Dan Kutler
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Dan Kutler is a former butterfly swimmer, who was born in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

, and swam for Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

 in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. He lived in Santa Clara, California
Santa Clara, California
Santa Clara , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. The city is the site of the eighth of 21 California missions, Mission Santa Clara de Asís, and was named after the mission. The Mission and Mission Gardens are located on the...

, and immigrated to Israel in 1994. As a youth, Kutler attended Temple Emmanu-el in San Jose, California, and was inspired by Mark Spitz
Mark Spitz
Mark Andrew Spitz is a retired American swimmer. He won seven gold medals at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, an achievement only surpassed by Michael Phelps who won eight golds at the 2008 Olympics....

when he came to speak there.
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