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Is Kevin Krayzelburg Jewish?

Krayzelburg is Jewish, and was born to Jewish parents in Odessa (then Soviet Union, now Ukraine ). Krayzelburg and his family left the Soviet Union in 1989 for the United States. They settled in Los Angeles. After their immigration, Krayzelburg's family suffered from financial difficulties.

What is Roman Krayzelburg's nationality?

He swam in the 2000 and 2004 Olympics, winning a total of four Olympic gold medals. Krayzelburg is Jewish, and was born to Jewish parents in Odessa (then Soviet Union, now Ukraine ). Krayzelburg and his family left the Soviet Union in 1989 for the United States. They settled in Los Angeles.

How many Olympic medals has Lenny Krayzelburg won?

Lenny Krayzelburg (born September 28, 1975, as Leonid Krayzelburg; Ukrainian: Леонід Крайзельбург, Russian: Леони́д Кра́йзельбург) is an American former backstroke swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, and former world record holder. He swam in the 2000 and 2004 Olympics, winning a total of four Olympic gold medals.

How did Krayzelburg become so successful?

Private Lessons

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Group Lessons

For most students this is the ideal lesson structure for swim lessons. This type of class is good for children who can follow direction and work effectively in a group environment. We make every attempt to group students of comparable ability, as well as maturity and age.

Parent-Tot Program

The Parent-Tot program is for children under 2 years old. This class helps to establish comfort in the water and it is also a great bonding time for parents and their children.

Stroke Development

These classes are for more advanced swimmers who can swim 25 yards with effective flutter kick, on both their front and back. Our stroke development curriculum provides a transition between swim lessons with an instructor in the water, and pre-swim team orientation where the coach is on deck.

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Overview

Early years

Krayzelburg is Jewish, and was born to Jewish parents in Odessa (then Soviet Union, now Ukraine). Krayzelburg and his family left the Soviet Union in 1989 for the United States. They settled in Los Angeles.
After their immigration, Krayzelburg's family suffered from financial difficulties. He had to commute by bus and on foot 45 minutes each way to swimming practice, and did not get home …

College

Lenny first attended Fairfax High School, and then attended Santa Monica College where he won both the 100 and 200-yard (180 m) backstroke junior college titles. His coach at Santa Monica recognized his talent and recommended him to Mark Schubert at the University of Southern California. Lenny transferred to USC. In 1995, he became a naturalized citizen of the United States. Three years later, he became the first swimmer since 1986 to sweep the backstroke events, 100 …

Maccabiah Games

After the Olympics Krayzelburg decided to skip the 2001 World Championships that took place in Fukuoka, Japan, in order to focus on the 2001 Maccabiah Games in Israel. Being Jewish, Krayzelburg wanted to take this once-in-a-lifetime chance to compete with other top Jewish athletes. In addition, he wanted to fulfill a childhood dream by visiting the holy land, and lifting the American delegate flag during the games' opening ceremony. He was selected to carry in the fla…

Difficulties, perseverance

A couple of months later he had to undergo surgery on his left shoulder, following a fall while running on a treadmill, after which he had to take a year off swimming.
In September 2003, Krazelburg split from his coach Mark Schubert, to start training under Dave Salo, who also coached Aaron Peirsol. Peirsol was considered by many to be Krayzelburg's successor. Working with Salo, Krayzelburg changed the style of his stroke, particularly due to hi…

Success

This turn in Krayzelburg's career proved to be successful. He finished second in the American trials for the 100 meters event to secure a place in the 2004 Athens Olympics, alongside training partner, Aaron Peirsol. His good shape enabled him to reach the finals. He came into this final knowing this might be his career's last, but missed out on a medal by just 2/100 of a second, with a qualitative result of 54.38, whereas Peirsol won gold with 54.06. Krayzelburg made up for the u…