Bar Soloveychik

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Class:
Junior
Position:
Freestyle
Hometown:
Kiryat Motzkin, Israel
High School:
Israeli Swimming Federation

Career Notes

Holds school record in the 200 Free (1:33.37), 500 Free (4:11.33), 1000 free (8:52.17), 1650 free (14:36.91) and 800 free relay (6:16.25)

Career Honors and Awards

2025 CSCAA Spring Scholar All American First Team
All-American in 1650 Free in 2024
2x Honorable Mention All-American in 500 Free (2022, 2024)
Honorable Mention All-American in 1650 Free (2025)
2x Second Team All-Big Ten (2023-24)
Big Ten Swimmer of the Week (Feb. 1, 2023)
2x Third Team Academic All-American (2024-25)
3x CSC Academic All-District honoree (2023-25)
2x CSCAA First Team Scholar All-American (2022-23)
3x Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2023-25)
Won Hardest Worker Award and Outstanding Student-Athlete Award at 2025 team banquet
Named Swimmer of the Year, Hardest Worker and Outstanding Student-Athlete (GPA of 3.50+) at 2024 team banquet
Named Hardest Worker and winner of Outstanding Student-Athlete Award (GPA of 3.50+) at 2023 team banquet
Earned W.I.N Award (Whatever is Needed) and Outstanding Student-Athlete Award (GPA of 3.50+) at 2022 team banquet

2024-25 Senior Season: All-American Honorable Mention for 1650 free ... won Hardest Worker Award and Outstanding Student-Athlete Award at team banquet ... NCAAs: placed 11th in 1650 free (14:36.91), competed in 500 free prelims and 800 free relay ... Big Tens: took third in 500 free (4:12.83), fourth in 1650 free (14:48.67), 13th in 200 free (1:34.51), competed in 800 free relay ... Purdue/Northwestern Tri-Dual: clinched first in 500 free (4:17.14) and 1000 free (8:52.17), second in 200 free (1:36.27), competed in 400 free relay and 800 free relay ... Arizona State Dual: placed first in 500 free (4:19.31) and 100 free (8:52.82), competed in 400 free relay ... Minnesota Invitational: took third in 500 free (4:18.01) and 1650 free (15:07.58), eighth in 200 free (1:37.53), competed in 800 free relay ... Wisconsin Dual: clinched first in 500 free (4:17.80), third in 200 free (1:35.20), competed in 400 free relay ... St. Thomas/SDSU Tri-Dual: placed first in 500 free (4:26.78), competed in 400 free relay, 200 medley relay ... Army Dual: took first in 200 free (1:36.79), second in 500 free (4:28.03)

2023-24 Junior Season: All-American in 1650 free... Honorable Mention All-American in 500 free... Second Team All-Big Ten... Third Team Academic All-American... Academic All-Big Ten honoree... Named Swimmer of the Year, Hardest Worker and Outstanding Student-Athlete (GPA of 3.50+) at team banquet... NCAAs: broke the school records and placed ninth in the 500 free (4:11.33) and seventh in the 1650 free (14:41.40)... Big Tens: placed second in both the 500 free (4:11.49) and 1650 free (14:45.59)... Purdue/Northwestern Tri-Dual: won the 500 free (4:16.90) and broke the school record with a second-place finish in the 1000 free (8:52.95)... Pitt Dual: won both the 200 free (1:37.27) and 500 free (4:28.34) and got second in the 1000 free (9:32.41)... Tampa Dual: won both the 200 free (1:39.30) and 500 free (4:27.36) and got second in the 1000 free (9:25.83)... Minnesota Invite: won the 1650 free (15:00.56) and placed second in the 500 free (4:18.37)... Wisconsin Dual: won the 200 free (1:38.01) and finished second in the 500 free (4:28.24)... SMU Dual: finished second in both the 200 free (1:36.78) and 1000 free (9:04.03) and got fourth in the 500 free (4:28.35)... Nebraska/South Dakota Tri-Dual: swept the 500 free (4:32.45) and the 1000 free (9:27.38)

