Itongadol.- Gal Nevo claimed Israel’s first medal at the European Swimming Championships in London, taking a silver in the 200-meter individual medley final.
The 28-year-old clocked a time of 1:59.69 minutes thanks to his excellent finish, with only Greece’s Andreas Vazaios (1:58.18m) beating him to the wall.
In seventh place after the first 100 meters of the final following the butterfly and backstroke, Nevo surged ahead in the breaststroke and freestyle to win his second career medal in the event after taking a bronze medal in the 400m IM in Budapest six years ago.
Nevo, who had already qualified for the Rio Olympics, will take part in the 400m IM in London later in the week.
Nevo also has seven medals to his name from the European Short Course Championships, one silver and six bronzes, the last of which coming at the Wingate Institute in Netanya last December.