Anna Gostomelsky (; , he, אניה גוסטומלסקי; born 9 June 1981) is an Israeli swimmer who represented Israel at the

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and

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Biography

Gostomelsky was born to a Jewish family in

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, Soviet Union (now Ukraine). She immigrated to Israel with her family at age 10. She holds the most Israeli swimming records of any female swimmer. She competed on behalf of

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, in Athens, Greece, and Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. At the

2005 Maccabiah Games The 17th Maccabiah Games ( he, המכביה ה-17 ישראל תשס"ה), held in Israel, were an incarnation of the 'Jewish Olympics.' They attracted the largest attendance of any Maccabiah Games, including more than 900 representatives from the Un ...

, she won the women's 100m freestyle and set a new Maccabiah record.

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* 1981 births Living people Ukrainian Jews Ukrainian emigrants to Israel Israeli Jews Jewish swimmers Israeli female swimmers Olympic swimmers of Israel Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Maccabiah Games medalists in swimming Maccabiah Games gold medalists for Israel Competitors at the 2005 Maccabiah Games {{Israel-swimming-bio-stub