Eva Fabian

{{Short description|American-Israeli open water swimmer (born 1993)}}

{{Infobox swimmer

| name = Eva Fabian

| image = Eva Fabian 1.jpg

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| caption = Eva Fabian, Israeli champion in 5 km, February 2018

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| national_team = {{USA}} {{ISR}}

| strokes = Freestyle

| club = Greenwood Memorial Swim Club

| collegeteam = Yale University

| coach = Jack Fabian (father) and Hanan Gilad

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|8|3|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Frederick, Maryland, U.S.

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| height = 5 ft 3 in

| weight = 125 lbs

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{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}}}}

|native_name=אווה פביאן|native_name_lang=he}}

Eva Fabian ({{langx|he|אווה פביאן}}; born August 3, 1993) is an American-Israeli open water swimmer.{{cite web |url=https://www.fina.org/athletes/eva-fabian |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201051831/http://www.fina.org/athletes/eva-fabian |archive-date=2017-12-01 |title=Eva Fabian {{!}} fina.org - Official FINA website}} She was the 2010 world champion in the 5-kilometer swim, and won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games in the women's 10k.

In August 2024, at the age of 31, Fabian retired from competitive swimming.{{Cite news |date=August 29, 2024 |title=Eva Fabian Retires: ‘Proud to Be a Role Model for Women in Sports’ |url=https://europeshorts.com/eva-fabian-retires-proud-to-be-a-role-model-for-women-in-sports/ |work=Europe sports}}

Early life

Fabian was born in Frederick, Maryland, to Claire (a doctor) and Jack (a professor and swim coach) Fabian.{{cite web| url = https://www.teamusa.org/usa-swimming/athletes/Eva-Fabian| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150717053725/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-swimming/athletes/Eva-Fabian| url-status = dead| archive-date = July 17, 2015| title = Eva Fabian}}{{cite web|url=https://www.usaswimming.org/docs/default-source/mediadocuments/media-guides/world-championships/2011-world-championships-media-guide-open-water.pdf|access-date=21 April 2023|website=usaswimming.org|title=Media Guide 2011}} She has an older brother, Max. Her hometown is Keene, New Hampshire, and she was homeschooled. She attended Yale University, majoring in music, and graduated in 2016. In 2021 she earned a Masters degree (MA) in Political science from Tel Aviv University.

Swimming career

Her coaches are Jack Fabian, her father, who coached diving at Keene State College, and Hanan Gilad.{{cite web |title=Eva Fabian {{!}} fina.org - Official FINA website |url=http://www.fina.org/athletes/eva-fabian |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201051831/http://www.fina.org/athletes/eva-fabian |archive-date=2017-12-01}}

=United States=

At the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy, Fabian placed 10th in the 25-kilometer open water event.{{cite web|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/openwater/racearchives/2009/Roma2009/25_km_Womens_Results.pdf|title=2009 World Aquatics Championships: Women's 25 km|publisher=Omega Timing|access-date=2010-07-20|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090806171133/http://www.omegatiming.com/openwater/racearchives/2009/Roma2009/25_km_Womens_Results.pdf|archive-date=2009-08-06}} At the 2009 Open Water National Championships she won the 5K and came in second in the 10K.{{cite web |url=https://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/w-swim/2015-16/bios/fabian_eva_fnm4?view=bio |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151022064718/http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/w-swim/2015-16/bios/fabian_eva_fnm4?view=bio |archive-date=2015-10-22 |title=Yale : Eva Fabian}}

At the 2010 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships, Fabian won a gold medal in the 5-kilometer swim in 1:02:00.98 in Lac Saint-Jean, Canada, at 16 years of age.{{cite magazine|title=World Open Water Championships: Eva Fabian, Thomas Lurz Win Respective 5K Events, Swimsuit Availability Controversy Remains|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/24576.asp?q=World%20Open%20Water%20Championships:%20Eva%20Fabian,%20Thomas%20Lurz%20Win%20Respective%205K%20Events,%20Swimsuit%20Availability%20Controversy%20Remains|magazine=Swimming World Magazine|date=2010-07-20|access-date=2010-07-20}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/sports/sinai-says-new-israeli-fabian-sets-sights-on-open-water-swimming-success-517116|title=Sinai says: New Israeli Fabian sets sights on open-water swimming success|website=The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com|date=December 5, 2017 |accessdate=21 April 2023}}{{Cite web|url=http://openwaterswimming.com/2010/07/eva-fabian-turning-third-into-gold/|title=Eva Fabian Turning Third into Gold at the World Champs|date=20 July 2010}} In the 10 km, she was disqualified along with Brazil's Poliana Okimoto for failing to round a turn buoy properly.{{cite web|url=http://www.roberval2010.com/File/Roberval2010FileTextes/AccueilHomeRoberval2010/2010-R.pdf|title=2010 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships: Women's 10 km|publisher=Powerhouse Timing|access-date=2010-07-20|archive-date=July 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715203600/http://www.roberval2010.com/File/Roberval2010FileTextes/AccueilHomeRoberval2010/2010-R.pdf|url-status=usurped}} At the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, Fabian won a silver medal behind Christine Jennings in the 10-kilometer open water event.{{cite news|title=United States sweeps 10k races at Pan Pacific meet |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2010-08-22-3910113731_x.htm |publisher=The Associated Press |date=2008-08-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103011515/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2010-08-22-3910113731_x.htm |archive-date=2012-11-03 |access-date=2010-08-22 |url-status=dead }}

