# Matan Roditi
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{{Short description|Israeli swimmer (born 1998)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Matan Roditi
מתן רודיטי
| image = Matan Roditi 2.jpg
| caption = Roditi in 2019
| full_name = Matan Roditi
| nationality = [Israel](/source/Israel)i
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|10|6|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [Herzliya](/source/Herzliya), Israel
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height =
| alma_mater = [Reichman University](/source/Reichman_University)
| country = {{ISR}}
| sport = [Swimming](/source/Swimming_(sport))
| event = 10 kilometre marathon
| olympics = 4th ([2021](/source/Swimming_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_marathon_10_kilometre))
| coach = Amir Ofer[{{Cite web|title=Marathon Swimming - RODITI Matan|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/marathon-swimming/athlete-profile-n1324579-roditi-matan.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-07-31|work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics|publisher=[Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games](/source/Tokyo_Organising_Committee_of_the_Olympic_and_Paralympic_Games)|language=en-us|archive-date=2021-08-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805171432/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/marathon-swimming/athlete-profile-n1324579-roditi-matan.htm}}] His 4th place at the [2020 Summer Olympics](/source/2020_Summer_Olympics) is the closest Israel has come to an Olympic medal in swimming. He has set Israeli national records in the [800 metre](/source/800_metres) [freestyle](/source/Freestyle_swimming) and the [1500 metre](/source/1500_metres) freestyle, and the 10 kilometre marathon. He represented [Israel at the 2024 Paris Olympics](/source/Israel_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics) in swimming in the [Men's marathon 10 kilometre](/source/Swimming_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_marathon_10_kilometre), and came in 16th.
==Early life==
Roditi is from [Herzliya](/source/Herzliya), Israel.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.davar1.co.il/326577/|title=עם כל הכבוד לרודיטי. ויש כבוד|first=ד״ר בוקי|last=צ׳יש|date=August 9, 2021|website=דבר העובדים בארץ ישראל}}] His father Shmuel (Shmulik) Roditi was a soccer player who competed as a defender for the [Ramat Gan](/source/Ramat_Gan) team [Hakoah Maccabi Amidar Ramat Gan](/source/Hakoah_Amidar_Ramat_Gan_F.C.) which won two state cups and the championship title in the late 1960s and early 1970s.[{{Cite web|url=https://103fm.maariv.co.il/programs/media.aspx?ZrqvnVq=IHFFHD&c41t4nzVQ=KH|title=שמואל רודיטי על ההישג המרשים של בנו השחיין האולימפי מתן |website=103FM - האזנה לרדיו און ליין}}][{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympicsil.co.il/%d7%9c%d7%9c%d7%90-%d7%a7%d7%98%d7%92%d7%95%d7%a8%d7%99%d7%94/%d7%a8%d7%90%d7%99%d7%95%d7%9f-%d7%94%d7%a9%d7%91%d7%95%d7%a2-%d7%a2%d7%9d-%d7%9e%d7%aa%d7%9f-%d7%a8%d7%95%d7%93%d7%99%d7%98%d7%99-%d7%a9%d7%97%d7%99%d7%99%d7%9f-%d7%94%d7%9e%d7%99%d7%9d-%d7%94/|title="ראיון השבוע" עם מתן רודיטי, שחיין המים הפתוחים הבכיר של ישראל – הוועד האולימפי}}] His mother Mazal works in a bank.[{{Cite web|url=https://sport1.maariv.co.il/olympic-sports/article/722538/|title=אביו של רודיטי: לא היה טעם לחיים ואז החלטנו להביא אותו לעולם|date=August 5, 2021}}] When Matan was born, his mother was 50 years old and his father was 54 years old.[{{Cite web|url=https://www-shvoong-co-il.translate.goog/%D7%94%D7%A4%D7%A6%D7%99%D7%A2%D7%94-%D7%94%D7%A7%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9D-%D7%95%D7%94%D7%9B%D7%A8%D7%98%D7%99%D7%A1-%D7%9C%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%96-%D7%9E%D7%AA%D7%9F-%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%93%D7%99%D7%98/181034/?_x_tr_sl=iw&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc|title=הפציעה, הקשיים והכרטיס לפריז: מתן רודיטי מדבר על הכל בראיון מיוחד - ריצה, אופניים, טריאתלון, שחייה | שוונג|date=February 5, 2024}}] He majored in computers.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.makorrishon.co.il/culture/474837/|title=השחיין הישראלי המבטיח הזה שובר גלים|date=April 11, 2022}}]
