| Eva Fabian | |
| Strokes: | Freestyle |
| Club: | Greenwood Memorial Swim Club |
| Collegeteam: | Yale University |
| Coach: | Jack Fabian (father) and Hanan Gilad |
| Birth Date: | August 3, 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Frederick, Maryland, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 3 in |
| Weight: | 125 lbs |
Eva Fabian (Hebrew: אווה פביאן; born August 3, 1993) is an American-Israeli open water swimmer.[1] She was the 2010 world champion in the 5-kilometer swim, and won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games in the women's 10k.
Fabian was born in Frederick, Maryland, to Claire (a doctor) and Jack (a professor and swim coach) Fabian.[2] [3] She has an older brother, Max.[2] Her hometown is Keene, New Hampshire, and she was homeschooled.[2] She attended Yale University, majoring in music, and graduated in 2016.[2] She lives in Netanya, Israel.[4]
Her coaches are Jack Fabian, her father, who coached diving at Keene State College, and Hanan Gilad.[4]
At the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy, Fabian placed 10th in the 25-kilometer open water event.[5] At the 2009 Open Water National Championships she won the 5K and came in second in the 10K.[6]
At the 2010 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships, Fabian won a gold medal in the 5-kilometer swim in 1:02:00.98 in Lac Saint-Jean, Canada, at 16 years of age.[7] [8] [9] In the 10 km, she was disqualified along with Brazil's Poliana Okimoto for failing to round a turn buoy properly.[10] At the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, Fabian won a silver medal behind Christine Jennings in the 10-kilometer open water event.[11]
At the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, Fabian placed fourth in the 25-kilometer open water event, only two seconds out of third place. At the 2011 USA Swimming Open Water National Championships she won the gold medal in the 10K in 2:18:31.[2] [6] [12]
In 2013 she won bronze medals at the National Championships in the 10K, and at the FINA World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Spain, in the 25K with a time of 5:07:20.4.[2] [8] [13]
In 2014 she won a bronze medal at the 2014 US Open Water National Championships in the 10K, and a silver medal at the 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, in the 10K.[2] [6]
She won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, in the women's marathon 10k in 2:03:17.0.[8] [14] She missed most of the 2016 season due to injury.[4]
Fabian immigrated to Israel, and became an Israeli citizen in 2017.[8] She lives and trains at Wingate Institute.[8] In December 2017 she won a silver medal at the Israel National Short Course Swimming Championships in the 400 m freestyle, with a time of 4:15.74.[15] She represented Israel at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea.