Yoav Bruck

Yoav Bruck (Hebrew: יואב ברוק; born March 6, 1972, in moshav Lakhish) in the northern Negev in south-central Israel, is a former Israeli swimmer, who competed in three Summer Olympics for his native country, in the years 1992, 1996, and 2000.

In Olympic competition, Bruck swam the 50m and 100m freestyle events, as well as the 4x100m free and medley relays for Israel.

Bruck swam for the Auburn University Tigers, graduating with the class of 1994 with a Major in Public Relations Communications and Journalism.

[8] Bruck had to postpone his mandatory military service for Israel for four years to find time to train and attend the Olympics, but apparently the Israeli government found his potential worthy of such a consideration.

For an Israeli relay team to seriously compete with the depth of the consistently dominant American team, the strongest relay country in the world composed of Olympians whose members held 11 gold medals, was exciting for the audience, and a statement of Israel's considerable talent that year.

[11] In 1999, Bruck founded ISTAA Sport of Kfar Shmaryahu, Tel Aviv and has served as their Chief Executive Officer.

He is a 1999 graduate of Israel's Recanati Business School of Tel Aviv University, where he obtained an MBA in Marketing, and immediately set out to find a career in the field of Sports ticketing and management.

Auburn Swim Coach David Marsh