Vered Borochovski ( he, ורד בורוכובסקי; born 27 August 1984 in
Ashdod
Ashdod ( he, ''ʾašdōḏ''; ar, أسدود or إسدود ''ʾisdūd'' or '' ʾasdūd'' ; Philistine: 𐤀𐤔𐤃𐤃 *''ʾašdūd'') is the sixth-largest city in Israel. Located in the country's Southern District, it lies on the Mediterran ...
) is a former
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
i swimmer who represented Israel at the
2000
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and
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...
. She swam without her goggles at the 2004 Olympics, because they had a torn strap.
She also holds three
Israeli swimming records.
In December 2002 she competed at the Jerusalem Cup. She swam a time of 27.38 in the 50m fly.
Currently held records
References
External links
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1984 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Ashdod
Israeli Jews
Israeli female swimmers
Jewish swimmers
Olympic swimmers for Israel
Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
Female butterfly swimmers
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