2023 ISRAELI CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Wednesday, June 7th – Saturday, June 10th
- Wingate Institute
- LCM (50m)
- World Championships Qualifier
- Day 1 Recap
- Day 2 Recap
- Results
The final day of the 2023 Israeli Championships saw another national record go down at the hands of Tomer Frankel.
Just a day after producing a new Israeli standard in the men’s 100m fly, 22-year-old Frankel busted out the best time of his career en route to 100m free gold.
Frankel got to the wall in a mark of 48.18, destroying the previous national record of 48.93 Nimrod Shapira Bar-Or put on the books over a decade ago at the supersuited 2009 World Championships.
Frankel opened in 22.94 and closed in 25.24 to establish the new mark, easily surpassing his previous career-quickest of 49.08 earned at the 2022 World Championships.
Frankel’s new PB of 48.18 clears the World Aquatics ‘A’ cut of 48.51 needed for Fukuoka and ranks the Indiana University-based swimmer 16th in the world this season.
Although runner-up in the race, Denis Loktev, also dipped under the old record by snagging silver in 48.54, he fell painstakingly short of the 48.51 A standard. Loktab’s effort was also a new personal best, annihilating his prior PB of 49.37 registered last year.
As stated you’ve missed day 3 of the championship (Frenkel 100 F record was set on the 4th day). On day 3 there were 3 highlights:
1) Loktev Israeli record and Olympic (& world champ) cut – 1.46.16 in 200F.
2) Golovaty World champ criteria (and junior record) in her 200F race.
3) Close race in both 200F Male/Female which may indicate a world class performance in the 800 relay. While relay simulations based on separate times are tricky, it could be said that both Female and Male teams should make a good run for a world champ finals. (Olympic selection spot will only be realistic next year).
It’s not a day after the 100 fly, there was a day in between where both Frankel and Loktev swam 1.46 in the 200 free
Loktev is qualified in the 200 so he’ll have no problem swimming the 100
No, a country can only have 2 swimmers is both has A
Faster than any American this year 🤣
Wow I knew he was good at fly, but I did NOT expect a 48.1 1 free
He was a much better freestyler as a junior – 2018 European junior champ in the 100fr.