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Ron Polonsky

Ron Polonsky is an Israeli swimmer who won the 200m individual medley at the 2024 European Aquatics Championships and competed at the Tokyo and Paris Olympics.

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Born: 28 March 2001, Haifa
Occupation: swimmer
Education: Stanford University

Ron Polonsky was born in 2001 in Haifa

Polonsky was born in Haifa on 28 March 2001 and grew up there. His parents, Anna and Oleg, are computer science engineers. As a child he did judo and ballroom dancing, and his sister Lea Polonsky is also a swimmer.

He trains with Maccabi Haifa, and his main events are breaststroke and individual medley. In 2019 he won silver in the 200m individual medley at the European Junior Championships in Kazan, setting an Israeli junior record. He competed at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, held in 2021.

Polonsky studies computer science at Stanford University and swims for its team. In college he was named an All-American several times and set Stanford records in relays and the 100 breaststroke. In 2024 he won silver in the 100 yard breaststroke at the NCAA Division I Championships.

He won a medal at the 2023 European U-23 Championships in the 200m individual medley. In 2024 he won the European title in that event and represented Israel at the Paris Olympics.

Ron Polonsky's life in 7 milestones

2001
Born in Haifa.
2017
Won relay silver at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Győr.
2019
Won silver in the 200m individual medley at the European Junior Championships.
2021
Competed at the Tokyo Olympics.
2023
Won a medal at the European U-23 Championships.
2024
Won gold in the 200m individual medley at the European Aquatics Championships.
2024
Competed at the Paris Olympics.