List of Maccabiah records in swimming
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The International Olympic Committee
and Israel Swim Association recognise the fastest performances in pool-based swimming events at the Maccabiah Games
.
Races are held in four swimming strokes: freestyle
, backstroke
, breaststroke
and butterfly
, over varying distances and in either individual or relay race
events. In the 2009 Maccabiah Games
, both men and women competed in sixteen events in the pool, each sex in the same events with the exceptions of the 800 m freestyle (women-only) and the 1500 m freestyle (men-only). Maccabiah records were broken on a total of 21 occasions, eventually leaving just eleven outstanding from earlier Games. Of the 32 pool-based events, all records belong to just two countries the United States with eighteen and Israel with fifteen.
in Israel
and include only those events which are currently recognised by the IOC as Olympic events.
in Israel
and include only those events which are currently recognised by the IOC as Olympic events.
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
and Israel Swim Association recognise the fastest performances in pool-based swimming events at the Maccabiah Games
Maccabiah Games
The Maccabiah is an international Jewish athletic event similar to the Olympics held in Israel every four years under the auspices of the Maccabi Federation, affiliated with the Maccabi World Union. The Maccabiah Games is the third largest international sports competition in the world...
.
Races are held in four swimming strokes: freestyle
Freestyle swimming
Freestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...
, backstroke
Backstroke
The backstroke, also sometimes called the back crawl, is one of the four swimming styles regulated by FINA, and the only regulated style swum on the back. This has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disadvantage of swimmers not being able to see where they are going. It is also the only...
, breaststroke
Breaststroke
The breaststroke is a swimming style in which the swimmer is on his or her chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to its stability and the ability to keep the head out of the water a large portion of the time. In most swimming classes, beginners learn...
and butterfly
Butterfly stroke
The butterfly is a swimming stroke swum on the breast, with both arms moving simultaneously. The butterfly kick was developed separately, and is also known as the "dolphin kick"...
, over varying distances and in either individual or relay race
Relay race
During a relay race, members of a team take turns running, orienteering, swimming, cross-country skiing, biathlon, or ice skating parts of a circuit or performing a certain action. Relay races take the form of professional races and amateur games...
events. In the 2009 Maccabiah Games
Swimming at the 2009 Maccabiah Games
Swimming at the 2009 Maccabiah Games was held over a four day period from July 19 to July 23. All swimming events took place at the Wingate Institute in Netanya.-Medal table:Retrieved from Maccabiah Games 2009 Official Website.-Men's events:...
, both men and women competed in sixteen events in the pool, each sex in the same events with the exceptions of the 800 m freestyle (women-only) and the 1500 m freestyle (men-only). Maccabiah records were broken on a total of 21 occasions, eventually leaving just eleven outstanding from earlier Games. Of the 32 pool-based events, all records belong to just two countries the United States with eighteen and Israel with fifteen.
Men's records
♦ denotes a performance that is also an Israeli record. Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2009 Maccabiah Games2009 Maccabiah Games
The 2009 Maccabiah Games were the 18th incarnation of the Maccabiah Games, being held in July 2009. According to the organizing committee these were the largest games held yet. On the 13th of July, more than 6,000 Jewish athletes from all over the world joined Team Israel's 3,000 participants at...
in Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
and include only those events which are currently recognised by the IOC as Olympic events.
| Event | Record | Name | Nation | Games | Date | Ref(s) |
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| 22.19 |  United States United StatesUnited States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... (USA) |
2009 | ||||
| 47.78 | United States United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... (USA) |
2009 | ||||
| 1:50.39 |  Israel IsraelIsrael The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... (ISR) |
2005 Swimming at the 2005 Maccabiah Games - Men's 200 metre freestyle The men's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2005 Maccabiah Games took place on 11 July at the Wingate Institute. This swimming event used freestyle swimming, which means that the method of the stroke is not regulated . Nearly all swimmers use the front crawl or a variant of that stroke... |
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| 3:54.87 | United States United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... (USA) |
2005 Swimming at the 2005 Maccabiah Games - Men's 400 metre freestyle The men's 400 metre freestyle event at the 2005 Maccabiah Games took place on 13 July at the Wingate Institute. This swimming event used freestyle swimming, which means that the method of the stroke is not regulated . Nearly all swimmers use the front crawl or a variant of that stroke... |
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| 15:32.51 | United States United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... (USA) |
2009 | ||||
| 54.22 | Israel Israel Israel The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... (ISR) |
2009 Swimming at the 2009 Maccabiah Games - Men's 100 metre backstroke The men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 2009 Maccabiah Games took place on 9 July, at the Wingate Institute. This swimming event used the backstroke. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.... |
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| 2:02.12 | Israel Israel Israel The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... (ISR) |
2009 | ||||
| 1:02.88 | Israel Israel Israel The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... (ISR) |
2009 | ||||
| 2:16.71 | United States United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... (ISR) |
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| 52.99 | Israel Israel Israel The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... (ISR) |
2009 | ||||
| 1:58.15 | United States United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... (USA) |
2005 Swimming at the 2005 Maccabiah Games - Men's 200 metre butterfly The men's 100 metre butterfly event, included in the swimming competition at the 2005 Maccabiah Games, took place on 10 July, at the Wingate Institute. In this event, swimmers covered four lengths of the Olympic-sized pool employing the butterfly stroke.... |
