Nadav Kochavi

Class:
Junior
Position:
Fly
Hometown:
Petah-Tiqwa, Israel
High School:
Ort Hof Hasharon

CAREER NOTES:
Four-time Big Ten finalist • three-time All-American • member of 2009 Big Ten champion and conference record holder 200 medley relay team • school record holder in the 100 butterfly (46.35), 200 butterfly (1:43.74) and ranks fourth in the 100 backstroke (47.54) • competed for Israel at the 2009 World University Games • school record holder in the 100-meter butterfly (LCM) in 53.92.

2010-11 • SENIOR SEASON:
Part of the Gophers[apos] All-American 400 medley relay at the NCAA Championships • finished 12th in the 100 fly and 14th in the 200 fly at the Big Ten Championships • led off the Gophers[apos] fourth-place 200 and 400 medley relays • finished 13th in both butterfly events at the Georgia Invitational • placed third in the 200 fly at the Triple Duals against Purdue and Wisconsin • Academic All-Big Ten • letterwinner.

2009-10 • JUNIOR SEASON:
Finished seventh in the 200 butterfly at the Big Ten Championships in 1:46.61 and 10th in the 100 butterfly • swam the fly leg of the third-place 400 medley relay and the backstroke leg of the 200 medley relay as well at Big Ten • finaled in the 200 butterfly at the USA Swimming Minnesota Grand Prix • finished seventh in the 100 fly at the Ohio State Invitational • was the runner-up in the 100 and 200 fly at the Minnesota Challenge • took second in the 200 fly at the Big Ten Triple Duals against Purdue and Wisconsin • Academic All-Big Ten • letterwinner.

2008-09 • SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Qualified for first NCAA Championships • broke school record in the 200 butterfly in the prelims of the 200 butterfly (1:43.74) but just missed the consolation final by just .12 seconds and finished 17th • swam the backstroke leg of the 200 medley relay that finished ninth, winning the consolation final • also swam the backstroke leg of the 400 medley relay that earned All-America honors with a 13th-place finish • also finished 30th in the 100 fly at NCAAs • enjoyed a breakout performance at the Big Ten Championships, finaling in all three individual events • broke the oldest school record left at Minnesota in the 100 butterfly (1998) • went a 46.35 in the 100 fly in prelims and ended up finishing third in 46.60 • took third in the 200 butterfly in 1:44.42 • posted the top time of the prelims in 1:44.60 • posted a fifth-place finish in the 100 backstroke after posting a 47.54 in the prelims to become the fourth-fastest performer in Gopher history • jumpstarted Minnesota[apos]s 200 medley relay that crushed the Big Ten record and won the conference title with a time of 1:24.41 • became eligible in January • won the 100 and 200 butterflys at the Minnesota Challenge in February • named Big Ten Swimmer of the Week after the Minnesota Challenge • recorded the third-fastest time in school history in the 100 fly at 47.19 • letterwinner.

INTERNATIONAL/PREVIOUS:
Set the Israeli national record in the 50, 100 and 200-meter butterfly • owns huge resume of international competition • ranked second in Israel in the 100 fly in 2008 and third in the 200 fly • competed for Israel at several Maccabiah Games, winning a silver medal in 2005 in the 100 fly and the 400 medley relay • set a new 50-meter fly Israeli record at the 2008 European Championships in 24.67 • currently ranked in the top 100 in the world in the 50 and 200-meter fly (LCM) • won a gold at the 2008 Spanish Championships in Majorca in the 50-meter fly • a 2003 graduate of Ort Hof Hasharon.

PERSONAL:
Architecture major • son of Shmuel and Sigalet Kochavi • has two sisters, Yael and Meital Kochavi • born January 18, 1985 • enjoys music, basketball and biking.

Kochavi[apos]s Top Times:
100 back 47.54 2/27/09
100 fly 46.35 2/27/09
200 fly 1:43.74 3/28/09