Amir Ganiel ( he, אמיר גניאל ) (January 6, 1963 in

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

– May 14, 2018) was an Israeli swimming champion.

Biography

Ganiel's son,

Imri Ganiel Imri Ganiel ( he, אמרי גניאל; born 8 January 1992) is an Israeli swimmer. 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. He is th ...

, is also a swimmer. He is a national record holder and an Olympic swimmer of

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

Sports career

Ganiel was a record holder who participated in the

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for the national team. He specialized in long distance. He was recognized as one of Israel's greatest swimmers. He achieved 11

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Medical career

After his retirement from

competitive swimming Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

, Ganiel studied

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Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) ( he, אוניברסיטת בן-גוריון בנגב, ''Universitat Ben-Guriyon baNegev'') is a public research university in Beersheba, Israel. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has five campuses: the ...

. He became a chest and

heart surgeon Cardiothoracic surgery is the medical speciality, field of medicine involved in surgery, surgical treatment of organs inside the thoracic cavity — generally treatment of conditions of the heart (heart disease), lungs (pulmonology, lung disease) ...

at the Soroka University Medical Center.

References

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Biography

Sports career

Medical career

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