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Shelly Bobritsky
Shelly Bobritsky (שלי בובריצקי; born 27 June 2001) is an Israeli Olympic swimmer who competes in Artistic swimming. She competed in the 2020 Olympics in duet, was the European Champion in the free combination event in 2023, and was a three-time European medalist as well as a two-time European Cup bronze medalist. Bobritsky is representing Israel at the 2024 Paris Olympics in artistic swimming-duet with Ariel Nassee at the Paris Aquatic Centre on August 9 and 10, 2024. Early life Bobritsky was born in and lives in Rehovot, Israel. She is the eldest daughter in a family of three children, with a brother Nir and a younger sister Michal. She graduated high school with majors in chemistry and communication. Artistic swimming career Bobritsky first entered a swimming pool when she was seven months old, and has been engaged in artistic swimming since the age of five years old. At 11 years of age, she began competing for Israel's junior team, and in the 11th grade she be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rehovot
Rehovot ( he, רְחוֹבוֹת ''Rəḥōvōt'', ar, رحوڤوت ''Reḥūfūt'') is a city in the Central District of Israel, about south of Tel Aviv. In it had a population of . Etymology Israel Belkind, founder of the Bilu movement, proposed the name "Rehovot" (lit. 'wide expanses') based on Genesis 26:22: "And he called the name of it ''Rehoboth''; and he said: 'For now the Lord hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land'." This Bible verse is also inscribed in the city's logo. The biblical town of '' Rehoboth'' was located in the Negev Desert. History Ottoman era Rehovot was established in 1890 by pioneers of the First Aliyah on the coastal plain near a site called ''Khirbat Deiran'', an "abandoned or sparsely populated" estate, which now lies in the center of the built-up area of the city. According to Marom, Deiran offered "a convenient launching pad for early land purchase initiatives which shaped the pattern of Jewish settlement until the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
