Swimming

Malaysia stripped of 2019 World Para Swimming Championships over Israeli participation

Malaysia does not have diplomatic relations with Israel and refuses entry to the country on an Israeli passport.

By Marcy Oster January 27, 2019 11:56 am

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Israeli girl wins swimming gold at Youth Olympic Games

The 19 Israeli athletes are scheduled to meet with local Jewish youth and visit the sites of terror attacks against the Jewish community in Buenos Aires.

October 8, 2018 8:05 am

Women ask NYC Parks Department not to cut female-only swimming hours

A petition signed by hundreds of women regarding a rec center in the heavily haredi Orthodox Williamsburg section of Brooklyn has yet to be submitted.

September 22, 2016 11:01 am

3 residents sue over single-sex pool hours at mostly Orthodox NJ condo

September 21, 2016 2:51 pm

Swimmer earns Israel its 3rd medal at Rio Paralympics

September 18, 2016 10:10 am

The First Olympic Gold Swimmer Was This Hungarian Jew

The First Swimmer to Win Olympic Gold Was This Hungarian Jew

By Abby Sher

from Jewniverse

The Yiddish secret (sort of) that’s helping Michael Phelps win Olympic medals

By Andrew Silow-Carroll August 10, 2016 12:39 pm

Katie Ledecky, Olympic gold medalist swimmer, lost family members in the Holocaust

By Gabe Friedman August 8, 2016 5:10 pm

From LA to Israel: One swimmer’s journey to the Rio Olympics

By Hillel Kuttler August 2, 2016 12:22 pm

The Great Jewish Merman Named Tikva

The Beautiful Jewish Merman Named Tikva

By Abby Sher

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