Meiron Cheruti

{{Infobox swimmer

| name = Meiron Cheruti
מירון חרותי

| image = Meiron Cheruti 1.jpg

| caption = Meiron Cheruti in 2016

| fullname = Meiron Amir Cheruti

| nationality = Israeli

| strokes = freestyle and butterfly

| club = Maccabi Haifa

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|10|19|df=yes}}

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| coach = Jonatan Kopelev{{Cite web|url=https://www-shvoong-co-il.translate.goog/%D7%9E%D7%AA%D7%A8%D7%92%D7%9C-%D7%9C%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%96-%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%90-%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%99-%D7%9C%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%9F-%D7%97%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%AA%D7%99-%D7%91-50/182836/?_x_tr_sl=iw&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc|title=מתרגל לפריז: שיא ישראלי למירון חרותי ב-50 פרפר - ריצה, אופניים, טריאתלון, שחייה | שוונג|date=24 March 2024 }}

| height = 1.88 m{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20190726194544/http://www.baku2015.com/swimming/event%3Dswimming-men-50m-butterfly/phase%3Dswm020200/doc%3Dstartlist/ath%3D1006455.html Baku 2015 European Games – Swimming – Men's Butterfly 50M]}}

| weight = 80 kg

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Meiron Amir Cheruti ({{langx|he|מירון חרותי}}; born 19 October 1997) is an Israeli swimmer.{{Cite web|url=https://www.swimrankings.net/?page=rankingDetail&club=ISR|title=Swimrankings - Israel Long Course (50m) Rankings|website=www.swimrankings.net}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.isrswimming.com/meiron-cheruti|title=Swimming Israel | Meiron Cheruti|website=Swimming Israel}}{{cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Sports/SWIMMING-Two-Israelis-into-finals-of-European-championships-454168 |title=Swimming: Two Israelis into finals of European championships |work=The Jerusalem Post |date=17 May 2016 |access-date=22 July 2019}} 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.

Swimming career

Cheruti started swimming at the age of five, and his club is Maccabi Haifa and he has also trained at CN Marseille. His coach is Jonatan Kopelev. He competes in 100m freestyle, 50m butterfly, 50m freestyle, 4x100m freestyle, and 4x50m freestyle.{{Cite web|url=https://www.the-sports.org/meiron-amir-cheruti-swimming-spf167132.html|title=Swimming - Meiron Amir Cheruti (Israel)|website=the-sports.org}} He is a member of Project Rising Star, a program that coach David Marsh created with the Israel Swimming Association.{{Cite web|url=https://teamelite2020.com/projectrisingstar|title=Project Rising Star — Team Elite Aquatics}}

=2016–19=

In July 2016 at the Scottish National Championships (50m), Cheruti won the gold medal in the 50m butterfly (fly) with a time of 23.80.{{Cite web|url= https://swimswam.com/frankel-cheruti-down-national-records-at-israeli-championships/|title=Frankel, Cheruti Down National Records at Israeli Championships|date=1 January 2019|website=SwimSwam}} That same month Cheruti won a silver medal at the Lausanne Swim Cup in the 50m freestyle (free) with a time of 21.62.{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/athletes/1056606/www.worldaquatics.com/athletes/1056606/meiron-amir-cheruti|title=Meiron Amir CHERUTI | Results|website=World Aquatics}}

