Yoav Gath

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Yoav Gath (Hebrew: יואב גת; born November 8, 1980) is an Olympic and national-record backstroke swimmer from Israel. He swam for Israel at the 2000 Olympics. Biography Yoav Gath was born in Haifa. He trained at Hapoel Kiryat-Tivon swimming club coached by Andre Tot. At age 15 he relocated to the Academy for Sport Excellence at the Wingate Institute, coached by Leonid Kaufman and joined Hapoel Jerusalem swimming club. Yoav won gold 1995 at the European Youth Olympics in Bath in the men's 200-meter backstroke with a time of 2:07.65. In 1996 he won silver at the European Junior Champs in Copenhagen, Denmark, in the 200 back Long-course, with a time of 2:04.74. His time in the 100 back was 1:00.84. At the 1997 Maccabiah Games he won gold in the 200 back with new Israeli and Maccabiah records of 2:03.14. At the European Champs. August 1997 in Seville Spain his times in the 100 and 200 back Long-course were respectively 59.73 and 2:04:95. 1998-99 Yoav trained at the University of Georgia, Athens, GA. At the preliminaries of the NCAA he earned a new Georgia record in 200-yards backstroke 1:42.71, and placed fifth, 1.42.95 at the finals as an All American. At the European Champs. in Istanbul, Turkey 1999 he finished 4th in the 200 back Long-course with 2:00.72. His time in 100 back was 58.24. At the 2000 European Champs. Helsinki, Finland he won bronze in 200 back Long-course with a new Israeli record of 2:00.20. His 100 back time was 57:40. At the 2000 Olympics he made the semifinals in the 200 back with 2:00.20 and placed 16. At the 2001 World Champs. Fukuoka Japan he placed 8th in the 200 back Long-course with 2:00.09. In the semifinals he was the first Israeli swimmer to go under 2...