Ami Omer Dadaon

[1] He began swimming at the Israel Association for Children with Disabilities as rehabilitation therapy.

[6] He set a world record in the 200 metre freestyle event with a time of 2:44.84.

[8] Dadaon represented Israel at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won a gold medal in the 100 metre freestyle S4.

That's all I wanted – to represent the people of Israel in this period and to give them hope.

[10] After he won his silver medal following the news that six Israeli hostages had been found dead in Gaza, he said: "It wasn’t an easy day for the people of Israel.