2021-22 Swimming & Diving Roster
Gil Kiesler
- Position:
- Freestyle/IM
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Haifa, Israel
- High School:
- Hof Hasharon
2021-22
- Joined Alabama in the fall of 2021 as a graduate transfer from N.C. State
2018-21 (N.C. State)
- Four-year CSCAA Scholar All-American
- Posted an NCAA B cut in the mile (15:20.57) at that 2021 UNC Invite
- Placed 15th in the 1,650 freestyle at the 2020 ACC Championships, with an NCAA B cut of 15:14.12
- Also scored in both the 500 freestyle (4:23.75) and 400 individual medley (3:52.55) at the 2020 ACC Championships
- Competed in both the 500 freestyle and the 1,650 freestyle at the 2019 NCAA Championships
- Placed 11th in the mile at the 2019 ACC Championships and went on to post a career-best time of 14:57.71 in the event at the 2019 NCAA Championships, which ranked fifth in program history
- Swam in the A final of the 500 freestyle at the 2019 ACC Championships, taking seventh
- Finished seventh in the 500 freestyle (4:17.95) at the 2018 ACC Championships
Prep Highlights
- Swam for Maccabi Haifa Swimming Club
- Spent five years training at the Academy of Israel for Sport Excellence
- Represented Israel at the European SCM Swimming Championship in December 2015
- 400 freestyle and 1500 freestyle Israeli record holder (SCM)
- First Israeli to break eight-minute barrier in the 800-meter freestyle, both short-course meters and long course-meters
- Three-time Israeli champion in the 1,500-meter freestyle and two-time champion in the 400-meter freestyle
- Served in the Israeli Army for three years (2014-17)
Personal Information
- Management Information System (MIS) major
- Born March 10, 1996
Top Marks
- 500 freestyle 4:15.87
- 1,000 freestyle 9:12.57
- 1,650 freestyle 14:57.71
- 400 individual medley 3:49.21
Poolside with Charlie Hawke
Friday, July 11
NCAA Championships Preview: Coach Geer
Thursday, March 14
NCAA Championships Preview: Avery Wiseman & Charlie Hawke
Thursday, March 14
SEC Championships Preview: Coach Geer
Monday, February 13
