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Wednesday, December 2, 2015
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Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Israeli swimmer gets silver in European championship
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIsraeli swimmer Yakov Toumarkin has won a silver medal at the European short course swimming championships, thrilling the home crowd at the Wingate Institute near Netanya.
Toumarkin swam the 200 meter backstroke 1:49.84, coming just behind Poland’s Radoslaw Kawecki, who finished at 1:48.33.
“I still can’t believe it. I’m in total shock,” he tells Israel’s Channel 2. “I got my first medal and broke the 1:50 barrier. The crowd gave me the push I needed.”
Fellow Israeli David Gamburg finishes the race 7th with a time of 1:51.71.
In 2012, Toumarkin became the second Israeli ever to advance to the finals of an individual event in London. He’s expected to compete for Israel in Rio next year.
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