At the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, Fabian placed fourth in the 25-kilometer open water event, only two seconds out of third place. At the 2011 USA Swimming Open Water National Championships she won the gold medal in the 10K in 2:18:31.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/swimming/news/story?id=6649188|title=Meyer, Fabian win U.S. 10K open-water titles|date=10 June 2011}}

In 2013 she won bronze medals at the National Championships in the 10K, and at the FINA World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Spain, in the 25K with a time of 5:07:20.4.{{Cite web|url=https://swimswam.com/nice-medal-eva-tell-us-about-the-swim/|title = Nice medal Eva - tell us about the swim|date = 27 July 2013}}

In 2014 she won a bronze medal at the 2014 US Open Water National Championships in the 10K, and a silver medal at the 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, in the 10K.

She won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, in the women's marathon 10k in 2:03:17.0.{{Cite web|url=https://swimswam.com/american-eva-fabian-wins-pan-am-games-10k-after-video-review/|title = American Eva Fabian Wins Pan Am Games 10K After Video Review|date = 12 July 2015}} She missed most of the 2016 season due to injury.

=Israel=

Fabian immigrated to Israel, and became an Israeli citizen in 2017. She lives and trains at Wingate Institute. In December 2017 she won a silver medal at the Israel National Short Course Swimming Championships in the 400 m freestyle, with a time of 4:15.74.{{Cite web|url=https://swimswam.com/3-israel-national-records-broken-at-short-course-champs/|title = 3 Israel National Records Broken at Short Course Champs|date = 4 January 2018}} She represented Israel at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea.

Personal life

Fabian lives in Netanya, Israel. She is an amateur expert violinist, who started to play at age 4. She works in an Israeli hi-tech company.{{cite web |date=2025-05-08 |title="הקושי הגדול היה לשכנע שספורטאית זה מקצוע. אנשים חושבים שספורטאים הם לא חכמים" |url=https://www.themarker.com/career/2025-05-08/ty-article/.premium/00000196-a987-dbb0-af9f-ab97b7610000 |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=The Marker |language=he}} In 2022 she married Zohar Tavor, the captain of Israel's national female rugby team.{{cite web |last=Rakovsky |first=Ido |date=2022-06-14 |title=After Moving to Israel, U.S. Open-water Champ Found Her Israeli Wife-to-be |url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/sports/2022-06-14/ty-article-magazine/.premium/after-moving-to-israel-u-s-open-water-champ-found-her-israeli-wife-to-be/00000181-5d5b-d8f0-a3d5-fdffbf160000 |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=Haaretz.com}}

References

External links

{{World Aquatics}}
{{USA Swimming|new_id=eva-fabian|archive=20210602222711}}
[https://swimswam.com/video-interview-yales-eva-fabian-open-water-ivy-league-swimming/ "Video Interview: Yale's Eva Fabian on Open Water, Ivy League Swimming"] at SwimSwam
[https://swimswam.com/eva-fabian-open-letter-fina-wetsuit-rules/ "Eva Fabian: Open Letter To FINA Over Wetsuit Rules"] at SwimSwam
{{OCI profile}}

Category:1993 births

Category:Living people

Category:American female long-distance swimmers

Category:Israeli female swimmers

Category:Sportspeople from Frederick, Maryland

Category:Sportspeople from Keene, New Hampshire

Category:Sportspeople from Netanya

Category:Yale Bulldogs women's swimmers

Category:Wingate Institute alumni

Category:World Aquatics Championships medalists in open water swimming

Category:Swimmers at the 2011 Pan American Games

Category:Swimmers at the 2015 Pan American Games