 Schwarz at the London Paralympics in 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Israeli | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1984-10-13) 13 October 1984 (age 40) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | freestyle backstroke butterfly | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Noah Ram (national) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Inbal Schwarz (Hebrew: ענבל שוורץ, (born October 13, 1984) is an Israeli Paralympic swimmer.
Schwarz, suffering from cerebral palsy, began practicing disabled sports at the Israel Sports Center for the Disabled at a young age. By the age of 15 she was competing internationally, finishing in 4th place at the 2002 IPC Swimming World Championships in 100 meters. Schwarz then volunteered to serve at the IDF, 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, 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 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.
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Categories:- 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