22-year-old finishes 23.8 seconds shy of bronze, despite only thinking he'd place 8th; credits performance to ability to start strong and remain toward front of pack throughout

Eden Blecher and Shelly Bobritsky will take to the pool again on Tuesday for a shot at the finals in the artistic swimming duet at the Tokyo 2020 games

Synchronized swimming duo Eden Blecher and Shelly Bobritsky finish 16th in the free routine, and will dive in again on Tuesday for the technical qualifier

Aviv Barzelay advances to the semifinals of the women's 200m backstroke, as Tomer Frankel falls short in the men's 100m butterfly

Andi Murez sets a new Israeli mark in women's 100m freestyle, while Gal Cohen Groumi and Ron Polonsky both swam personal best times -- but all missed qualifying for semifinals

With more competitions to come, 17-year-old Anastasia Gorbenko says her goal 'is always to advance as far as possible, and to break my own personal records'

Gorbenko defied expectations to reach 100m final and broke record on her way there; Muki unexpectedly loses 2nd fight, ending medal dreams

Teen becomes 3rd Israeli, and first Israeli woman, to earn a chance to chase a swimming medal; judokas Nelson-Levy and Butbul also keep medal hopes alive

Andi Murez is heading to the Olympics in Tokyo this year, aiming for a redemption tour after she fell ill during the 2016 Rio Games

Swimmer Clara Basiana claimed 'Israel’s international presence is another strategy for whitewashing genocide and violations of human rights against Palestinian people'