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2013-14 Women's Swimming Roster

Bart Rettberg (EIU Athletics)

Olga Livshits

  • Position Backstroke / Freestyle
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Makif Gimel
  • Hometown Ashdod, Israel

Biography


2013-14 ... All-Summit League accolades as a member of the third place 200-Free Relay squad at the end-of-season conference meet, as she swam the anchor leg... set three EIU records at the same meet as she improved her Top 10 time in the 200-Back to now own the fastest mark of 2:04.06... also set school records in the 400-Free (second leg) and 200-Medley Relay (first leg)... and improved her Top 10 Panther time in the 200-IM as well to now own the second best mark by an EIU swimmer... also competed in the butterfly, free and individual medley.

2012-13 ... Finished a fine sophomore campaign by adding and/or improving EIU Top 10 times at the end-of-season Summit League meet ... now sports the second fastest time in the 200-Back and third quickest finish in the 100-Back... also added her name to the 200-IM Top 10 with a No. 6 finish... swam the third and anchor leg, respectively, of the new EIU record 800-Free and 200-Medley Relay units... one of three Panthers to earn Academic All-Summit League accolades.

2011-12 ... Had a fine first season as the freshman added her name to the Panther record books with a second and fifth place ranks in the 200 and 100-Back, respectively, at the Summit League meet... also swam season-best times in the 50 and 100-Free at the end-of-season meet... saw multiple action in a variety of relay events over the course of the year as well, including swimming the opening leg in the 200-Free Relay and anchor legs in both the 400-Medley and 800-Free foursomes... was the anchor leg in 200-Medley Relay that set a new school-record at league event with a time of 1:47.25.

HIGH SCHOOL ... Swam for coach Gary Kalontarov at the Makif Gimel school in Ashdod, Israel.

PERSONAL ... Majoring in chemistry… daughter of Gregory & Alla Livshits... born on November 27.

OUT OF THE WATER WITH OLGA ... Enjoys playing beach volleyball… loves eating pizza but dislikes seafood… her favorite tv show is How I Met Your Mother… if she could bring anything from her hometown to EIU it would “the beach.”



Historical Player Information

  • 2011-12Sophomore

    Backstroke / Freestyle
  • 2012-13Junior

    Backstroke / Freestyle
  • 2013-14Senior

    Backstroke / Freestyle
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