The Most Famous

SWIMMERS from Israel

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This page contains a list of the greatest Israeli Swimmers. The pantheon dataset contains 709 Swimmers, 9 of which were born in Israel. This makes Israel the birth place of the 21st most number of Swimmers behind Denmark, and Belarus.

Top 9

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Israeli Swimmers of all time. This list of famous Israeli Swimmers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

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1. Anastasia Gorbenko (b. 2003)

With an HPI of 35.14, Anastasia Gorbenko is the most famous Israeli Swimmer.  Her biography has been translated into 13 different languages on wikipedia.

Anastasia "Nastiya" Gorbenko (Hebrew: אנסטסיה "נסטיה" גורבנקו; born (2003-08-07)7 August 2003) is an Israeli competitive swimmer. She competes in the backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle, and medley. She has won 8 World and European championships gold medals, competed at 2 Olympic finals, broken most of the Israeli national records for women and mixed relays, and is considered to be Israel's greatest swimmer of all time. In February 2024, Gorbenko won a silver medal at the Doha World Championships in the women's 400 meters individual medley. Gorbenko represented Israel at the 2024 Summer Olympics in swimming in the 100m backstroke, 200m backstroke, 100m breaststroke, 200m individual medley, 400m individual medley, 4x200m freestyle relay, and mixed 4x100m medley relay.

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2. Paweł Juraszek (b. 1994)

With an HPI of 26.89, Paweł Juraszek is the 2nd most famous Israeli Swimmer.  His biography has been translated into 11 different languages.

Paweł Juraszek (born 8 October 1994) is a Polish swimmer. He competed in the men's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Olympics. At the 2017 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest he finished fifth in the 50 m freestyle, setting a new national record of 21.47.

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3. Denis Loktev (b. 2000)

With an HPI of 25.12, Denis Loktev is the 3rd most famous Israeli Swimmer.  His biography has been translated into 6 different languages.

Denis Loktev (Hebrew: דניס לוקטב; born 6 April 2000) is an Israeli Olympic swimmer. He won a bronze medal at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in the men's 200m freestyle, as well as the 2018 European Junior Swimming Championship in the men's 4x200m freestyle. He competed at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the 200m freestyle. Loktev represented Israel at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the 200 metre freestyle, 4×100 metre freestyle relay, and 4×200 metre freestyle relay.

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4. Gal Cohen Groumi (b. 2002)

With an HPI of 24.41, Gal Cohen Groumi is the 4th most famous Israeli Swimmer.  His biography has been translated into 6 different languages.

Gal Cohen Groumi (Hebrew: גל כהן גרומי; born 22 April 2002) is an Israeli Olympic swimmer. At the 2017 European Youth Olympics he won two silver medals in medley relay, at the 2018 European Junior Swimming Championships he won a gold medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay, and at the 2019 European Junior Swimming Championships he won a bronze medal in the 200m IM. At the 2024 European Championships Mixed 4×100 metre medley relay he won a gold medal. Cohen Groumi represented Israel at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the 100 metre butterfly, 4×100 metre freestyle relay, 4×200 metre freestyle relay, and Mixed 4×100 metre medley relay.

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5. Meiron Cheruti (b. 1997)

With an HPI of 24.25, Meiron Cheruti is the 5th most famous Israeli Swimmer.  His biography has been translated into 5 different languages.

Meiron Amir Cheruti (Hebrew: מירון חרותי; born 19 October 1997) is an Israeli swimmer. He competes in 100m freestyle, 50m butterfly, 50m freestyle, 4x100m freestyle, and 4x50m freestyle. He qualified to represent Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Cheruti represented Israel at the 2024 Paris Olympics in swimming in the Men's 50 metre freestyle.

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6. Aviv Barzelay (b. 2002)

With an HPI of 20.93, Aviv Barzelay is the 6th most famous Israeli Swimmer.  Her biography has been translated into 4 different languages.

Aviv Barzelay (Hebrew: אביב ברזלי; born 28 May 2002) is an Israeli Olympic swimmer. She represented Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the Women's 200m backstroke event, and came in 15th. At the 2023 European U23 Championships, she won the gold medal in the 200 L backstroke. Barzelay represented Israel at the 2024 Paris Olympics in swimming in the 200 metre backstroke, and the 200 metre individual medley.

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7. Colleen Furgeson (b. 1998)

With an HPI of 19.65, Colleen Furgeson is the 7th most famous Israeli Swimmer.  Her biography has been translated into 7 different languages.

Colleen Furgeson (born 21 November 1998) is a Marshallese swimmer. She competed in the women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where she ranked 58th with a time of 28.16 seconds. She did not advance to the semifinals. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's 100 m freestyle. She competed at the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships, 2017 FINA World Championships, and 2018 Oceania Swimming Championships.

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8. Daniel Namir (b. 1997)

With an HPI of 17.47, Daniel Namir is the 8th most famous Israeli Swimmer.  His biography has been translated into 4 different languages.

Daniel Namir (born 12 August 1997) is an Israeli swimmer. He competed in the men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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9. Claudia Verdino (b. 2001)

With an HPI of 3.23, Claudia Verdino is the 9th most famous Israeli Swimmer.  Her biography has been translated into 3 different languages.

Claudia Verdino (born 28 November 2001) is a Monegasque swimmer. She competed in the women's 200 metre backstroke event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. In 2018, she competed in swimming at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

People

Pantheon has 9 people classified as Israeli swimmers born between 1994 and 2003. Of these 9, 9 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Israeli swimmers include Anastasia Gorbenko, Paweł Juraszek, and Denis Loktev. As of April 2024, 9 new Israeli swimmers have been added to Pantheon including Anastasia Gorbenko, Paweł Juraszek, and Denis Loktev.

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