Marc Hinawi Explained

Marc Hinawi
Native Name:מארק חינאווי
Native Name Lang:he
Nationality:Israeli
Strokes:1500 m freestyle and
800 m freestyle
Club:Hapoel Bat Yam
Coach:Meir Levy
Birth Date:12 April 1997
Birth Place:Jaffa, Israel
Height:1.85 m
Weight:87 kg
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Marc Hinawi (also Hinnawi and Hinaui; Arabic: مارك حناوي; Hebrew: מארק חינאווי; born April 12, 1997) is an Arab-Israeli swimmer.[1]

At the 2013 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival, at the age of 16 Hinawi won a gold medal in the 400 meter (m) freestyle finals, setting a new world record in his age group. In June 2015, at the age of 18, representing Israel at the 2015 European Games he won a bronze medal in the Men's 1500 m freestyle.

Early life

Hinawi was born in Jaffa, Israel, where he grew up and resides.[2] [3] [4] His father is Jaffa-born Christian Arab-Israeli Tawfiq Hinnawi, owner of the "Hinnawi Nicola" liquor chain and of restaurants in Tel Aviv and Rishon LeZion, and his mother is Maha.[5] [6] [7] He is Arab-Israeli, and is Christian.[8] [9] [10] He studied at the Tabeetha School in Jaffa, then moved to the University of Tennessee and aspires to become a chemical engineer.

Swimming career

Hinawi began swimming at the age of five. Since then, his club has been Hapoel Bat Yam, and his coach has been Meir Levy.[11] [12] He performs 11 workouts a week.

He swims freestyle, backstroke, and butterfly at various distances. Hinawi specializes in the 1500 meter (m) freestyle, and the 800 m freestyle.[13] In February 2013 at the Israeli swimming championship he competed in the 400 m, 800 m, and 1,500 m races.

At the 2013 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Utrecht, the Netherlands, in July 2013 at the age of 16, Hinawi won a gold medal in the 400 m freestyle finals. He finished in a time of 3:57.73, a new world record for his age group and a personal best. As he accepted his medal, the Israeli team applauded him and saluted him.[14] He also won a gold medal in the 1500 m freestyle, in a time of 15:33.72, setting another age group record.[15] [16] He noted that it was his "sixth Israeli youth record in total."[17]

On July 10, 2014, Hinawi came in fifth at the European Junior Swimming Championships in the Men's 1500 m freestyle. Two days later he came in ninth at the European Junior Championships in the Men's 800 m freestyle. In December 2014 he set a new Israeli record in the 400 m freestyle at the Israeli short course championship, with a time of 3:45.74, breaking a record that had stood since 2008.[18] [19]

In March 2015, Hinawi set a new youth record for the 1,500 m, swum in Israel. He swam it in 15:41.73 minutes.[20]