2022-23 Sophomore Season: Big Ten Swimmer of the Week (2/1) ... CSC Academic All-District honoree ... Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... named Hardest Worker and winner of Outstanding Student-Athlete Award (GPA of 3.50+) at team banquet ... NCAAs: finished 23rd in the 1650 free (14:54.37) and 24th in the 500 free (4:15.87); also part of the 800 free relay that finished 20th (6:18.81) ... Big Tens: came in second in the 500 free (4:14.45) and 1650 free (14:50.93), and sixth in the 200 free (1:34.83); also part of the 800 free relay that came in fourth (6:18.85) ... Northwestern/Purdue Tri-Dual: took first in the 500 free (4:19.43) and 1000 free (8:54.69; school record) and third in the 200 free (1:36.89); also part of the winning 800 free relay (6:25.80) and the 400 free relay that took second (2:55.17) ... Minnesota Invite: came in third in the 1650 free (14:53.49) and ninth in the 200 free (1:34.38) and 500 free (4:15.66); also part of the 800 free relay that came in third (school record 6:16.25) and the 400 free relay that was ninth (2:54.33) ... Wisconsin Dual: claimed first in the 200 free (1:37.49) and second in the 500 free (4:26.49); also part of the 400 free relay that was second (2:58.54) ... St. Thomas/South Dakota State Tri-Dual: took eighth in the 100 breast (1:00.06) and swam the 100 fly in an exhibition (52.01); also part of the 400 free relay that took first (3:01.46) ... SMU Dual: finished first in the 500 free (4:29.51) and 1000 free (9:25.85), and third in the 200 free (1:39.16); also part of the 400 free relay that finished first (2:59.02) and the 200 free relay that was third (1:23.29) • CSCAA First Team Scholar All-American

2021-22 Freshman Season: Earned W.I.N Award (Whatever is Needed) and Outstanding Student-Athlete Award (GPA of 3.50+) at team banquet • making NCAA Championships debut, placed 13th in the 500 free (4:13.51) and 41st in the 200 free (1:34.32); set the school record in the 500 free prelims (4:12.76) • finished fourth in the 500 free finals (school record 4:13.85), fifth in the 200 free finals (1:33.80) and eighth in the 1650 free (15:00.14) at the Big Ten Championships; also part of the 800 free relay that placed fifth (6:22.25), leading off with a school record 1:33.56 in the 200 free • won the 200 free (1:36.18) and 500 free (4:23.67), and touched sixth in the 100 free (44.87) in a tri-dual against Northwestern and Purdue; also won as part of the 400 free relay (2:56.28) and 800 free relay (6:29.11) • took third in the 200 free (1:38.75) and 500 free (4:27.28), and 10th in the 100 free (46.07) in a tri-dual versus Wisconsin and Michigan; also helped a 400 free relay team to seventh (3:04.44) • at the Minnesota Invite, recorded a 'B' cut in the 200 free (1:35.17) as a relay leadoff, in the 500 free (4:17.81, seventh-place finish) and 1650 free (15:00.23, seventh place); also placed 12th in the 200 free finals (1:35.29) and helped the 800 free relay to an eighth-place finish (6:29.24), the 400 medley relay to 10th (3:10.14), the 400 free relay to 12th (2:57.83) and the 200 free relay to 17th (1:22.60) · finished second in the 200 free (1:40.08) and 500 free (4:29.71) and third in the 400 free relay (3:04.14) versus Wisconsin · touched first in the 100 free (46.57) and 1000 free (9:23.56) against St. Thomas • in his collegiate debut, won the 200 free (1:39.20) and 500 free (4:30.77) and took fourth in the 400 free relay (3:08.47) at Purdue • CSCAA First Team Scholar All-American

High School/Club: A 2021 graduate of Makif Hof Asharon • member of Maccabi Kiryat Bialik swim club • holds the Israeli national record the 400m freestyle (3:48.55) • placed first in the 800m free and third in the 200m free at the 2021 Israeli National Summer Championships • took first in both the 400m and 800m freestyles at the 2021 Israeli Union Cup • secured gold in the 4x200m free relay at the 2018 Junior European Championships • has competed at some of the top meets across the European continent, including the 2019 World University Games, the 2017 and 2018 Junior European Championships and the 2017 Maccabiah Games.

Personal: Son of Anatoliy and Marina Soloveychik • has two siblings, Itay and Aviel • enjoys gaming in his free time • plans to major in computer science.