Inbal Schwarz ( he, ענבל שוורץ, (born October 13, 1984) is an

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Paralympic

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. Schwarz, suffering from cerebral palsy, began practicing disabled sports at the

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at a young age. By the age of 15 she was competing internationally, finishing in 4th place at the 2002

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in 100 meters. Schwarz then volunteered to serve at the

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, trained as a swimming instructor. Today (2008) she is a student in departments of communications and management. Schwarz took part in the

2004 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 136 , athletes = 3,806 , events = 519 in 19 sports , opening = 17 September , closing = 28 September , opened_by = President Costis Stephanopoulos , cauldron = Georgios Toptsis , stadium = Olympic ...

, participating in tournaments for 100m backstroke (8th place), 100m freestyle (6th place in heats) and 50m freestyle (7th place in heats). At the 2006 world championship she was 4th in the 50m butterfly tournament, while winning a bronze medal at the

2010 IPC Swimming World Championships The 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships was an international swimming competition, the biggest meet for athletes with a disability since the 2008 Summer Paralympics. It was held in Eindhoven, Netherlands and lasted from 14 to 21 August. Venue ...

in the 50m butterfly - S6. Her achievements in 2007 tournaments (including 4th place in 100m freestyle and 5th place in 50m freestyle) qualified her to take part in the

2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schwarz, Inbal Living people 1984 births Israeli female swimmers Paralympic swimmers for Israel Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics S6-classified para swimmers Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships Medalists at the World Para Swimming European Championships