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Ziv Kalontarov

Ziv Kalontarov is an Israeli swimmer who won the 50 m freestyle at the 2015 European Games and competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

born 19972015 European Games 50 m goldIsraeli 50 m freestyle record2016 Rio Olympics

Born: 15 January 1997, Rishon LeZion
Occupation: swimmer

Ziv Kalontarov was born in 1997 in Rishon LeZion

Kalontarov was born on 15 January 1997 in Rishon LeZion to Gary and Tatyana, who are swimming coaches. He grew up in Ashdod, and the family later moved to Omer. He attended Makif Omer High School.

His mother trained him when he was young, and his father later became his coach. In 2013 he won a bronze medal in the 200 m backstroke at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Utrecht. In 2014 he placed sixth in the 50 m freestyle at the European Junior Championships.

In April 2015 he won the 50 m and 100 m freestyle at the ISF World Schools Championship in Poznań, setting an Israeli record of 22.39 in the 50 m. On 27 June 2015 he won gold in the 50 m freestyle at the European Games in Baku in a Games record of 22.16, also a new Israeli record. He carried the Israeli flag at the closing ceremony.

In 2015 he swam in the 4x100 m freestyle relay at the World Championships in Kazan, where the team set an Israeli record. His Baku result qualified him for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where he competed for Israel.