Aviv Barzelay
{{Short description|Israeli swimmer (born 2002)}}
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{{Infobox swimmer
| name = Aviv Barzelay
אביב ברזלי
| image = Aviv Barzelay 2.jpg
| caption = Barzelay in 2019
| full_name = Aviv Barzelay
| nationality = {{ISR}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|05|28|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Mitzpe Aviv, Israel
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height =
| sport = Swimming
| strokes = backstroke, freestyle, butterfly, medley
| collegeteam = Texas A&M University
| club = Maccabi Haifa
| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates =
{{Medal|Sport| Women's swimming }}
{{Medal|Country| {{ISR}} }}
{{Medal|Competition| European U23 Championships }}
{{Medal|G| 2023 Dublin | 200 m backstroke }}
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Aviv Barzelay ({{langx|he|אביב ברזלי}}; born 28 May 2002) is an Israeli Olympic swimmer.{{Cite web|title=Athletes - Aviv BARZELAY|url=https://www.eurosport.com/olympics/athletes/profile/barzelay-aviv-1281186/|access-date=2021-07-31|website=Eurosport|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Swimming - BARZELAY Aviv|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1281186-barzelay-aviv.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-07-31|work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics|publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games|language=en-us|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726062553/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1281186-barzelay-aviv.htm |archive-date=2021-07-26 }} 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.
Early life
Barzelay was born and raised in Mitzpe Aviv, Israel, in the Galilee, to a Jewish family.{{Cite web|url=https://www-isr-org-il.translate.goog/player.asp?NTeamId=13&PlayerId=5&_x_tr_sl=iw&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc|title=אתר איגוד השחייה | נבחרות|website=isr-org-il}}{{Cite web|url=https://alagush.co.il/%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A6%D7%92-%D7%91%D7%93%D7%A3-%D7%91%D7%99%D7%AA/%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%A4%D7%A6%D7%AA-%D7%9C%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%9D-%D7%A2%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%9D-%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%94-%D7%A9%D7%99|title=מוצג-בדף-בית/קופצת-למים-עמוקים-סימה-שי|work=alagush.co.il}} Her parents are Mirit (a former nurse who works in nursing department management at Rambam Hospital in Haifa) and Yuval (who manages food factories).{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympicsil.co.il/%d7%9c%d7%9c%d7%90-%d7%a7%d7%98%d7%92%d7%95%d7%a8%d7%99%d7%94/%d7%a8%d7%90%d7%99%d7%95%d7%9f-%d7%94%d7%a9%d7%91%d7%95%d7%a2-%d7%a2%d7%9d-%d7%94%d7%a9%d7%97%d7%99%d7%99%d7%a0%d7%99%d7%aa-%d7%90%d7%91%d7%99%d7%91-%d7%91%d7%a8%d7%96%d7%99%d7%9c%d7%99/|title="ראיון השבוע" עם השחיינית אביב ברזילי |work= Israel Olympics}} Her eldest sister was a soccer referee, another sister played volleyball, her mother played netball, and her father ran marathons and then switched to cycling. Her older brother Alon died when she was 15 years old.{{Cite web|url=https://www-shvoong-co-il.translate.goog/%D7%90%D7%91%D7%99%D7%91-%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%96%D7%9C%D7%99-%D7%A9%D7%9C%D7%90-%D7%94%D7%9B%D7%A8%D7%AA%D7%9D-%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%97%D7%99%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%AA-%D7%94%D7%90%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%A4/185735/?_x_tr_sl=iw&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc|title=אביב ברזלי שלא הכרתם: השחיינית האולימפית בראיון מיוחד - ריצה, אופניים, טריאתלון, שחייה;|date=June 12, 2024|work= שוונג}}
Early career
By the time she was three months old, Barzelay had already learned to swim.{{Cite web|url=https://www.haaretz.co.il/sport/other/2020-08-13/ty-article-magazine/.premium/0000017f-ebb7-ddba-a37f-ebff47a10000|title='בתקופת הקורונה התחזקתי': כשהספורט עצר, היא ניצלה זאת להתקרב לאולימפיאדה|first=איתמר|last=קציר|date=August 13, 2020|work=Haaretz}} She attended the Wingate Institute in 2017-18. Her club is Maccabi Haifa.
