{"id":590572,"date":"2024-07-07T12:08:27","date_gmt":"2024-07-07T19:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=590572"},"modified":"2024-07-07T12:08:27","modified_gmt":"2024-07-07T19:08:27","slug":"israeli-olympians-martin-kartavi-adam-maraana-to-join-tar-heels-this-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/israeli-olympians-martin-kartavi-adam-maraana-to-join-tar-heels-this-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli Olympians Martin Kartavi, Adam Maraana To Join Tar Heels This Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Israeli Olympians Martin Kartavi, Adam Maraana To Join Tar Heels This Fall<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>NEW COMMITS:\u00a0<\/strong>A pair of Israeli Olympians who will compete in Paris this summer, <strong>Martin Kartavi<\/strong> and <strong>Adam Maraana<\/strong>, have announced their commitments to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. They will arrive on campus this fall after competing at the Olympic Games.<\/p>\n<p>Both swimmers will join <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sub-20-50-freestyler-sean-setzer-selects-in-state-tar-heels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Sean Setzer<\/strong>,<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/tar-heels-snag-verbal-from-versatile-pj-foy-out-of-alaska\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>PJ Foy<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/texas-6a-state-finalist-eddie-jin-sends-verbal-to-north-carolina\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eddie Jin<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/hohm-stays-home-nate-hohm-verbals-to-in-state-north-carolina-tar-heels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Nate Hohm\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>in Chapel Hill as a member of the Tar Heels\u2019 Class of 2028.<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">Martin Kartavi<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"590575\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/israeli-olympians-martin-kartavi-adam-maraana-to-join-tar-heels-this-fall\/martin-kartavi-unc-north-carolina\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Martin-Kartavi-unc-north-carolina.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1363\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Martin Kartavi unc north carolina\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Martin Kartavi unc north carolina&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Martin-Kartavi-unc-north-carolina-700x500.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Martin-Kartavi-unc-north-carolina-1024x682.jpeg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-590575 size-medium-small\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Martin-Kartavi-unc-north-carolina-450x299.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Martin-Kartavi-unc-north-carolina-450x299.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Martin-Kartavi-unc-north-carolina-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Martin-Kartavi-unc-north-carolina-280x186.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Martin-Kartavi-unc-north-carolina-1536x1022.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Martin-Kartavi-unc-north-carolina-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Martin-Kartavi-unc-north-carolina-1200x799.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Martin-Kartavi-unc-north-carolina-2000x1331.jpeg 2000w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Martin-Kartavi-unc-north-carolina-1352x900.jpeg 1352w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Martin-Kartavi-unc-north-carolina-533x355.jpeg 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Martin-Kartavi-unc-north-carolina.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>His best times include: (LCM\/SCY conversion):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>50 free \u2013 21.90 (19.00)<\/li>\n<li>100 free \u2013 49.99 (43.59)<\/li>\n<li>50 fly \u2013 23.85 (20.85)<\/li>\n<li>100 fly \u2013 54.28 (47.63)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Kartavi punched his ticket to the Paris Olympics with a personal-best 50m free time of 21.90 back in January, just under the Olympic \u2018A\u2019 cut of 21.96.<\/p>\n<p>He most recently competed at the European Aquatics Championships where he placed 12th in the 50m free. He earned bronze in the 50m free at the European Junior Championships in both 2021 and 2022.<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">Adam Maraana<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"590574\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/israeli-olympians-martin-kartavi-adam-maraana-to-join-tar-heels-this-fall\/adam-maraana-unc-north-carolina\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Adam-Maraana-unc-north-carolina.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 13&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1699029757&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0020661157024793&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Adam Maraana unc north carolina\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Adam Maraana unc north carolina&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Adam-Maraana-unc-north-carolina-700x500.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Adam-Maraana-unc-north-carolina-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-590574 size-medium-small\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Adam-Maraana-unc-north-carolina-450x338.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Adam-Maraana-unc-north-carolina-450x338.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Adam-Maraana-unc-north-carolina-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Adam-Maraana-unc-north-carolina-267x200.jpeg 267w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Adam-Maraana-unc-north-carolina-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Adam-Maraana-unc-north-carolina-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Adam-Maraana-unc-north-carolina-1200x900.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Adam-Maraana-unc-north-carolina-2000x1500.jpeg 2000w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Adam-Maraana-unc-north-carolina-533x400.jpeg 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Adam-Maraana-unc-north-carolina.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>His best times include: (CCM\/SCY conversion):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>50 back &#8211; 24.47 (22.04)<\/li>\n<li>100 back &#8211; 51.71 (46.58)<\/li>\n<li>200 back &#8211; 1:55.52 (1:44.07)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Maraana punched his ticket to Paris at the Israeli Olympic Trials in June in the 100m back with a time of 53.60, under the Olympic cut by .14. His time matched the Israeli national record first set in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Not only is Maraana the first Arab-Israel swimmer to represent Israel at the Olympic Games, but he&#8217;s also the first Arab-Israeli athlete to do so in any sport since 1976.<\/p>\n<p><i>If you have a commitment to share, please send a photo and quote via email to hs@swimmingworld.com.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israeli Olympians Martin Kartavi, Adam Maraana To Join Tar Heels This Fall NEW COMMITS:\u00a0A pair of Israeli Olympians who will compete in Paris this summer, Martin Kartavi and Adam Maraana,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":101,"featured_media":590576,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[8],"tags":[134618,61683,134619],"class_list":["post-590572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-high-school","tag-adam-maraana","tag-agon-high-school-recruits-page","tag-martin-kartavi"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - 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