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| 2:03.39 | Israel Israel Israel The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... (ISR) |
2009 | ||||
| 4:19.37 | Israel Israel Israel The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... (ISR) |
2009 | ||||
| 3:21.17 | (51.29) Andrew Novakoff (51.49) Andrew Langenfeld (50.91) Jason Lezak Jason Lezak Jason Edward Lezak is an American Olympic swimmer, winner of 4 Olympic gold medals.He formerly swam for Irvine Novaquatics. He graduated from Irvine High School in 1994, and then from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1999. He is a member of the Rose Bowl Aquatics swim club... (47.56) |
United States United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... (USA) |
2009 | |||
| 7:30.38 | United States United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... (USA) |
2005 Swimming at the 2005 Maccabiah Games - Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay The men's 4×200 metre freestyle relay event at the 2009 Maccabiah Games took place on 13 July at the Wingate Institute. This swimming event used freestyle as a relay, with swimmers typically using the front crawl. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, each of the four swimmers... |
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| 3:43.07 | (56.59) David Zolno (1:05.51) Andrew Langenfeld (53.13) Jason Lezak Jason Lezak Jason Edward Lezak is an American Olympic swimmer, winner of 4 Olympic gold medals.He formerly swam for Irvine Novaquatics. He graduated from Irvine High School in 1994, and then from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1999. He is a member of the Rose Bowl Aquatics swim club... (47.84) |
United States United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... (USA) |
2009 |
Women's records
♦ denotes a performance that is also an Israeli record. Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2009 Maccabiah Games2009 Maccabiah Games
The 2009 Maccabiah Games were the 18th incarnation of the Maccabiah Games, being held in July 2009. According to the organizing committee these were the largest games held yet. On the 13th of July, more than 6,000 Jewish athletes from all over the world joined Team Israel's 3,000 participants at...
in Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
and include only those events which are currently recognised by the IOC as Olympic events.
| Event | Record | Name | Nation | Games | Date | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26.44 | United States United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... (USA) |
2009 | ||||
| 56.64 | United States United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... (USA) |
2009 Swimming at the 2009 Maccabiah Games - Women's 100 metre freestyle The Women's 100 metre freestyle event at the 2009 Maccabiah Games took place on 19 July at the Wingate Institute. This swimming event used freestyle swimming, which means that the method of the stroke is not regulated . Nearly all swimmers use the front crawl or a variant of that stroke... |
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| 2:03.45 | United States United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... (USA) |
2009 | ||||
| 4:19.45 | United States United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... (USA) |
1993 | ||||
| 8:52.58 | Israel Israel Israel The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... (ISR) |
2005 Swimming at the 2005 Maccabiah Games - Women's 800 metre freestyle The women's 800 metre freestyle event at the 2005 Maccabiah Games took place 14 June, at the Wingate Institute. This swimming event used freestyle swimming, which means that the method of the stroke is not regulated . Nearly all swimmers use the front crawl or a variant of that stroke... |
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| 1:03.93 | Israel Israel Israel The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... (ISR) |
2009 | ||||
| 2:18.36 | Israel Israel Israel The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... (ISR) |
2005 Swimming at the 2005 Maccabiah Games - Women's 200 metre backstroke The women's 200 metre backstroke event at the 2005 Maccabiah Games took place on 10 July, at the Wingate Institute. This swimming event used the backstroke. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of four lengths of the pool.One heat was held. The heat in which... |
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| 1:09.87 | Israel Israel Israel The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... (ISR) |
2009 Swimming at the 2005 Maccabiah Games - Women's 100 metre breaststroke The women's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 2005 Maccabiah Games took place on 13 July at the Wingate Institute. This swimming event used the breaststroke... |
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| 2:40.29 | United States United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... (USA) |
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| 58.50 | Israel Israel Israel The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... (ISR) |
2009 | ||||
| 2:18.03 | United States United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... (USA) |
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| 2:20.74 | United States United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... (USA) |
2009 | ||||
| 4:57.15 | Israel Israel Israel The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... (ISR) |
2009 Swimming at the 2009 Maccabiah Games - Women's 400 metre individual medley The women's 400 metre individual medley event at the 2009 Maccabiah Games took place on 20 July at the Wingate Institute. This swimming event used medley swimming. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of eight lengths of the pool... |
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| 3:53.55 | (58.22) Haley Mitchell (59.93) Danielle Arad (58.93) Andrea Murez (56.47) |
United States United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... (USA) |
2009 | |||
| ♦8:32.12 | (2:09.78) Amit Bechar (2:09.55) Efrat Rotshtein (2:07.74) Keren Ziebner (2:05.05) |
Israel Israel Israel The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... (ISR) |
2009 Swimming at the 2005 Maccabiah Games - Women's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay The women's 4×200 metre freestyle relay event at the 2009 Maccabiah Games took place on 13 July at the Wingate Institute. This swimming event used freestyle as a relay, with swimmers typically using the front crawl. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, each of the four swimmers... |
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| 4:17.60 | (1:05.84) Amit Loutati (1:13.90) Kristina Tchernychev (1:00.92) Keren Ziebner (56.94) |
Israel Israel Israel The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... (ISR) |
2009 |