Bar Soloveychik (בר סולובייצ'יק; born August 15, 2000) is an Israeli swimmer.[1] He holds the Israeli national records in both the 400m freestyle, and the 800m free. At the 2018 European Junior Swimming Championships, he won a gold medal as part of Israel's 4×200 m freestyle relay. He attends the University of Minnesota, where he has swum sprint, mid-distance, and distance events, and holds school records in the 200 free and 500 free. He won a gold medal at the 2022 Maccabiah Games in the 400 m freestyle. He competes in 1500 m freestyle, 200 m freestyle, 400 m freestyle, 7.5 km open water, 800 m freestyle, 4x200 m freestyle, and 4x200m freestyle mixed.[2]
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | בר סולובייצ'יק |
| National team |  Israel |
| Born | August 15, 2000 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| Club | Maccabi Kiryat Bialik swim club |
| College team | University of Minnesota |
Early life
His parents are Anatoly and Marina Soloveychik, and he lives in Kiryat Motzkin, Israel.[3][4][5] He has two siblings, Itay and Aviel.[5] He graduated in 2021 from Makif Hof HaSharon.[5]
Swimming career
Soloveychik is a member of Maccabi Kiryat Bialik swim club.[5]
He holds the Israeli national records in both the 400m freestyle (3:49.77 in March 2021 at the 2021 Union Cup in Israel, when he was 20 years old), and the 800m free (7:55.48 in June 2021, beating his own record by four seconds).[6][7][8][9][5][10]
He competed at the 2017 European Junior Swimming Championships.[5] At the 2018 European Junior Swimming Championships, in Helsinki, Finland, Soloveychik won a gold medal as part of Israel's 4×200 m freestyle relay.[5][11]
At the 2019 Israeli Short Course Championships, Soloveychik won a bronze medal in the 400 freestyle (3:47.82), and a silver medal in the 1,500 freestyle (15:14.13).[12] At the Swim Cup Amsterdam meet, he took 4th place in the 400 and 1,500 freestyles (3:53.94 and 15:34.87 respectively), and 5th place in the 800 LCM freestyle (8:08.00).[12]
In December 2020, he won the Israel Winter Olympic Trials title in the 800, with a 8:01.83, and the 1500 free.[10][13]
Soloveychik placed first in the 800m free, and third in the 200m free, at the 2021 Israeli National Summer Championships.[5] He took first in both the 400m and 800m freestyles at the 2021 Israeli Union Cup.[5] He competed at the 2019 World University Games, in Naples, Italy.[5]
He competed at the 2017 Maccabiah Games.[5] At the 2022 Maccabiah Games, Soloveychik broke the record that had stood for 33 years in the 400 m freestyle, winning in a record time of 3:54.75.[citation needed] After the race, he said: “I feel very proud to compete in the Maccabiah and break the Maccabiah record, especially since it is a very special record that has stood for decades."[5]
Soloveychik attends the University of Minnesota, where competing for the Minnesota Golden Gophers he has swum sprint, mid-distance, and distance events.[12][14][4] He holds school record in 200 free (1:33.56) and 500 free (4:12.76)[5][15] At his NCAA Championships debut at the 2022 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships in Atlanta, Georgia, Soloveychik placed 13th in the 500 free (4:13.51), 41st in the 200 free (1:34.32), and set the school record in the 500 free prelims (4:12.76).[5]
At the 2022 Big Ten Men's Swimming and Diving Championships in West Lafayette, Indiana, he was a three-time finalist, as Soloveychik finished fourth in the 500 y free finals (a school record 4:13.85), fifth in the 200 y free finals (1:33.80), and eighth in the 1650 y free (15:00.14).[5][16] He was also part of the 800 free relay that placed fifth (6:22.25), leading off with a school record 1:33.56 in the 200 free.[5]
Soloveychik was named College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) 2021-22 First Team Scholar All-American[5][17] He was named 2022 Honorable Mention All-American.[5]
At the May 2022 Israel Swimming Cup in Netanya, Israel, Soloveychik won the 400 freestyle in a time of 3:51.95.[18]
See also
References
External links
- Bar Soloveychik at World Aquatics
- Bar Soloveychik at SwimRankings.net
- Bar Soloveychik at The-Sports.org
- Bar Soloveychik on Instagram
