  26. News: More records fall at swimming nationals . Allon Sinai. The Jerusalem Post. August 9, 2009 . October 22, 2013.
  27. Web site: 19th Maccabiah Games; Wingate Institute; 21/07 – 24/07/2013 . one.co.il . October 22, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131023065552/http://ads.one.co.il/Images/Msites/Assoc/ISA/shibuts2_en%20%281%29.pdf . October 23, 2013 . dead . mdy-all .
  28. Web site: Oster . Marcy . Lezak, U.S. swim relay teams take golds . Jewish Telegraphic Agency . July 21, 2009 . October 22, 2013.
  29. Web site: Lane 9 News: FINA World Short Course Championships: Ryan Lochte Shines During Day Four Prelims . Swimming World Magazine . January 1, 2010 . October 29, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130605185312/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/25982.asp . June 5, 2013 . dead . mdy-all .
  30. News: Karpel . Dalia . The age of sweetness . Haaretz . December 10, 2003 . October 23, 2013.

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