In April 2019, at the Israel Cup, at 21 years old Cheruti won the 50m free in 21.27.{{Cite web|url=https://swimswam.com/frankel-cheruti-down-national-records-at-israeli-championships/|title=Frankel, Cheruti Down National Records at Israeli Championships|first=Torrey|last=Hart|date=1 January 2019|website=SwimSwam}}{{Cite web|url=https://swimswam.com/kendyl-stewart-swims-lifetime-best-in-100-fly-on-israel-cup-day-2/|title=Kendyl Stewart Swims Lifetime Best in 100 Fly on Israel Cup Day 2|date=4 April 2019|website=SwimSwam}} That same month at the Stockholm Open, Cheruti won a silver medal in the 50m free in 22.23.{{Cite web|url=https://swimswam.com/hosszu-rocks-her-fastest-200fly-time-of-the-season-in-stockholm-sjostrom5276-1free/|title=Hosszu Rocks Her Fastest 200 Fly Time Of The Season In Stockholm, Sjostrom 52.76 1Free|date=15 April 2019|website=SwimSwam}} In May 2019 he won a silver medal in the 2019 Speedo Grand Challenge in the 50m free in 22.69 in Irvine, California.[guardian.co.tt/sports/carter-second-in-speedo-200m-free-6.2.854785.c025e2f5c0] In June 2019 at the Sette Colli Trophy he set a new Israeli national record in the 50m fly, at 23.65.{{Cite web|url=https://swimswam.com/2019-sette-colli-trophy-day-3-finals-live-recap/|title=2019 Sette Colli Trophy: Day 3 Finals Live Recap|date=23 June 2019|website=SwimSwam}} In July 2019 he competed in the men's 50m fly at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea.{{cite web |url=http://omegatiming.com/File/00011301070104EB01FFFFFFFFFFFF00.pdf |title=18th FINA World Championships 2019: Men's 50m Butterfly start list |work=FINA |accessdate=22 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190720100018/http://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070104EB01FFFFFFFFFFFF00.pdf |archive-date=20 July 2019 |url-status=dead}} In August 2019 at the Israel Summer National Championships (50m) he won a gold medal in the 100m free with a time of 49.00, and a gold medal in the mixed 4x100 medley relay with a time of 3:57.19. In December 2019 at the European Swimming Championships (25m) 2019 he set a personal record in the 50m backstroke with a time of 24.46, and set a national record in the men 4x50 free relay with a time of 1:26.90. That same month at the 2019 Israeli Short Course Winter Championships in Netanya, he set new national records in the men's 50m free in 21.08, 100m free in 47.08, and 50m fly in 22.86.{{Cite web|url=https://swimswam.com/seven-national-records-fall-at-israel-sc-winter-championships/|title=Seven National Records Fall At Israel SC Winter Championships|first=James|last=Sutherland|date=6 January 2020|website=SwimSwam}} Also in December 2019, he won the gold medal in the 50m free in Swimcup Amsterdam in the Netherlands in 22.08.

=2020–21=

In December 2020 at the Rotterdam Qualification Meet 2020 in the Netherlands he won a silver medal in the 50m fly with a time of 23.93, and a silver medal in the 50m free with a time of 22.11.{{Cite web|url=https://swimcloud.com/swimmer/651180|title=Meiron Cheruti|website=Swimcloud|date=17 June 2024 }}

In April 2021 at the 2021 Swim Open Stockholm in Sweden, Cheruti won the silver medal in the 50m fly, at 23.62, and the bronze medal in the 50m free at 22.37. In May 2021 he won the gold medal in the Mare Nostrum - 38th Meeting International de Natation de Monte Carlo 2021 in the 50m fly with a time of 23.43. In June 2021 he won the gold medal in the men’s 50m free in 21.96, the gold medal in the 50m fly in 23.75, and the gold medal in the 100m free in 49.23 at the Israel National Championships + Olympic Trials.{{Cite web|url=https://swimswam.com/anastasia-gorbenko-sinks-3-israel-records-hits-another-fina-a-cut/|title=Anastasia Gorbenko Sinks 3 Israel Records, Hits Another Olympic "A" Cut|first=Braden|last=Keith|date=12 June 2021|website=SwimSwam}}

=2020 Olympic Games (in 2021)=

Cheruti represented Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics in swimming.{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/record-breaking-israeli-olympian-swimmer-im-not-done-yet/|title=Record-breaking Israeli Olympian swimmer: I'm not done yet|website=The Times of Israel }} He came in 17th out of 73 swimmers in the men's 50m freestyle, and came in 29th out of 71 swimmers in the men’s 100m freestyle.{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/2-israeli-athletes-advance-to-final-rounds-in-tokyo-olympics/|title=2 Israeli athletes advance to final rounds in Tokyo Olympics |work= The Times of Israel}}

