(Sports live here) - Haifa News Corporation reported from Ilan Haifa: The first to enter the pool as part of the World Swimming Championships that opened on Monday 31.7.23/50/1 in Manchester, UK, was Veronika Girenko from Ilan Haifa who won the 21.31 meter breaststroke event with a bronze medal after coming in third place in a time of XNUMX:XNUMX minutes.
This is Veronika's second medal at the World Championships, after she also won the silver medal in this division at the previous World Championships held in Portugal.
Ami Dedown • New Israeli record
Ami Dedown, also from Ilan Haifa, finished the 50 meter breaststroke heat in fourth place in a time of 50.94 seconds, an Israeli record in this heat. Veronika and Ami's trainer is Jacob Binanson.
The World Swimming Championships in Manchester
546 swimmers from 67 countries participate in the World Swimming Championships in Manchester. The Israeli team consists of seven swimmers: Ron Walport from the Maccabi Weisgal Rehovot club who trains with Guy Shahar, the three medalists from Tokyo, Mark Maliar, Ami Dedown, and Iad Shelby who carried the flag at the opening ceremony, Ariel Maliar, Yulia Gordichuk, Veronika Girenko. They are all members of Ilan Haifa, who train with the national coach Yaakov Binanson, the head of the delegation is Dr. Esnat Felis Doar. By the way, the medal winners also receive a Deborah doll, a symbol of the city of Manchester.
