Haaretz Service: Olympics / After his father's death, swimmer Alon Mandel sets new Israeli record
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Title:Great News! To break own record is ACHIEVEMENT!
Name:The Archives
City: Kuala LumpurState:
Of course, to win a medal might have brought Israel but one must weight the circumstances. As the field of atheletes in attendance is world class, to break one`s own sports record because of intense international rivaly is an achievement.

To be ranked number five amongst the hundreds of swimmers in the world, Mazel Tov!