Imri Ganiel

Imri Ganiel
	Ganiel in 2017
Personal information
Native name	אמרי גניאל
Born	January 8, 1992 (age 34); Beersheba, Israel
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke

Imri Ganiel (Hebrew: אמרי גניאל; born 8 January 1992) is an Israeli swimmer.^[1]

Biography

Imri Ganiel was born in Beersheba and grew up in Omer. Ganiel started swimming at the age of 8 and has competed in swimming since the age of 12.^[2]^[3] He is the son of Amir Ganiel, a former Israeli swimming champion.^[3]

Sports career

Ganiel is the Israeli national record holder in the 100-meter breaststroke with a time of 1:00.96 minutes, which he broke in the final of the European Championships.^[3] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's 100 metre breaststroke, finishing in 32nd place in the heats, failing to reach the semifinals.

References

↑ "Imri Ganiel". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
↑ "Imri Ganiel". Olympics.israel21c.org/. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
1 2 3 "Israeli swimmer lives father's aborted dream with trip to London Olympics". Haaretz. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2013.