Eva Fabian ( he, אווה פביאן; born August 3, 1993) is an

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open water

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. She was the 2010 world champion in the 5-kilometer swim, and won a

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at the

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in the women's 10k.

Early life

Fabian was born in

Frederick, Maryland Frederick is a city in and the county seat of Frederick County, Maryland. It is part of the Baltimore–Washington Metropolitan Area. Frederick has long been an important crossroads, located at the intersection of a major north–south Native ...

, to Claire (a doctor) and Jack (a professor and swim coach) Fabian. She has an older brother, Max. Her hometown is

Keene, New Hampshire Keene is a city in, and the County seat, seat of Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 23,047 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, down from 23,409 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. Keene is ho ...

, and she was

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ed. She attended

Yale University Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wo ...

, majoring in music, and graduated in 2016. She lives in

Netanya, Israel 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 ...

Swimming career

Her coaches are Jack Fabian, her father, who coached diving at

Keene State College Keene State College is a public liberal arts college in Keene, New Hampshire. It is part of the University System of New Hampshire and the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. Founded in 1909 as a teacher's college (originally, Keene Norma ...

, and Hanan Gilad.

United States

At the

2009 World Aquatics Championships The 2009 World Aquatics Championships ( it, Campionati mondiali di nuoto 2009) or the XIII FINA World Championships were held in Rome, Italy from 18 July to 2 August 2009. The 2009 Championships featured competition in all 5 aquatics disciplines ...

in Rome, Italy, Fabian placed 10th in the 25-kilometer open water event. At the 2009 Open Water National Championships she won the 5K and came in second in the 10K. At the

2010 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships 200px The 6th FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships was being held July 15–23, 2010 in Lac Saint-Jean near Roberval, Quebec, Canada. The championships featured 3 race distances: 5-kilometre (5K), 10-kilometre (10K) and 25-kilometre (2 ...

, Fabian won a

in the 5-kilometer swim in 1:02:00.98 in

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, Canada, at 16 years of age. In the 10 km, she was disqualified along with

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for failing to round a turn buoy properly. At the

2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships The eleventh edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, also known as the 2010 Mutual of Omaha Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course (50 m) event, was held in Irvine, California, United States, from August 18–22. Me ...

, Fabian won a

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behind Christine Jennings in the 10-kilometer open water event. At the

2011 Pan American Games The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, ...

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, Mexico, Fabian placed fourth in the 25-kilometer open water event, only two seconds out of third place. At the 2011 USA Swimming Open Water National Championships she won the gold medal in the 10K in 2:18:31. In 2013 she won bronze medals at the National Championships in the 10K, and at the

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in Barcelona, Spain, in the 25K with a time of 5:07:20.4. In 2014 she won a bronze medal at the 2014 US Open Water National Championships in the 10K, and a silver medal at the

2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships The 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, also known as the 2014 Hancock Prospecting Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course (50 m) event, was held in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, from 21 to 25 August 2014. Qualifying cr ...

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, in the 10K. She won a gold medal at the

in Toronto, Canada, in the women's marathon 10k in 2:03:17.0. She missed most of the 2016 season due to injury.

Israel

Fabian immigrated to Israel, and became an

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in 2017. She lives and trains at

Wingate Institute Wingate Institute ( he, מכון וינגייט), officially Orde Wingate Institute for Physical Education and Sports ( he, המכון לחינוך גופני ולספורט ע"ש אורד וינגייט), is a sports training institute located so ...

. In December 2017 she won a silver medal at the Israel National Short Course Swimming Championships in the 400 m freestyle, with a time of 4:15.74. She represented

Israel at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships Israel competed at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea from 12 to 28 July. Artistic swimming Israel entered 10 artistic swimmers. ;Women Legend: (R) = Reserve Athlete Open water swimming Israel qualified three m ...

in Gwangju, South Korea.

References

External links

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"Video Interview: Yale's Eva Fabian on Open Water, Ivy League Swimming"
at

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"Eva Fabian: Open Letter To FINA Over Wetsuit Rules"
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fabian, Eva 1993 births Living people American long-distance swimmers Israeli female swimmers Female long-distance swimmers Sportspeople from Frederick, Maryland People from Keene, New Hampshire People from Netanya Swimmers at the 2011 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2015 Pan American Games Yale Bulldogs women's swimmers Wingate Institute alumni World Aquatics Championships medalists in open water swimming Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in swimming Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games