Marc Hinawi (also "Hinnawi"; Hebrew: מארק חינאווי; born April 12, 1997) is an Israeli swimmer.[1]
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Israel |
| Born | April 12, 1997 Jaffa, Israel |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | 1500 m freestyle and 800 m freestyle |
| Club | Hapoel Bat Yam |
| Coach | Meir Levy |
At the 2013 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival, at the age of 16 he won a gold medal in the 400 meter (m) freestyle finals, setting a new world record for his age group. In June 2015, at the age of 18, representing Israel at the 2015 European Games he won a bronze medal in the Men's 1500 m freestyle.
Early life
Hinawi was born in Jaffa, Israel, where he grew up and resides.[1][2][3][4] He is Arab-Israeli, and was born to an Arab Christian family.[2][5][6]
Swimming career
Hinawi began swimming at the age of five; since then, his club has been Hapoel Bat Yam, and his coach has been Meir Levy.[6][7][8][3] He performs 11 workouts a week.[3]
He swims freestyle, backstroke, and butterfly at various distances.[9] He specializes in the 1500 m freestyle, and the 800 m freestyle.[10]
In February 2013 at the Israeli swimming championship he competed in the 400 meter (m), 800 m, and 1,500 m races.[7]
At the 2013 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Utrecht, the Netherlands, in July 2013 at the age of 16 he won a gold medal in the 400 m freestyle finals, finishing in a time of 3:57.73, a new world record for his age group and a personal best.[2][7][5] He accepted his medal as the Israeli team applauded him and saluted him.[7] He also won a gold medal in the 1500 m freestyle, in a time of 15:33.72, setting another age group record.[11][12]
On October 7, 2014, he came in fifth at the European Junior Championships in the Men's 1500 m freestyle.[10] On December 7, 3014, he came in ninth at the European Junior Championships in the Men's 800 m freestyle.[10] In December 2014 he set a new Israeli record in the 400 m freestyle at the Israeli short pools championship, with a time of 3:45.74, breaking a record that had stood since 2008.[13][14]
On June 24, 2015, at the age of 18, representing Israel at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, he came in third and won a bronze medal in the Men's 1500 m Freestyle with a time of 15:25.63 minutes.[10][15][16][17][18] That time was a new personal best time for Hinawi and junior Israeli national record (breaking his own prior national record), and was seven seconds slower than the senior Israeli national record.[15][16][19] The Baku swimming events were limited to junior swimmers, and the tournament also doubles as the European Youth Championships.[16][19] Hinawi said: "This feels amazing, but I expected to register a better result. I’m really happy, but I believe I can swim faster."[16] He said that his goal was to reach the Rio Summer Olympics in 2016.[16]
References
- ^ a b "Baku 2015 1St European Games - Athletes - HINAWI Marc". Baku 2015.
- ^ a b c "19 under 19: outstanding Israelis to watch". ISRAEL21c.
- ^ a b c "ספורט -מארק שפיץ:הכוכב הבא של השחייה הישראלית". NRG. July 21, 2013.
- ^ "רשת ב - מדליית זהב לשחיין הישראלי מארק חינאווי באולימפיאדת הנוער בהולנד". iba.org.il.
- ^ a b "Arab-Israeli Teen Sets New Swimming Record at European Youth Olympic Festival". Algemeiner.
- ^ a b "Timeline Photos". Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- ^ a b c d "Arab-Israeli swimmer claims gold in youth Olympics". i24news.
- ^ "HINAWI, Marc". swimrankings.net.
- ^ "HINAWI, Marc". swimrankings.net.
- ^ a b c d "Swimming - Marc Hinawi (Israel)". the-sports.org.
- ^ "מרק חינאווי שב לארץ: "כבר חושבים על ריו"". וואלה! ספורט.
- ^ "אין זו אגדה: על ההצלחה של השחיין מרק חינוואי". וואלה! ספורט.
- ^ "חייה: עברי ירדה מגבול 57 השניות - ספורט". ynet.
- ^ "אליפות ישראל בשחייה: עברי קבעה 56.75 ב-100 פרפר". וואלה! ספורט.
- ^ a b Craig Lord (June 24, 2015). "Swimming News: Marrit Steenbergen – 53.97 A Euro Junior Record Set & Matched For Baku Gold". swimvortex.com.
- ^ a b c d e Allon Sinai (June 25, 2015). "Swimmer Marc Hinawi brings Israel eighth medal at European Games". The Jerusalem Post.
- ^ "Race Videos: Watch Day 1 of 2015 European Games". Swimming World News.
- ^ "Baku 2015 European Games – Summary: Swimming Day 2". Swimmer's Daily. June 24, 2015.
- ^ a b "באקו, שחייה: מדליית ארד למארק חינאווי". ynet. June 24, 2015.
External links
Media related to Marc Hinawi at Wikimedia Commons- "Marc Hinawi bio", swimrankings.net
- "Marc Hinawi bio", the-sports.org
- "Marc Hinawi bio", baku2015.com
