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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Israel |
| Born | (1997-04-12) April 12, 1997 (age 27) Jaffa, Israel |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | 1500 m freestyle and 800 m freestyle |
| Club | Hapoel Bat Yam |
| Coach | Meir Levy |
Marc Hinawi (also "Hinnawi"; Hebrew: מארק חינאווי; born April 12, 1997) is an Israeli swimmer.
At the 2013 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival, at the age of 16 he won a gold medal in the 400 meter (m) freestyle finals, setting a new world record for his age group. In June 2015, at the age of 18, representing Israel at the 2015 European Games he won a bronze medal in the Men's 1500 m freestyle.
Early life
Hinawi was born in Jaffa, Israel, where he grew up and resides. He is Arab-Israeli, and was born to an Arab Christian family.
Swimming career
Hinawi began swimming at the age of five; since then, his club has been Hapoel Bat Yam, and his coach has been Meir Levy. He performs 11 workouts a week.
He swims freestyle, backstroke, and butterfly at various distances. He specializes in the 1500 m freestyle, and the 800 m freestyle.
In February 2013 at the Israeli swimming championship he competed in the 400 meter (m), 800 m, and 1,500 m races.
At the 2013 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Utrecht, the Netherlands, in July 2013 at the age of 16 he won a gold medal in the 400 m freestyle finals, finishing in a time of 3:57.73, a new world record for his age group and a personal best. He accepted his medal as the Israeli team applauded him and saluted him. He also won a gold medal in the 1500 m freestyle, in a time of 15:33.72, setting another age group record.
On October 7, 2014, he came in fifth at the European Junior Championships in the Men's 1500 m freestyle. On December 7, 3014, he came in ninth at the European Junior Championships in the Men's 800 m freestyle. In December 2014 he set a new Israeli record in the 400 m freestyle at the Israeli short pools championship, with a time of 3:45.74, breaking a record that had stood since 2008.
In March 2015, he set a new youth record for the 1,500 m swum in Israel, swimming it in 15:41.73 minutes.
On June 24, 2015, at the age of 18, representing Israel at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, he came in third and won a bronze medal in the Men's 1500 m Freestyle with a time of 15:25.63 minutes. That time was a new personal best time for Hinawi and junior Israeli national record (breaking his own prior national record), and was seven seconds slower than the senior Israeli national record. The Baku swimming events were limited to junior swimmers, and the tournament also doubles as the European Youth Championships. Hinawi said: "This feels amazing, but I expected to register a better result. I’m really happy, but I believe I can swim faster." He said that his goal was to reach the Rio Summer Olympics in 2016. In the 800 m, he finished sixth, but set a new Israeli youth record with a time of 7:07:30 minutes.
References
- ^ "Baku 2015 1St European Games - Athletes - HINAWI Marc". Baku 2015.
- ^ "19 under 19: outstanding Israelis to watch". ISRAEL21c.
- ^ "ספורט -מארק שפיץ:הכוכב הבא של השחייה הישראלית". NRG. July 21, 2013.
- "רשת ב - מדליית זהב לשחיין הישראלי מארק חינאווי באולימפיאדת הנוער בהולנד". iba.org.il.
- ^ "Arab-Israeli Teen Sets New Swimming Record at European Youth Olympic Festival". Algemeiner.
- ^ "Timeline Photos". Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- ^ "Arab-Israeli swimmer claims gold in youth Olympics". i24news.
- "HINAWI, Marc". swimrankings.net.
- "HINAWI, Marc". swimrankings.net.
- ^ "Swimming - Marc Hinawi (Israel)". the-sports.org.
- "מרק חינאווי שב לארץ: "כבר חושבים על ריו"". וואלה! ספורט.
- "אין זו אגדה: על ההצלחה של השחיין מרק חינוואי". וואלה! ספורט.
- "חייה: עברי ירדה מגבול 57 השניות - ספורט". ynet.
- "אליפות ישראל בשחייה: עברי קבעה 56.75 ב-100 פרפר". וואלה! ספורט.
- "ynet שחייה: שיא בינלאומי למארק חינאווי - ספורט". ynet.
- ^ Craig Lord (June 24, 2015). "Swimming News: Marrit Steenbergen – 53.97 A Euro Junior Record Set & Matched For Baku Gold". swimvortex.com.
- ^ Allon Sinai (June 25, 2015). "Swimmer Marc Hinawi brings Israel eighth medal at European Games". The Jerusalem Post.
- "Race Videos: Watch Day 1 of 2015 European Games". Swimming World News.
- "Baku 2015 European Games – Summary: Swimming Day 2". Swimmer's Daily. June 24, 2015.
- ^ "באקו, שחייה: מדליית ארד למארק חינאווי". ynet. June 24, 2015.
- "המשחקים האירופיים, היום ה-15: שיא נוער חדש למארק חינאווי". וואלה! ספורט.
External links
Media related to Marc Hinawi at Wikimedia Commons- "Marc Hinawi bio", swimrankings.net
- "Marc Hinawi bio", the-sports.org
- "Marc Hinawi bio", baku2015.com
