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Native name | מארק חינאווי |
Nationality | Israeli |
Born | Jaffa, Israel | April 12, 1997
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 |
Medal record |
Marc Hinawi (also Hinnawi and Hinaui; Arabic: مارك حناوي; Hebrew: מארק חינאווי; born April 12, 1997) is an Arab-Israeli swimmer. [1]
At the 2013 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival, at the age of 16 Hinawi won a gold medal in the 400 meter (m) freestyle finals, setting a new world record in 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.
Hinawi was born in Jaffa, Israel, where he grew up and resides. [1] [2] [3] [4] His father is Jaffa-born Christian Arab-Israeli Tawfiq Hinnawi, owner of the "Hinnawi Nicola" liquor chain and of restaurants in Tel Aviv and Rishon LeZion, and his mother is Maha. [5] [6] [7] He is Arab-Israeli, and is Christian. [2] [5] [8] [9] [10] He studied at the Tabeetha School in Jaffa, then moved to the University of Tennessee and aspires to become a chemical engineer. [5]
Hinawi began swimming at the age of five. Since then, his club has been Hapoel Bat Yam, and his coach has been Meir Levy. [3] [9] [11] [12] He performs 11 workouts a week. [3]
He swims freestyle, backstroke, and butterfly at various distances. [12] Hinawi specializes in the 1500 meter (m) freestyle, and the 800 m freestyle. [13] In February 2013 at the Israeli swimming championship he competed in the 400 m, 800 m, and 1,500 m races. [11]
At the 2013 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Utrecht, the Netherlands, in July 2013 at the age of 16, Hinawi won a gold medal in the 400 m freestyle finals. [2] [8] [11] He finished in a time of 3:57.73, a new world record for his age group and a personal best. [2] [8] [11] As he accepted his medal, the Israeli team applauded him and saluted him. [11] [14] He also won a gold medal in the 1500 m freestyle, in a time of 15:33.72, setting another age group record. [15] [16] He noted that it was his "sixth Israeli youth record in total." [17]
On July 10, 2014, Hinawi came in fifth at the European Junior Swimming Championships in the Men's 1500 m freestyle. [13] Two days later he came in ninth at the European Junior Championships in the Men's 800 m freestyle. [13] In December 2014 he set a new Israeli record in the 400 m freestyle at the Israeli short course championship, with a time of 3:45.74, breaking a record that had stood since 2008. [18] [19]
In March 2015, Hinawi set a new youth record for the 1,500 m, swum in Israel. He swam it in 15:41.73 minutes. [20]
On June 24, 2015, at the age of 18, representing Israel at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, Hinawi came in third and won a bronze medal in the Men's 1500 m Freestyle with a time of 15:25.63 minutes. [13] [21] [22] [23] [24] That time was a new personal best for Hinawi and junior Israeli national record (breaking his own prior national record), and was seven seconds slower than the senior Israeli national record. [21] [22] [25] The Baku swimming events were limited to junior swimmers, and the tournament also doubled as the European Junior Swimming Championships. [22] [25] Hinawi said: "This feels amazing, but I expected to register a better result. I’m really happy, but I believe I can swim faster." [22] He said that his goal was to reach the Rio Summer Olympics in 2016. [22] In the 800 m, he finished sixth, but set a new Israeli youth record with a time of 8:07:30 minutes. [26]
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Personal information | |
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Native name | מארק חינאווי |
Nationality | Israeli |
Born | Jaffa, Israel | April 12, 1997
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 |
Medal record |
Marc Hinawi (also Hinnawi and Hinaui; Arabic: مارك حناوي; Hebrew: מארק חינאווי; born April 12, 1997) is an Arab-Israeli swimmer. [1]
At the 2013 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival, at the age of 16 Hinawi won a gold medal in the 400 meter (m) freestyle finals, setting a new world record in 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.
Hinawi was born in Jaffa, Israel, where he grew up and resides. [1] [2] [3] [4] His father is Jaffa-born Christian Arab-Israeli Tawfiq Hinnawi, owner of the "Hinnawi Nicola" liquor chain and of restaurants in Tel Aviv and Rishon LeZion, and his mother is Maha. [5] [6] [7] He is Arab-Israeli, and is Christian. [2] [5] [8] [9] [10] He studied at the Tabeetha School in Jaffa, then moved to the University of Tennessee and aspires to become a chemical engineer. [5]
Hinawi began swimming at the age of five. Since then, his club has been Hapoel Bat Yam, and his coach has been Meir Levy. [3] [9] [11] [12] He performs 11 workouts a week. [3]
He swims freestyle, backstroke, and butterfly at various distances. [12] Hinawi specializes in the 1500 meter (m) freestyle, and the 800 m freestyle. [13] In February 2013 at the Israeli swimming championship he competed in the 400 m, 800 m, and 1,500 m races. [11]
At the 2013 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Utrecht, the Netherlands, in July 2013 at the age of 16, Hinawi won a gold medal in the 400 m freestyle finals. [2] [8] [11] He finished in a time of 3:57.73, a new world record for his age group and a personal best. [2] [8] [11] As he accepted his medal, the Israeli team applauded him and saluted him. [11] [14] He also won a gold medal in the 1500 m freestyle, in a time of 15:33.72, setting another age group record. [15] [16] He noted that it was his "sixth Israeli youth record in total." [17]
On July 10, 2014, Hinawi came in fifth at the European Junior Swimming Championships in the Men's 1500 m freestyle. [13] Two days later he came in ninth at the European Junior Championships in the Men's 800 m freestyle. [13] In December 2014 he set a new Israeli record in the 400 m freestyle at the Israeli short course championship, with a time of 3:45.74, breaking a record that had stood since 2008. [18] [19]
In March 2015, Hinawi set a new youth record for the 1,500 m, swum in Israel. He swam it in 15:41.73 minutes. [20]
On June 24, 2015, at the age of 18, representing Israel at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, Hinawi came in third and won a bronze medal in the Men's 1500 m Freestyle with a time of 15:25.63 minutes. [13] [21] [22] [23] [24] That time was a new personal best for Hinawi and junior Israeli national record (breaking his own prior national record), and was seven seconds slower than the senior Israeli national record. [21] [22] [25] The Baku swimming events were limited to junior swimmers, and the tournament also doubled as the European Junior Swimming Championships. [22] [25] Hinawi said: "This feels amazing, but I expected to register a better result. I’m really happy, but I believe I can swim faster." [22] He said that his goal was to reach the Rio Summer Olympics in 2016. [22] In the 800 m, he finished sixth, but set a new Israeli youth record with a time of 8:07:30 minutes. [26]
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