In July 2019, at the 2019 European Junior Swimming Championships in Kazan, Russia, Barzelay came in 5th in the 200 L backstroke, with a time of 2:12.01.{{Cite web|url=https://swimcloud.com/results/148695|title=LEN European Junior Championships|website=Swimcloud|date=July 7, 2019}} In August 2019, at the 2019 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary, she came in 8th in the 200 L back with a time of 2:14.37.{{Cite web|url=https://swimcloud.com/results/147293|title=7th FINA World Junior Championship|website=Swimcloud|date=August 25, 2019}} In November 2019, she won the gold medal in the Kevin Perry Senior Invitational in La Mirada, California, in the 100 L back with a time of 1:03.50, and a bronze medal in the 100 Y back with a time of 55.32 against 231 competitors.{{Cite web|url=https://swimcloud.com/results/162872|title=CA RMDA Kevin Perry Senior Invitational|website=Swimcloud|date=November 3, 2019}} In December 2019, she won the silver medal in the Swim Cup Amsterdam in the Netherlands, in the 200 LCM back, with a time of 2:13.44, behind gold medal winner África Zamorano of Spain.{{Cite web|url=https://swimcloud.com/results/167505|title=Swim Cup Amsterdam|website=Swimcloud|date=December 15, 2019}}
In July 2020 in Netanya, Israel, Barzelay competed in the 2020 Coronavirus Days Competition. She swam the women’s 100m backstroke in a time of 59.42 in the short course race to win the gold medal, becoming Israel’s first-ever youth swimmer to break the minute barrier, surpassing the previous national junior record of 1:00.15 that Anastasia Gorbenko had set in 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://swimswam.com/texas-am-commit-aviv-barzelay-clocks-israeli-100-back-junior-record/|title=Texas A&M Commit Aviv Barzelay Clocks Israeli 100 Back Junior Record|first=Retta|last=Race|date=July 22, 2020|website=SwimSwam}} In August 2020, she set a new Israeli national record in the women’s 200m back with a time of 2:06.97.{{Cite web|url=https://swimswam.com/17-year-old-gorbenko-grabs-3-new-israeli-national-records/|title=17-Year-Old Gorbenko Grabs 3 New Israeli National Records|first=Retta|last=Race|date=August 25, 2020|website=SwimSwam}}
In December 2020, Barzelay won the silver medal in the Rotterdam Qualification Meet in the Netherlands, in the 200 L with a time of 2:12.78, 0.83 seconds behind gold medal winner Lena Grabowski of Austria.{{Cite web|url=https://swimcloud.com/results/186723|title=Rotterdam Qualification Meet|website=Swimcloud|date=December 6, 2020}}
2020 Tokyo Olympics
Barzelay was invited to represent Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics after breaking the Israeli record in the 200-meter backstroke event in a championship in Rome, and achieving the FINA ‘B’ cut in the 200 backstroke.{{Cite web|url=https://swimswam.com/israel-announces-largest-olympic-swim-team-in-history-marsh-on-coaching-staff/|title=Israel Announces Largest Olympic Swim Team In History, Marsh On Coaching Staff|first=James|last=Sutherland|date=July 8, 2021|website=SwimSwam}} She competed in the Women's 200m backstroke event, and swam it in 2:11.13, qualifying for the semi-finals, where she came in 15th with a time of 2:12.93.{{Cite news|title=Record holder Aviv Barzelay joins Israeli national swim team for Tokyo Olympics|author=Itamar Katzir|date=July 5, 2021|url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/sports/.premium-israeli-swimmer-joins-national-tokyo-olympics-team-1.9970541|access-date=2021-07-31|newspaper=Haaretz|language=en}}{{Cite web|url=https://12thman.com/sports/womens-swimming-and-diving/roster/aviv-barzelay/12246|title=Aviv Barzelay - Women's Swimming and Diving|website=Texas A&M Athletics}}
College years
=2021–22; Israeli national championships=
Barzelay is a student at Texas A&M University, where she studies business administration, and a member of its Aggies swimming team.
