Gal Nevo

Gal Nevo (Hebrew: גל נבו; born 29 June 1987) is a record-holding Israeli swimmer.

Gal Nevo

Personal information
Native name	גל נבו
Nationality	Israeli
Born	(1987-06-29) June 29, 1987 (age 38) Kibbutz Hamadia, Israel
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Individual medley
College team	Arizona State University Georgia Tech
Medal record European Championships (LC) 2016 London 200 m medley 2010 Budapest 400 m medley European Championships (SC) 2013 Herning 400 m medley 2009 Istanbul 400 m medley 2011 Szczecin 200 m medley 2011 Szczecin 400 m medley 2012 Chartres 200 m medley 2012 Chartres 400 m medley 2015 Netanya 400 m medley Maccabiah Games 2009 Israel 400 m medley

Biography

Gal Nevo was born in Kibbutz Hamadia in the Beit She'an Valley.^[1][2] When the local swimming pool closed, Nevo would practice at Gan HaShlosha National Park.^[3]

Sports career

Nevo holds three Israeli records, in the 200m IM, 400m IM and 200m butterfly. He represented Israel at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.^[4] Nevo competed on behalf of Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.^[5] He won a gold medal for Israel in the 2009 Maccabiah Games in the 400 m medley. Nevo also competed on behalf of Israel at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.^[6] Nevo finished 10th in the heats of the 400 meters individual medley, breaking his personal best time.^[3] Nevo also swam at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

See also

• Sports in Israel
• List of Israeli records in swimming