Tal Stricker is a 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...

 swimmer from Israel

Israel

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

, who competed for his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics

2000 Summer Olympics

The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...

 in Sydney, Australia.

There he swam in three events. He won his preliminary heat in the 100m Breaststroke (1:03.99), but did not advance to the semifinals and officially placed 32nd.

Stricker also finished 32nd in the 200 m Breaststroke (2:19.33). He was a member of Israel's 4x100 m Medley Relay Team, that finished in 5th place in the preliminary heat (3:43.39) and did not advance; they ended up 17th overall.

A breaststroke specialist, Stricker was a member of Israel's 4x100 m Medley Relay Team that finished in 8th place (3:43.48) at the European LC Championships 2000

European LC Championships 2000

The 2000 LEN European Championships were held in Helsinki, Finland from Monday 3 July to Sunday 9 July 2000, in the 50 m pool at the Mäkelänrinne Swimming Center...

 in Helsinki, Finland.

In 2000-2001, he was a freshman

Freshman

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 at Florida State University

Florida State University

The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...

, finishing 9th in the 100 m Breaststroke in the 2001 Atlantic Coast Conference

Atlantic Coast Conference

The Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...

(ACC) Championship.