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Eithan Urbach ( Hebrew : איתן אורבך ; born 12 January 1977 in Haifa ) is a former backstroke swimmer from Israel who swam for Auburn University. Swimming for Israel, Urbach competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. In the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, Urbach's 4x100 Israeli medley relay team, with Urbach swimming the backstroke leg, set an Israeli National Record in a preliminary heat, becoming the first Israeli swimming team to make the finals of this Olympic event. In 1997, Urbach shared Israel's Sportsman of the Year award.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Eithan Urbach (born January 12, 1977 in Haifa ) is a former backstroke swimmer from Israel , who is considered to be one of the greatest swimmers in Israel's history. Urbach competed in two Summer Olympics and was a member of Maccabi Haifa .
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Eithan Urbach (born 12 January 1977 in Haifa ) is a former backstroke swimmer from Israel .Urbach competed in two events in the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics .In 1997, Urbach shared Israel's Sportsman of the Year award.
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Israeli swimmer Eithan Urbach (born 12 January 1977 in Haifa ) is a former backstroke swimmer from Israel . Urbach competed in two events in the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics . In 1997, Urbach shared Israel's Sportsman of the Year award.
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Israeli swimmer Eithan Urbach (born 12 January 1977 in Haifa ) is a former backstroke swimmer from Israel who swam for Auburn University.Swimming for Israel, Urbach competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.In the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, Urbach's 4x100 Israeli medley relay team, with Urbach swimming the backstroke leg, set an Israeli National Record in a preliminary heat, becoming the first Israeli swimming team to make the finals of this Olympic event. In 1997, Urbach shared Israel's Sportsman of the Year award.
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former backstroke swimmer from israel
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former backstroke swimmer from israel who swam for auburn university
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