Israeli wins first ever gold at European swimming championships
Jonathan Koplev takes 50 meter backstroke title
Setting a personal record of 24.73 seconds, Israeli swimmer Jonathan Koplev won the gold medal in the men’s 50-meter backstroke at the European swimming championships in Debrecen on Thursday.
Fellow Israeli Guy Barnea took the bronze medal with a time of 25.15 seconds. Italian Mirco Di Tora won the silver medal.
With his victory, Koplev became the first Israeli to hold a European swimming championships title.
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