Eran Groumi
Eran Groumi (born June 5, 1970, in Jerusalem) is a male former backstroke and butterfly swimmer from Israel.
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| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | Israeli |
| Born | 5 June 1970 Jerusalem, Israel |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Club | Hapoel Jerusalem, YMCA, Maccabi Jerusalem |
| Coached by | Noam Tzvi |
Swimming career
Groumi who competed for Israel at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. At the 2017 Maccabiah Games, in the special 4x50m relay race between Israeli and American all-star teams, American Olympic champions Lenny Krayzelburg (four Olympic golds), Jason Lezak (four Olympic golds), and Anthony Ervin (three Olympic golds), with masters swimmer Alex Blavatnik, swam a time of 1:48.23 and defeated Israeli Olympians Groumi, Guy Barnea, Yoav Bruck, and Tal Stricker, who had a time of 1:51.25.[1]
Despite being of Israeli nationality he competed at the ASA National British Championships and won the 50 metres backstroke, the 100 metres backstroke in 1996 [2] and the 100 metres butterfly title in 1996.[3]
References
- "Records fall as Olympians shine at Maccabiah Games," The Jerusalem Post.
- ""For the Record." Times, 15 July 1996, p. 38". Times Digital Archive.
- ""For the Record." Times, 12 July 1996, p. 37". Times Digital Archive.