Swimmer Ron Polonsky advances to men’s 200m individual medley semifinal in Paris

Amy Spiro is a reporter and writer with The Times of Israel

Israeli swimmer Ron Polonsky competes in the 100m breaststroke at the Paris Olympics on July 27, 2024. (Simona Castervillari/ Israeli Swimming Association)
Israeli swimmer Ron Polonsky competes in the 100m breaststroke at the Paris Olympics on July 27, 2024. (Simona Castervillari/ Israeli Swimming Association)

Israeli swimmer Ron Polonsky advances to the men’s 200m individual medley semifinal at the 2024 Paris Olympics, finishing 7th overall in the heats with a time of 1:58.30.

The semifinal will be held this evening. This is the third semifinal qualification for Israeli swimmers so far today.

Later today, the foursome of Anastasia Gorbenko, Daria Golovaty, Ayla Spitz and Lea Polonsky will take part in the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay, and Gorbenko will also swim in the 200m backstroke semifinal, while Meiron Cheruti will compete in the men’s 50m freestyle semifinal.

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