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| Andrea
MUREZ |
| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
Israel
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 29 Jan 1992
| | Height | 1.83 m |
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Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Human Biology - Stanford University: Stanford, CA, USA |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
She was inspired by her grandfather Joe Murez, who was a swimmer in pre-World War II Austria and taught her to swim. She took up swimming together with her older brother Zachary. “I used to be afraid of the water. I think that I and my brother got into swimming because my grandfather swam.” |
Name of coach |
Luka Gabrilo [national] |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete, Student |
Languages |
English, Hebrew |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Andy, Andi (mako.co.il, 04 Jul 2020; Facebook profile, 28 Mar 2016) |
Other information |
COMPETING FOR ISRAEL
Her grandfather Joe Murez moved from Austria to the United States of America in 1938. She was born and raised in the United States of America and in 2009 she travelled to Israel for the first time, participating in the 'Israel Connect' programme and the Maccabiah Games. "We came as a family to Israel and the trip gave me my first taste of what would become part of my future. I competed once again in the 2013 [Maccabiah] Games and I was approached by one of the Israeli swimmers who said that I should consider moving to Israel and swim here. That planted seeds of what an amazing opportunity it would be to move to Israel and represent the country." In 2014 she decided to move to Israel and applied for Israeli citizenship, and she became eligible to compete for Israel from December 2015. "I immigrated to Israel in 2014 and immediately felt at home. The members of the team happily welcomed me and were excited to swim with me. It was a great feeling to hear my name and see the Israeli flags at the pool knowing that I had an entire country behind me." (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 15 Aug 2015; timesofisrael.com, 20 Apr 2015; maccabiusa.com, 01 Aug 2015; jpost.com, 19 Jul 2019; mako.co.il, 04 Jul 2020)
EARLY DAYS
She did not enjoy swimming until age 12, when competition became more serious. "I didn't really like swimming. When I was learning how to swim at age three or four, I hated the water. I would scream when my parents would want me to go past the first step." (The West Way to Swim YouTube channel, 04 Jun 2015)
FURTHER EDUCATION
After completing a degree in human biology at Stanford University in the United States of America, she began studying at Tel Aviv University Medical School [Sackler School of Medicine] in Israel alongside her swimming career. "Most people tell me I'm crazy because I combine professional swimming with medical school, but I could not give up either of those pursuits, so I tried to combine the two, not knowing if I would succeed in even one of them." (alumni.tau.ac.il, 21 Jul 2021; Instagram profile, 17 Dec 2020; jpost.com, 19 Jul 2019; forward.com, 02 Aug 2016) |
Hobbies |
Travelling, photography, skiing. (Facebook page, 02 Oct 2021) |
Famous relatives |
Her older brother Zachary Murez has represented Yale University in swimming. Her grandfather Raymond Federman represented France in swimming. (gostanford.com, 2013; jewishjournal.com, 08 Jul 2009) |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Israel |
General Interest |
Injuries |
Her performance at the 2016 Olympic Games was affected by sinusitis [inflammation of the sinuses]. (forward.com, 11 Jun 2021) |
Awards and honours |
She was named the Most Outstanding Female Athlete at the 2013 Maccabiah Games in Jerusalem, Israel. (forward.com, 11 Jun 2021) |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began swimming at age three. |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 19 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Freestyle |
1:58.97 |
| 30 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
50m Freestyle |
25.48 |
| 22 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Freestyle |
54.06 |
| 8 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:44.77 |
| Heats |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
50m Freestyle |
25.41 |
| Heats |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
100m Freestyle |
55.47 |
| Heats |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
200m Freestyle |
DNS |
| Heats |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
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World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
100m Freestyle |
54.67 |
| Heats |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
50m Freestyle |
25.40 |
| Heats |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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| Heats |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
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| Heats |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Freestyle |
1:59.75 |
| Semifinal |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Freestyle |
54.62 |
| Heats |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:31.16 |
| Heats |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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| Heats |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
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European Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
50m Freestyle |
25.35 |
| 5 |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Freestyle |
1:58.48 |
| Semifinal |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Freestyle |
54.18 |
| 8 |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
8:07.69 |
| Heats |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
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| 4 |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:32.96 |
| 14 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
100m Freestyle |
55.05 |
| 15 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
50m Freestyle |
25.39 |
| 7 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:40.07 |
| Heats |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:45.59 |
| Heats |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:50.89 |
| 8 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:29.73 |
| Heats |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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| 5 |
2016 |
London, ENG |
100m Freestyle |
54.89 |
| Semifinal |
2016 |
London, ENG |
50m Freestyle |
25.56 |
| Semifinal |
2016 |
London, ENG |
200m Freestyle |
1:59.91 |
| Heats |
2016 |
London, ENG |
100m Backstroke |
DNS |
| Heats |
2016 |
London, ENG |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
DSQ |
European Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 7 |
2015 |
Netanya, ISR |
200m Freestyle |
1:56.52 |
| 8 |
2015 |
Netanya, ISR |
100m Freestyle |
53.43 |
| Semifinal |
2015 |
Netanya, ISR |
50m Freestyle |
24.56 |
| Heats |
2015 |
Netanya, ISR |
200m Backstroke |
2:09.07 |
| 6 |
2015 |
Netanya, ISR |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:38.53 |
| Heats |
2015 |
Netanya, ISR |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:50.51 |
| 8 |
2015 |
Netanya, ISR |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:32.55 |
| 7 |
2015 |
Netanya, ISR |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:40.48 |
World Cup Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 5 |
2017 |
Eindhoven, NED |
200m Freestyle |
1:54.67 |
| 5 |
2017 |
Eindhoven, NED |
100m Freestyle |
52.98 |
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