On June 24, 2015, at the age of 18, representing Israel at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, Hinawi came in third and won a bronze medal in the Men's 1500 m Freestyle with a time of 15:25.63 minutes.[21] [22] [23] [24] That time was a new personal best for Hinawi and junior Israeli national record (breaking his own prior national record), and was seven seconds slower than the senior Israeli national record.[25] The Baku swimming events were limited to junior swimmers, and the tournament also doubled as the European Junior Swimming Championships. Hinawi said: "This feels amazing, but I expected to register a better result. I’m really happy, but I believe I can swim faster." He said that his goal was to reach the Rio Summer Olympics in 2016. In the 800 m, he finished sixth, but set a new Israeli youth record with a time of 8:07:30 minutes.[26]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Baku 2015 1st European Games – Athletes – HINAWI Marc . https://web.archive.org/web/20150627091424/http://www.baku2015.com/athletes/athlete=hinawi-marc-1004682/index.html?intcmp=athletes-hub . usurped . June 27, 2015 . Baku 2015.
  2. Web site: 19 under 19: outstanding Israelis to watch . ISRAEL21c . Abigail Klein Leichhman . March 9, 2015.
  3. Web site: ספורט -מארק שפיץ:הכוכב הבא של השחייה הישראלית . NRG . July 21, 2013 . Hebrew.
  4. Web site: רשת ב – מדליית זהב לשחיין הישראלי מארק חינאווי באולימפיאדת הנוער בהולנד . iba.org.il . Hebrew . July 18, 2013.
  5. Web site: הערבי-ישראלי שעשה היסטוריה בבריכה . ynet . Hebrew . July 18, 2013 . June 28, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150630222537/http://ynet-cwapcontosonext.msappproxy.net/articles/0,7340,L-4406796,00.html . June 30, 2015 . dead .
  6. Web site: ירושלים – המיליונר הערבי שרוצה לרכוש את בית"ר . ynet . December 26, 2011.
  7. Web site: סגנון ופנאי – אוכל nrg –סרט ערבי טוב . nrg.co.il . Hebrew . August 29, 2007.
  8. Web site: Arab-Israeli Teen Sets New Swimming Record at European Youth Olympic Festival . Algemeiner . July 19, 2013.
  9. Web site: Marc Hinawi; Israeli Swimmer, Winner of Israeli Swimming Championship; Influential Christians in Israel . Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
  10. http://www.israelbody.org/%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%A7-%D7%97%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%90%D7%95%D7%95%D7%99- "Aviv Omar in an interview with Mark Hinawi"
  11. Web site: Arab-Israeli swimmer claims gold in youth Olympics . i24news . July 18, 2013.
  12. Web site: Hinawi, Marc; Personal bests . swimrankings.net.
  13. Web site: Swimming – Marc Hinawi (Israel) . the-sports.org.
  14. Web site: Israeli swimmer wins gold medal in Youth Olympics . Jerusalem Online . Ainav Weisberg . July 17, 2013.
  15. Web site: מרק חינאווי שב לארץ: "כבר חושבים על ריו" . וואלה! ספורט . Hebrew . July 21, 2013.
  16. Web site: אין זו אגדה: על ההצלחה של השחיין מרק חינוואי . וואלה! ספורט . Hebrew . July 26, 2013.
  17. Web site: Tabeetha Marc Hinnawi we are proud of you! . tabeethaschool.org . July 22, 2013 . 2015-06-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150428204643/http://tabeethaschool.org/english/Marc.html . 2015-04-28 . dead .
  18. Web site: חייה: עברי ירדה מגבול 57 השניות . ynet . December 24, 2013.
  19. Web site: אליפות ישראל בשחייה: עברי קבעה 56.75 ב-100 פרפר . וואלה! ספורט . Hebrew . December 24, 2013.
  20. Web site: חייה: שיא בינלאומי למארק חינאווי . ynet . Hebrew . March 29, 2015.
  21. Web site: Swimming News: Marrit Steenbergen – 53.97 A Euro Junior Record Set & Matched For Baku Gold . Craig Lord . June 24, 2015 . swimvortex.com . June 25, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150625194436/http://www.swimvortex.com/marrit-steenbergen-53-97-a-euro-junior-record-set-matched-for-baku-gold/ . June 25, 2015 . dead .
  22. Web site: Swimmer Marc Hinawi brings Israel eighth medal at European Games . The Jerusalem Post . Allon Sinai . June 25, 2015.
  23. Web site: Race Videos: Watch Day 1 of 2015 European Games . Swimming World News . June 24, 2015.
  24. Web site: Baku 2015 European Games – Summary: Swimming Day 2 . Swimmer's Daily . June 24, 2015.
  25. Web site: באקו, שחייה: מדליית ארד למארק חינאווי . ynet . June 24, 2015 . Hebrew.
  26. Web site: המשחקים האירופיים, היום ה-15: שיא נוער חדש למארק חינאווי . Hebrew . וואלה! ספורט . June 24, 2015.