Guy Barnea

Accomplishments:

Current member of the Israeli 2008 Beijing Olympic Team

Semi-finalist 50 back at World Champs in Melbourne

Israeli National record holder 50 and 100 back, 100 fly

100 back - 6th at European Games in Paris 2007

Birthday: 9/9/87

Height: 5'11

Weight: 178 lbs.

Hometown: Omer

College: UC Berkeley

Teams: Israel National Team, Club Jerusalem, Cal Swimming

Events/ Best Performances:

100 Back: 55.88

50 Back: 26.06

100 Fly: 54.25

Nicknames/Aliases: Ba-hooo

Hardest workout:

120 x 100's

What advice do you have for other swimmers?

Be patient.

What are your swimming goals?

Olympic finals

Person you admire and why?

Patrick O'Neil

Most Embarrassing Moment:

My coach signed me up for an international meet as Gay Barnea.

What's your favorite book/ movie?

Israeli ones

What's your favorite band?

Techno stuff

What is your dream job?

Hugh Heffner's job

Why do you love to race?

To achieve the goals I set