Meet Bar Soloveychik, the Israeli swimmer shattering Gophers records

Posted
February 21, 2023

Gophers sophomore Bar Soloveychik's winning time in the 1,000-yard freestyle during a quadrangular meet at Northwestern in late January was 8 minutes, 54.69 seconds. This broke the swimming program's record of 8:56.27 that had been held by Justin Mortimer since 2001.

The 1,000-yard free had been the oldest record on the books for Gophers men's swimming.

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Photo by Christopher Mitchell, University of Minnesota

Gophers swimmer Bar Soloveychik in the pool