In April 2021, Barzelay won the bronze medal at the Malmsten Swim Open Stockholm in Sweden in the 200 back with a time of 2:10.86, 0.22 seconds behind silver medal winner Lena Grabowski of Austria.{{Cite web|url=https://swimcloud.com/results/195591|title=Malmsten Swim Open Stockholm|website=Swimcloud|date=April 9, 2021}} In June 2021 at the Internazionali di Nuoto - 58 Settecolli in Rome, Italy, at 19 years of age she won the silver medal in the 200 back with a time of 2:10.76, two seconds behind Italian former 3-time European champion Margherita Panziera.Oren Bukstein Boker (June 28, 2021). [https://www.israelhayom.com/2021/06/28/israeli-swimmers-win-silver-in-romes-seven-hills-competition/ "Israeli swimmers win silver in Rome's Seven Hills competition,"] Israel HaYom.{{Cite web|url=https://swimcloud.com/results/213060|title=Internazionali di Nuoto - 58 Settecolli|website=Swimcloud|date=June 27, 2021}} She split 1:03.32/1:07.44, breaking the previous Israeli record of 2:10.86 established by Anastasia Gorbenko earlier in the year.{{Cite web|url=https://swimswam.com/aviv-barzelay-takes-down-gorbenko-200bakc-israeli-record/|title=Aviv Barzelay Takes Down Gorbenko 200 Back Israeli Record|first=Retta|last=Race|date=June 27, 2021|website=SwimSwam}}
In 2021–22, in her freshman year, at the NCAA Championships Barzelay finished sixth in the 200 back (1:53.77), and 17th in the 100 back (53.06), while also competing on the 200 and 400 medley relay teams at her first SEC Championships. She had times of 50.52 in the 100 freestyle, 1:49.99 in the 200 free, 54.10 in the 100 back, and 1:55.93 in the 200 back at the Art Adamson Invite. She earned College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-America honors.
In May 2022 Barzelay competed at the Trofeu Internacional Ciutat de Barcelona / Mare Nostrum in Sant Andreu, Spain, and won the bronze medal in the 200 L back with a time of 2:11.68.{{Cite web|url=https://swimcloud.com/results/253753|title=Trofeu Internacional Ciutat de Barcelona / Mare Nostrum|website=Swimcloud|date=May 26, 2022}} That month she also competed at the Israel Swimming Cup in Netanya, and won the 200 backstroke in a 2:11.46.{{Cite web|url=https://swimswam.com/kristian-pitschugin-hits-israeli-national-record-at-israel-association-cup/|title=Kristian Pitschugin Hits Israeli National Record at Israel Association Cup|first=Anya|last=Pelshaw|date=May 18, 2022|website=SwimSwam}} In June 2022 she came in 9th at the 19th FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, in the 200 L back with a time of 2:10.42.{{Cite web|url=https://swimcloud.com/results/222377|title=19th FINA World Championships|date=June 25, 2022|website=Swimcloud}} In August 2022 at the 2022 Israeli Summer Championships she won gold medals in the backstroke with times of 29.02 in the 50m, 1:01.62 in the 100m, and 2:12.39 in the 200m.{{Cite web|url=https://swimswam.com/gorbenko-roditi-cheruti-score-big-at-2022-israeli-summer-championships/|title=Gorbenko, Roditi & Cheruti Score Big At 2022 Israeli Summer Championships|first=Retta|last=Race|date=August 5, 2022|website=SwimSwam}}
=2023–present; European U23 Championship and Israeli national championships=
In her sophomore year, at the 2023 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships in the 100 back Barzelay swam 53.45. She had times of 1:48.21 in the 200 free and 1:52.91 in the 200 back at SEC Championships.
Internationally, Barzelay competed at FINA World Championships, the Israeli Championships, and the LEN European Championships. In June 2023 at the 2023 Israeli Championships, she won the women’s 100m back with a time of 1:01.91, and won the women’s 200m back in a time of 2:11.30.{{Cite web|url=https://swimswam.com/soloveychik-golovati-each-hit-new-400free-israeli-record/|title=Soloveychik, Golovati Each Hit New 400 Free Israeli Record|first=Retta|last=Race|date=June 7, 2023|website=SwimSwam}}{{Cite web|url=https://swimswam.com/denis-loktev-posts-14617-200free-israeli-national-record/|title=Denis Loktev Posts 1:46.17 200 Free Israeli National Record|first=Retta|last=Race|date=June 10, 2023|website=SwimSwam}}
