Becca's Maccabiah Diary: Final Entry25 July 2001(This is the final entry in Becca Schwartz's online diary about her experiences at the 16th World Maccabiah Games in Israel.) July 25. HELLO from Wisconsin, My family and I have made it home safely, only a little jet lag to clear up. I am already missing all of the friends that I made on this tr...
Becca's Maccabiah Diary20 July 2001(This is today's installment in Becca Schwartz's ongoing diary about her experiences at the 16th world Maccabiah Games in Israel.) HAIFA, Israel. July 20. Hello everyone! Yesterday was the last day of swimming competition in the Maccabiah. The USA left off on a high note with Bryan Goldberg winning...
Becca's Maccabiah Diary17 July 2001(This is the July 17th entry in Becca Schwartz's Maccabiah Games diary. Becca is a member of the US swim team competing at the 16th World Maccabiah Games,) HAIFA, July 17. Hello everyone, We have found an internet cafe in Haifa that the team can do their e-mailing from. There isn't internet acces...
Lenny Wins 100m Back at Maccabiah, Re-Injures Shoulder17 July 2001HAIFA, Israel. July 17. OLYMPIC triple gold medalist and triple world record-holder Lenny Krayzelburg smashed the Maccabiah record in the 100 meter backstroke today, then announced he will not compete in further events due to an injured shoulder. Krayzelburg is scheduled for arthroscopic surgery on ...
SWIMINFO To Publish Maccabiah Games Diaries06 July 2001JULY 6. TWO members of the US Swim Team competing at the 2001 Maccabiah Games in Israel, will be writing online diaries of their experiences which we will post on swiminfo. The swimmers are Becca Schwartz, 21, of Middleton, Wisconsin, and Alexia Aron, 14, of Phoenix, Arizona. They will chronicle the...
Becca's Maccabiah Diary11 July 2001(The following is today's installment of Becca Schwartz's diary as a member of the USA Swimming Team competing at the Maccabiah Games in Israel.) TEL AVIV, Israel, July 11. HELLO again. We have all been very busy this week trying to get in all the sight-seeing that we could. Yesterday we went abo...
Becca's Maccabiah Games Diary16 July 2001(The following is today's entry in Becca Schwartz's continuing diary, describing her experiences at the World Maccabiah Games in Israel.) By Becca Schwartz HAIFA, July 15.HELLO from Israel again, this time from Haifa! Haifa is on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, in northwestern Israel. Ha...