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Nimrod Shapira ( Hebrew : נמרוד שפירא בר אור ; born April 25, 1989) is an Israeli two-time Olympic swimmer, having represented Israel at the 2008 Olympics in the 100 meter and 200 meter freestyle, and in the 200 m freestyle for Israel at the 2012 Summer Olympics . He is a 27-time Israeli Champion in the 50, 100 and 200 Freestyle events as well as 100 & 200 Butterfly. He won a silver medal in the 200 meter freestyle , and a bronze medal in the 400 meter freestyle, at the 2007 European Junior Swimming Championships . He won a silver medal in the 100 meter freestyle at the 2009 Maccabiah Games . In 2013, after swimming in his second Olympic games, Shapira founded a swim club and swim schools in Michigan called AquaSwimClub. His swim program grew to 7 locations in Michigan with over 800 swimmers. In 2017, AquaSwimClub's 800 swimmers turned into Shapira's first brick and mortar location, AQUAfin Swim School in Jacksonville Florida and serves thousands of swimmers on weekly basis.
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Nimrod Shapira Bar Or ( ; born 25 April 1989) is an Israeli swimmer who represented Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics .
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Nimrod Shapira Bar-Or ( ; born April 25, 1989) is an Israeli swimmer.He and Arab-Israeli Olympic swimming hopeful Jowan Qupty were high school roommates and best friends.He won a silver medal in the 200 meter freestyle , and a bronze medal in the 400 meter freestyle, at the 2007 European Junior Swimming Championships .He won a silver medal in the 100 meter freestyle at the 2009 Maccabiah Games .Shapira Bar-Or represented Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 100 meter and 200 meter freestyle, and has qualified to represent Israel at the 2012 Summer Olympics .
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Israeli swimmer Nimrod Shapira Bar-Or ( ; born April 25, 1989) is an Israeli swimmer. He and Arab-Israeli Olympic swimming hopeful Jowan Qupty were high school roommates and best friends. He won a silver medal in the 200 meter freestyle , and a bronze medal in the 400 meter freestyle, at the 2007 European Junior Swimming Championships . He won a silver medal in the 100 meter freestyle at the 2009 Maccabiah Games . Shapira Bar-Or represented Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 100 meter and 200 meter freestyle, and in the 200 m freestyle for Israel at the 2012 Summer Olympics .He founded and still owns a swim club in Michigan called AquaSwimClub .
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Israeli swimmer Nimrod Shapira ( ; born April 25, 1989) is an Israeli two-time Olympic swimmer, having represented Israel at the 2008 Olympics in the 100 meter and 200 meter freestyle, and in the 200 m freestyle for Israel at the 2012 Summer Olympics .He is a 27-time Israeli Champion in the 50, 100 and 200 Freestyle events as well as 100 & 200 Butterfly. He won a silver medal in the 200 meter freestyle , and a bronze medal in the 400 meter freestyle, at the 2007 European Junior Swimming Championships . He won a silver medal in the 100 meter freestyle at the 2009 Maccabiah Games . In 2013, after swimming in his second Olympic games, Shapira founded a swim club and swim schools in Michigan called AquaSwimClub.His swim program grew to 7 locations in Michigan with over 800 swimmers.In 2017, AquaSwimClub's 800 swimmers turned into Shapira's first brick and mortar location, AQUAfin Swim School in Jacksonville Florida and serves thousands of swimmers on weekly basis.
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israeli swimmer who represented israel at the 2008 summer olympics
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israeli two-time olympic swimmer
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