At the 2023 European U23 Championships held in August in Dublin, Ireland, Barzelay won the gold medal in the 200L back with a time of 2:11.35.{{Cite web|url=https://www.davar1.co.il/447362/|title=מדליות זהב לאביב ברזלי ורון פולונסקי באליפות אירופה בשחייה עד גיל 23|first=ליאור|last=ברטל|date=August 13, 2023|website=דבר}}{{Cite web|url=https://1075.fm/item/129441/|title=ארבע מדליות לשחייני מכבי באליפות אירופה, אחת נוספת בג'ודו|first=מערכת רדיו|last=חיפה|date=August 14, 2023}}
In 2023–24, in her junior year, at the 2024 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships, Barzelay had a time of 53.28 in the 100 back. In the 200 back she had a time of 1:52.89 and came in fifth at the SEC Championships. She had times of 50.66 in the 100 free, 53.86 in the 100 back, and 1:54.61 in the 200 back at the Art Adamson Invite. In the 2023-24 season, she was ranked 18th in the world in the 200 back on the basis of two swimmers per country.{{Cite web|url=https://www-shvoong-co-il.translate.goog/%D7%90%D7%91%D7%99%D7%91-%D7%94%D7%92%D7%99%D7%A2%D7%94-%D7%A7%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%98%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%95%D7%9F-%D7%90%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%A4%D7%99-%D7%9C%D7%A9%D7%97%D7%99%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%AA/185476/?_x_tr_sl=iw&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc|date=May 6, 2024|title=אביב הגיעה! קריטריון אולימפי לשחיינית אביב ברזלי ב-200 גב - ריצה, אופניים, טריאתלון, שחייה | שוונג}}
In June 2024 at the 2024 Israeli Olympic Trials at the Wingate Institute in Netanya, Barzelay qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics as she set a new personal best in the women’s 200m backstroke with a time of 2:09.63.{{Cite web|url=https://swimswam.com/records-fall-israeli-roster-grows-at-olympic-trials/|title=Records Fall & Israeli Roster Grows At Olympic Trials|first=Retta|last=Race|date=June 7, 2024|website=SwimSwam}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.ynet.co.il/sport/article/bjhgdg0vr|title=אביב ברזלי קבעה קריטריון אולימפי ב-200 מטר גב|date=June 5, 2024|work=Ynet |last1=ספורט |first1=Ynet }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.one.co.il/Article/464632.html|title=אביב ברזלי קבעה קריטריון אולימפי ב-200 מטר גב|date=June 5, 2024|website=ONE - מספר אחת בספורט}} She said: "In these difficult days I just want to wish for the return of all the abductees, and for all our soldiers to return safely."
2024 Paris Olympics
Barzelay represented Israel at the 2024 Paris Olympics in swimming in the 200 metre backstroke, and the 200 metre individual medley.
Career highlights
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!Event{{Cite web|title=Aviv BARZELAY {{!}} Results {{!}} FINA Official|url=http://www.fina.org/athletes/1135242/aviv-barzelay|access-date=2021-07-31|website=FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation|language=en}}{{Cite web|url=https://swimcloud.com/swimmer/1162850|title=Aviv Barzelay|date=17 June 2024|website=Swimcloud}} !Time !Medal !Pool Length !Age* !Competition !Comp Country !Date |
| Women 100 Freestyle
|50.52 | - |25m | |Art Adamson Invitational |USA |11/19/2021 |
| Women 200 Freestyle
|1:48.21 | - |25m | |SEC Championships |USA |2/16/2023 |
| Women 50 Backstroke
|28.98 | - |25m | |LEN European Short Course Swimming Championships |Scotland |12/7/2019 |
| Women 100 Backstroke
|53.06 | - |25m | |SEC Championships (21-22) |USA |2022 |
| Women 200 Backstroke
|1:52.89 | - |25m | |SEC Championships |USA |2/24/2024 |
| Women 200 Medley
|2:02.38 | - |25m | |Texas A&M vs. Houston vs. Southern Methodist |USA |2/25/2022 |
| Women 50 Freestyle
|26.97 | - |50m | |Art Adamson Invitational |USA |11/15/2023 |
| Women 100 Freestyle
|57.44 | - |50m | |Israel National Summer Trial and Championships |Israel |6/14/2021 |
| Women 200 Freestyle
| 2:05.34 | - |50m | |2022 GU Aggieland April LC Invitational |USA |4/23/2022 |
| Women 50 Backstroke
|29.35 | |50m | |Trofeu Internacional Ciutat de Barcelona / Mare Nostrum |Spain |5/25/2022 |
| Women 100 Backstroke
|1:01.61 | |50m | |TYR Pro Swim Series - San Antonio |USA |4/1/2022 |
| Women 200 Backstroke
| 2:10.42 | |50m | |19th FINA World Championships |Hungary |6/23/2022 |
| Women 50 Butterfly
|30.66 | - |50m | |TYR Pro Swim Series Greensboro |USA |11/9/2019 |
| Women 200 Medley
|2:21.99 |Bronze |50m | |Israel Cup |Israel |4/3/2019 |
| Women 4x100 Medley Relay
|4:14.63 | - |50m | - |European Junior Swimming Championships 2019 |Russia |7/5/2019 |
See also
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