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Jonathan Koplev is heading to the Olympics after a huge win at the European Swimming Championships in May where he became the first Israeli to hold the European championship title after setting a new personal best of 24.73 seconds in the men’s 50-meter backstroke and winning the gold medal.

Koplev was born and grew up in Haifa. The 20-year-old competes in butterfly and backstroke.

He is a member of Israel’s national swim team.