=2022=

In March 2022 at the Emek Hefer Championships, Cheruti won a gold medal in the 50m free with a time of 22.55. In April 2022 at the Malmsten Swim Open Stockholm he won a gold medal in the 50m free with a time of 22.24. In May 2022 at the Israel Swimming Cup he won a gold medal in the 50m free with a time of 21.95, and bronze medals in the 100m free with a time of 49.80 and in the 50m backstroke with a time of 25.44. In July 2022 at the 2022 Maccabiah Games in Israel he won the gold medal in the 50m fly, with a time of 22.47.{{Cite web|url=https://swimswam.com/multiple-israeli-national-record-holders-highlight-21st-maccabiah-games/|title=Multiple Israeli National Record Holders Highlight 21st Maccabiah Games|first=Anya|last=Pelshaw|date=26 July 2022|website=SwimSwam}}

=2023–24=

In February 2023 at the Lausanne Swim Cup he won the gold medal in the 50m free with a time of 22.18, and a bronze medal in the 50m fly with a time of 23.69. In April 2023 at the 2023 Israel Swimming Cup, Cheruti won a gold medal in the 50m free in a new Israeli record of 21.84 that qualified him for the Paris Olympics, and a gold medal in the 50m fly with a time of 23.49.{{Cite web|url=https://swimswam.com/meiron-cheruti-blasts-21-84-israeli-national-record-in-50-free-video/|title=Meiron Cheruti Blasts 21.84 Israeli National Record In 50 Free (Video)|first=Retta|last=Race|date=23 April 2023|website=SwimSwam}} In June 2023 at the Israeli Championships he won the gold medal in the 50m fly with a time of 22.15, a gold medal in the 50m free with a time of 22.15, and a gold medal in the 50m backstroke in a time of 25.27.{{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=7 June 2023|website=SwimSwam}} That same month at the Israel Adults Championships - Criteria Competition he won a gold medal in the 50m back with a time of 25.27, a gold medal in the 50m free with a time of 22.15, and a silver medal in the 50m fly with a time of 23.51.

In March 2024 at the 2024 Meeting Nice – Camille Muffat, part of the French Giant Series, Cheruti won the bronze medal in the 50m fly with a time of 23.50.{{Cite web|url=https://swimswam.com/mityukov-clocks-15649-200back-harvey-logs-15750-200free-in-nice/|title=Mityukov Clocks 1:56.49 200 Back, Harvey Logs 1:57.50 200 Free In Nice|first=Retta|last=Race|date=19 March 2024|website=SwimSwam}} The same month at the Giant Open Series in Saint-Germain-En-Laye, France, he won the silver medal in the 50m fly with a time of 23.29.{{Cite web|url=https://swimswam.com/mary-sophie-harvey-grabs-two-golds-to-close-out-giant-open/|title=Mary-Sophie Harvey Grabs Two Golds To Close Out Giant Open|first=Retta|last=Race|date=24 March 2024|website=SwimSwam}} In April 2024 at the Eindhoven Qualification Meet 2024 in the Netherlands, he won a gold medal in the 50m fly with an Israeli record time of 23.01, and won a gold medal in the 50m free with a time of 21.93.{{Cite web|url=https://www.stateofswimming.com/the-vortex-april-2024-the-new-china-crisis-that-sparked-fresh-calls-for-wada-reform/|title=The Vortex – The New China Crisis That Sparked Fresh Calls For WADA Reform|first=Craig|last=Lord|date=30 April 2024|website=StateOfSwimming}}

=2024 Olympic Games=

Cheruti represented Israel at the 2024 Paris Olympics in swimming in the Men's 50 metre freestyle.{{Cite web|url=https://www.algemeiner.com/2023/09/05/israeli-athletes-are-getting-ready-for-the-summer-2024-olympics-in-paris/|title=Israeli Athletes Are Getting Ready for the Summer 2024 Olympics in Paris |work=The Algemeiner |date=5 September 2023 |last=Wiseman |first=David}}

References

External links

{{World Aquatics|name=Meiron Amir Cheruti}}
{{Swimrankings|name=Meiron Amir Cheruti}}
{{International Swimming League|name=Meiron Cheruti}}
[https://www.isrswimming.com/meiron-cheruti Meiron Cheruti] at Swimming Israel
[https://www.swimcloud.com/swimmer/651180 Meiron Cheruti] at SwimCloud
[https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/meiron-amir-cheruti_1897363 Meiron Amir Cheruti] at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
{{Olympics.com profile|amir-cheruti|Amir Cheruti}}
{{Olympedia|name=Meiron Cheruti}}
{{OCI profile|id=מירון-חירותי|name=מירון חירותי|archive=20210630092836}}