Meiron Amir Cheruti ( he, מירון חרותי; born 19 October 1997) is an Israeli
swimmer
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He competes in
100 m freestyle
The 100 metre freestyle is often considered to be the highlight (Blue Ribbon event) of the sport of swimming, like 100 metres in the sport of Athletics.
The first swimmer to break the one-minute barrier (long course) was Johnny Weissmuller, in 1 ...
, 50 m
butterfly
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, 50 m freestyle, 4x100 m freestyle, and 4x50 m freestyle. He qualified to represent
Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Israel competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo with its largest contingent to date − a delegation of 90 athletes, 55 men and 35 women, who competed in 15 different sports. This was almost double the previous number of 47 athletes who repre ...
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Swimming career
Cheruti started swimming at the age of five, and his club is
Maccabi Haifa
Maccabi Haifa ( he, מכבי חיפה) is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football ...
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He competes in
100 m freestyle
The 100 metre freestyle is often considered to be the highlight (Blue Ribbon event) of the sport of swimming, like 100 metres in the sport of Athletics.
The first swimmer to break the one-minute barrier (long course) was Johnny Weissmuller, in 1 ...
, 50 m
butterfly
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...
, 50 m freestyle, 4x100 m freestyle, and 4x50 m freestyle. He is a member of Project Rising Star, a program that coach
David Marsh created with the
Israel Swimming Association.
2018-present
In December 2018, at the 2018 Arena Israeli Swimming Championships, he won and set Israeli short course national records in the 50 m freestyle (21.27) and the 100 m freestyle (47.41).
In April 2019, at the Israel Cup, he won the 50 m freestyle. That same month at the Stockholm Open Cheruti won a
silver medal
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in the 50 m freestyle. In June 2019 at the Sette Colli Trophy he set a new Israeli national record in the 50 m butterfly, at 23.65. In July 2019 he competed in the
men's 50 m butterfly at the
2019 World Aquatics Championships
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Gwangju, South Korea
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.
See also
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List of Israeli records in swimming
This is a list of Israeli records in swimming, which are ratified by the Israel Swimming Association. To set a record, you have to be an Israeli citizen. All records were achieved in finals unless otherwise noted.
Long course (50 m) Men
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References
External links
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Meiron Cherutiat isrSwimming.com
Meiron Cherutiat SwimCloud.com
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1997 births
Living people
Competitors at the 2022 Maccabiah Games
Israeli male swimmers
Place of birth missing (living people)
Swimmers at the 2015 European Games
European Games competitors for Israel
Israeli male freestyle swimmers
Male butterfly swimmers
Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic swimmers of Israel