Bar Soloveychik (בר סולובייצ'יק; born August 15, 2000) is an Israeli swimmer. He holds the Israeli national records in both the 400m freestyle, and the 800m free. At the

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, he won a

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as part of Israel's 4×200 m freestyle relay. He attends the

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, where he has swum sprint, mid-distance, and distance events, and holds school records in the 200 free and 500 free. He won a gold medal at the

2022 Maccabiah Games The 2022 Maccabiah Games ( he, משחקי המכביה 2022) took place in Israel from July 14–25, 2022, and are also referred to as the 21st Maccabiah Games ( he, המכביה ה-21). The Maccabiah Games are open to Jewish athletes from arou ...

in the 400 m freestyle. He competes in 1500 m freestyle, 200 m freestyle, 400 m freestyle, 7.5 km open water, 800 m freestyle, 4x200 m freestyle, and 4x200m freestyle mixed.

Early life

His parents are Anatoly and Marina Soloveychik, and he lives in

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, Israel. He has two siblings, Itay and Aviel. He graduated in 2021 from Makif Hof HaSharon.

Swimming career

Soloveychik is a member of Maccabi

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swim club. He holds the Israeli national records in both the 400m freestyle (3:49.77 in March 2021 at the 2021 Union Cup in Israel, when he was 20 years old), and the 800m free (7:55.48 in June 2021, beating his own record by four seconds). He competed at the 2017 European Junior Swimming Championships. At the

, in

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, Soloveychik won a

as part of Israel's 4×200 m freestyle relay. At the 2019 Israeli Short Course Championships, Soloveychik won a

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in the 400 freestyle (3:47.82), and a

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in the 1,500 freestyle (15:14.13). At the Swim Cup Amsterdam meet, he took 4th place in the 400 and 1,500 freestyles (3:53.94 and 15:34.87 respectively), and 5th place in the 800 LCM freestyle (8:08.00). In December 2020, he won the Israel Winter Olympic Trials title in the 800, with a 8:01.83, and the 1500 free. Soloveychik placed first in the 800m free, and third in the 200m free, at the 2021 Israeli National Summer Championships. He took first in both the 400m and 800m freestyles at the 2021 Israeli Union Cup. He competed at the 2019 World University Games, in

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. He competed at the 2017 Maccabiah Games. At the

, Soloveychik broke the record that had stood for 33 years in the 400 m freestyle, winning in a record time of 3:54.75. After the race, he said: “I feel very proud to compete in the Maccabiah and break the Maccabiah record, especially since it is a very special record that has stood for decades." Soloveychik attends the

, where competing for the

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he has swum sprint, mid-distance, and distance events. He holds school record in 200 free (1:33.56) and 500 free (4:12.76) At his

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Championships debut at the 2022 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships in Atlanta, Georgia, Soloveychik placed 13th in the 500 free (4:13.51), 41st in the 200 free (1:34.32), and set the school record in the 500 free prelims (4:12.76). At the 2022 Big Ten Men's Swimming and Diving Championships in

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, he was a three-time finalist, as Soloveychik finished fourth in the 500 y free finals (a school record 4:13.85), fifth in the 200 y free finals (1:33.80), and eighth in the 1650 y free (15:00.14). He was also part of the 800 free relay that placed fifth (6:22.25), leading off with a school record 1:33.56 in the 200 free. Soloveychik was named College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) 2021-22 First Team Scholar All-American He was named 2022 Honorable Mention All-American. At the May 2022 Israel Swimming Cup in

Netanya Netanya (also known as Natanya, he, נְתַנְיָה) is a city in the Northern Central District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is north of Tel Aviv, and south of Haifa, between Poleg stream and Wingate I ...

, Israel, Soloveychik won the 400 freestyle in a time of 3:51.95.

References

2000 births Living people Competitors at the 2022 Maccabiah Games Competitors at the 2017 Maccabiah Games Competitors at the 2019 Summer Universiade Israeli male freestyle swimmers Maccabiah Games medalists in swimming Maccabiah Games gold medalists for Israel Minnesota Golden Gophers men's swimmers People from Kiryat Motzkin 21st-century Israeli people {{DEFAULTSORT:Soloveychik, Bar

Early life

Swimming career

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