Swimmer Inbal Pizaro
EPA
Berlin: Israel's paralympic swimmers take gold
Mamistvalov takes home two gold medals – one for the 50-meter freestyle and one for the 200-meter freestyle. Schwartz and Halevi win golds in the 50-meter butterfly and the 400-meter freestyle, respectively
With less than a month to go before the London Olympic Games, Israel's paralympic swimmers were golden at the German Disabled Swimming Open, taking home four gold medals and one silver.
Yitzhak Mamistvalov took first place in the 200-meter freestyle and in the 50-meter freestyle. Inbal Ganful Schwartz placed first in the 50-meter butterfly, while Erel Halevi took first place in the 400-meter freestyle. Inbal Pizaro won the silver medal in the 100-meter freestyle.
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