| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Israel |
| Born | (1977-01-23) January 23, 1977 (age 48) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | 50 m freestyle 200 m medley 400 m medley |
Keren Regal (קרן רגאל; born January 23, 1977) is an Israeli former Olympic swimmer.
Biography
Regal was born in Heftziba, a kibbutz in northern Israel. In the age of 8 she joined Hapoel Gilboa swimming club.
In 1991, She competed in the Juvenile European Aquatics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium in which she set a new Israeli record for 200 metres Individual Medley with a time of 2:25.47 breaking the 10 years record of Lior Birkan (2:27.87). At the same year, she also broke the Israeli record of 50 metres Freestyle.
She competed for Israel at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, at the age of 15. In the Women's 400 metres Individual Medley she came in 29th with a time of 5:07.97, in the Women's 200 metres Individual Medley she came in 37th with a time of 2:27.85, and in the Women's 50 metres Freestyle she came in 41st with a time of 27.93. As of 2018, she was the youngest Olympic participant ever for Israel.
In 1993, She won a gold medal at the 14th Macabiah games.
She retired from swimming at the age of 17. Today, she works as a veterinarian and train Newfoundland dogs for competitions.
References
- ^ "Keren Regal Bio, Stats, and Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ^ "מי היתה מלכת המדליות הישראלית ומי הנציגה הצעירה באולימפיאדות?". xnet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- "שן סוף שיא ישראל■ בוזשרב א׳ש׳ — מעריב 5 אוגוסט 1991 — הספרייה הלאומית של ישראל │ עיתונים". www.nli.org.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- "2012 London Olympics - Countries". USA Today.
External links
- Keren Regal at World Aquatics
- Keren Regal at SwimRankings.net
- Keren Regal at Olympics.com
- Keren Regal at Olympedia
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