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Israeli swimmer wins bronze medal in European Championships

Amit Ivri finishes 100-meter butterfly race in 58.78 minutes; Norwegian, Swedish swimmers win first and second place

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Shahar Peer is the latest Israeli to lose on Sunday

Tennis player’s performance follows string of disappointing finishes, in badminton, gymnastics and swimming

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Lessons from the Olympics at a unique Tel Aviv school for migrants’ children

British ambassador tells kids at Bialik-Rogozin School that ‘if you work hard and believe in yourself, you can succeed — regardless of your religion or what country you come from’

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From Olympic gold to Jerusalem of gold

Garrett Weber-Gale is proud to be Jewish. Coming to Israel ‘would have happened before’ if he hadn’t been preoccupied beating the world in the pool

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In full swing, Maccabiah sees first no-hitter

Israeli scores soccer hat-trick in 4 minutes; Britain earns first medal in fencing; US dominates on the baseball diamond and in the pool

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For Guinea Bissau hoopsters, winning isn’t everything

Small African nation’s team knows fighting malaria is more important than its loss to Russia; golden Israeli swimmers and bowlers

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California teen spreads ‘the right to play water polo’

Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Award winner Skylar Dorosin is teaching underprivileged girls the joys of aquatic sports

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Man’s body pulled out of water at Jaffa port

Since beginning of July, 15 people have drowned across the country

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Israeli swimmers make finals in World Championships

Backstrokers Jonatan Kopelev and Guy Barnea to be the first two Israelis to swim together in a finals heat in the competition

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No Israeli flag in Qatar for Swimming World Cup finalists

Amit Ivri wins silver with national record-breaking performance; four other Israelis make finals

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Gulf states warned over snubbing Israeli swimmers

Qatar and UAE censored Israel’s name and flag; international governing body says ‘these things will not happen anymore’

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European swim event moves date, venue in Israel

Organizers say due to ‘overloaded’ January calendar, championship meet will be held in December 2015 instead

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Septuagenarian Jewish swimmer makes big waves

Maccabiah Games record holder Dr. Jane Katz receives Lifetime Achievement Award from US President’s Council

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Six Israelis break world record by swimming home from Cyprus

Overcoming a plague of plastic bags, men aged 42-66 claim open water relay record with 236 mile feat aimed at highlighting ocean pollution

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Israeli flag not omitted from Qatar swimming championship

Earlier report said Star of David erased during live broadcast of Israeli athlete’s victory

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Beaches to open Monday as temperatures rise

Lifeguards at work at 140 sites

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Israeli judoka takes gold medal at European Games in Baku

Israeli athletes win total of 12 medals at first-ever championships in Azerbaijan

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Alligator bites off Florida Jewish swimmer’s arm

Rachael Lilienthal, 37, was repeatedly pulled underwater and bitten by creature nearly 9 feet long

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Germans get cold feet for Israeli swim competition

Citing security concerns, majority of competitors want to stay home ahead of championships to be held in Netanya

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From LA to Israel: One swimmer’s journey to the Rio Olympics

After excelling at the Maccabiah Games in 2009 and 2013, immigrant Andrea Murez is representing her new homeland this summer

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