swimmer Archives – Jewish Journal

Katie Ledecky, Olympic gold medalist swimmer, lost family members in the Holocaust

Jewish Journal August 8, 2016

It isn’t up for debate — Katie Ledecky is currently the best female swimmer on the planet.

Olympian gold medalist leads U.S. delegation at Maccabiah opening

Jewish Journal July 19, 2013

When swimmer Garrett Weber-Gale heard his name announced Wednesday afternoon as the U.S. flag bearer for the opening ceremony of the 19th Maccabiah Games, he just about lost his breath.

Jewish glory, frustration mark London Games

Jewish Journal August 13, 2012

The London Olympics may have “lit up the world,” as organizing committee head Sebastian Coe put it, but for Jews the 2 1/2 weeks offered healthy doses of frustration and glory.

Making His Mark

Tom Tugend August 29, 2002

On the afternoon of Monday, Sept. 4, American swimmer Mark Spitz won his seventh gold medal at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, and set his seventh consecutive world record. It was a feat unprecedented in Olympic history, and the handsome 22-year-old Californian became an instant international media celebrity, nowhere more so than in the Jewish press.