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Adam Maraana Set to Become First Arab Swimmer to Represent Israel at the Olympics
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By Riley Overend on SwimSwam With his 100 backstroke victory at the Israeli Olympic Trials on Thursday, Adam Maraana became the first Arab citizen of Israel to qualify for the Olympics since 1976, and the first ever in the sport of swimming. His qualification is a not-insignificant one at a not-insignificant time in history in Israel. The 20-year-old Maraana matched Yakov Toumarkin‘s seven-year-old national record in the 100 back with a winning time of 53.60, taking almost a second off his previous-best 54.31 from the European U23 Championships last August. He snuck under the Olympic ‘A’ cut of 53.74. “I surprised myself,” said Maraana, who’s committed to attend the University of North Carol

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