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Marc Hinawi

Marc Hinawi is an Arab-Israeli swimmer who won a bronze medal in the 1500 m freestyle at the 2015 European Games.

born 19972015 European Games bronze medalLong distance freestyle swimmingIsraeli youth swimming records

Born: 12 April 1997, Jaffa
Occupation: swimmer

Marc Hinawi was born in 1997 in Jaffa

Marc Hinawi was born on April 12, 1997, in Jaffa, where he grew up. He comes from a Christian Arab family. His parents are Tawfiq and Maha, and his father owns the Hinnawi Nicola liquor chain and restaurants.

He studied at the Tabeetha School in Jaffa. He later moved to the University of Tennessee and hopes to become a chemical engineer.

Hinawi began swimming at age 5 and trains with Hapoel Bat Yam under coach Meir Levy. He focuses on the 1500 m and 800 m freestyle and set several Israeli age group records. In 2013 he won 2 gold medals at the European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Utrecht.

In December 2014 he set an Israeli record in the 400 m freestyle in a short course pool. In June 2015 he won a bronze medal in the 1500 m freestyle at the European Games in Baku, setting a junior Israeli record.

Milestones in Marc Hinawi's life

1997
Born in Jaffa.
2011
Set a new age 14 record in the 400 m freestyle in Kiryat Bialik.
2013
Won the Israeli championship in the 1500 m freestyle.
2013
Won 2 gold medals at the European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Utrecht.
2014
Set an Israeli short course record in the 400 m freestyle.
2015
Won a bronze medal in the 1500 m freestyle at the European Games in Baku.