Israel Oliver Peña

Israel Oliver Peña (born December 16, 1987), known as Israel Oliver,[1][2] is a swimmer from Spain.

Israel Oliver

Personal information
Full name	Israel Oliver Peña
Nationality	Spain
Born	16 December 1987 Madrid, Spain
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Medal record Men's para swimming Representing  Spain Paralympic Games 2004 Athens 100m medley relay 49pts 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100m butterfly S11 2004 Athens 100m butterfly S12 World Championships 2015 Glasgow 200m medley SM11 2015 Glasgow 100m butterfly S11 European Championships 2014 Eindhoven 200m medley SM11 2016 Funchal 400m freestyle S11 2016 Funchal 200 m ind. medley SM11 2014 Eindhoven 100m breaststroke SB11 2016 Funchal 100 m breaststroke – SB11

Personal

Oliver was born in Madrid. He has a disability: he has a vision impairment. In 2012, he lived in Carrizal de Wit, Las Palmas, Canary Islands.[3][4]

Swimming

Oliver was an S12/B2 type swimmer,[3] but became a S11 swimmer.[4]

Oliver raced competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, where he earned a silver medal in the 4 x 100 meters 49 points medley relay and a bronze in the 100 meter butterfly race.[3] He raced at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.[3]

In 2012, Oliver competed at the Paralympic Swimming Championship of Spain by Autonomous Communities, representing the Canary Islands. He finished second in the SB12 100 meter breaststroke.[5][6] He competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[3] He finished fifth in the 100 meter breaststroke.[7] Prior to heading to London, he participated in a national vision impaired swim team training camp at the High Performance Centre of Sant Cugat from 6 to 23 August. Daily at the camp, there were two in water training sessions and one out of water training session.[8] He competed at the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships.[9] In November 2013, he competed at the Spanish Age Swimming Championships for blind and visually impaired.[10]

References

1. "Spanish swimmers prepare to leave for Glasgow 2015". Paralympic.org. 2015-08-07. Israel Oliver
2. "Israel OLIVER". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
3. "Biografías" (in Spanish). Spain: Comité Paralímpico Español. 2012. Archived from the original on March 9, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
4. Agencia EFE. "Los nadadores canarios Michelle Alonso e Israel Oliver competirán por triunfo" (in Spanish). Spain: Eldiariomontanes.es. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
5. "Tres récords nacionales en el Campeonato de España por Comunidades Autónomas de Natación Paralímpica — Natación — Esto es DxT" (in Spanish). Spain: Estoesdxt.es. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
6. "Castellón acoge a los mejores nadadores en el Campeonato de España de Natación Paralímpica — Natación — Esto es DxT" (in Spanish). Spain: Estoesdxt.es. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
7. "Miguel Luque suma el único metal del día. Natación/Paralímpicos" (in Spanish). Spain: Terra.es. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
8. "Los nadadores paralímpicos ciegos se concentran para Londres 2012" (in Spanish). Spain: Solidaridad Digital. 6 August 2012. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
9. "Deportes : La extremeña Isabel Yinghua Hernández competirá en el Campeonato del Mundo de Natación Paralímpica" (in Spanish). Spain: Extremaduradehoy.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
10. "Deportes. Deborah font e israel oliver compiten en madrid en el campeonato por edades de natación – Juegos paralímpicos – Noticias, última hora, vídeos y fotos de Juegos paralímpicos en lainformacion.com" (in Spanish). lainformacion.com. November 15, 2013. Retrieved November 21, 2013.