Career
lieutenant was the third-best-time ever for an Israeli, after times of Guy Barnea and Yoav Gat, and an Israeli youth record. In November 2010, he set the Israeli short course (25 m) record in the 200 meter backstroke (1:5346) at the European Short Course Swimming Championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands. In July 2011, at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in the 200-meter backstroke in Shanghai, China, he set a new Israeli long course (50 m) swimming record (1:5821 minutes).
He said: "I managed to put all of the pressure out of my mind, and just pretended I was competing in a club competition in Israel."
He thereby qualified to represent Israel at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.