==Career==
As a four-year-old boy, Roditi was afraid to put his head in the water.[{{Cite web|url=https://sharonline.co.il/local-news/matan/|title=הישג ענק: השחיין מתן רודיטי מהרצליה סיים במקום הרביעי באולימפיאדה|first=שרון|last=יונתן|date=August 5, 2021|website=שרון אונליין}}] Starting at age 10, he won medals in the Israeli championships. At the age of 12, he started rowing, specializing in the 400 meters.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.ynet.co.il/sport/article/skrncwz36|title=מתן רודיטי ובקי פוזדנר זכו באליפות ישראל במשחה ל-1,500 מטר חופשיספורט|date=February 20, 2024|work=Ynet |last1=ספורט |first1=Ynet }}] His coach for four years was Hanan Gilad who ultimately retired, and is now Amir Ofer.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/athletes/1030198/www.worldaquatics.com/athletes/1030198/matan-roditi|title=Matan RODITI | Results |website=World Aquatics}}] He also won the gold medal in the 2019 South African Open Water Championships 10k in [Jeffrey’s Bay](/source/Jeffrey%E2%80%99s_Bay), with a time of 1:52.40.24.[{{Cite web|url=https://swimswam.com/weber-takes-double-gold-at-south-african-open-water-cships/|title=Weber Takes Double Gold At South African Open Water C'ships|first=Retta|last=Race|date=March 5, 2019|website=SwimSwam}}] In 2019 he also set a new Israeli record in the long course 1500 metre by swimming it in 15:17.9, cutting .33 seconds off the old Israeli record set in 2002.[{{Cite web|url=https://swimswam.com/matan-roditi-breaks-oldest-lcm-israeli-record-at-kevin-perry-invite/|title=Matan Roditi Breaks Oldest LCM Israeli Record at Kevin Perry Invite|first=Braden|last=Keith|date=November 5, 2019|website=SwimSwam}}] At the end of the year he was the Israeli champion in the 800 free, the 1500 free, and the 10 km open water swim.[{{Cite web|url=https://longswims.com/series/len/open-water-swimming-cup/2020/|title=LEN Open Water Swimming Cup - 2020|website=LongSwims}}] Roditi also came in fourth in the 2020 Australian Open Water Swimming Championships 10 km race in [South Australia](/source/South_Australia)'s [Brighton Beach](/source/Brighton%2C_South_Australia) with a time of 1:55:49.96—within a half-second of Australian bronze medalist [Nicholas Sloman](/source/Nicholas_Sloman) (as the gold medal winner Dutch swimmer [Ferry Weertman](/source/Ferry_Weertman) had a time of 1:55:45.24).[{{Cite web|url=https://swimswam.com/weertman-and-anderson-win-but-lee-and-sloman-defend-titles-in-australian-10k/|title=Weertman and Anderson Win, But Lee and Sloman Defend Titles in Australian 10K|first=Braden|last=Keith|date=January 26, 2020|website=SwimSwam}}][{{Cite web|url=https://www.vicnews.com/sports/victoria-swimmer-takes-pair-of-top-five-finishes-at-australian-open-water-nationals-67068|title=Victoria swimmer takes pair of top-five finishes at Australian open water nationals|date=February 3, 2020|website=Victoria News}}]
In March 2021, Roditi won the gold medal in the Men's [400 metre](/source/400_metres) freestyle in the Wingate League for Adults in Israel in 3:59.07.[{{Cite web|url=https://longswims.com/events/olympic-games-qualification-tournament/|title=Olympic Games Qualification Tournament|date=June 20, 2021 |website=LongSwims}}]
===2020 Olympic Games===
Roditi represented [Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics](/source/Israel_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics) in the [10km swim marathon](/source/Swimming_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_marathon_10_kilometre) in August 2021, in [Tokyo Bay](/source/Tokyo_Bay), in warm-water, warm-weather conditions (the temperature was 81 degrees Fahrenheit (27.2 Celsius) with 80% humidity, making it feel like close to 90 degrees).[{{Cite web|url=https://www.openwaterswimming.com/contestants/matan-roditi-israel-2021/|title=Matan Roditi (Israel) |website= World Open Water Swimming Association}}][{{Cite web|last=Bachner|first=Michael|title=Full schedule for Israel's athletes at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics|date=July 22, 2021|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/full-schedule-for-israels-athletes-at-the-tokyo-2020-olympics/|access-date=2021-08-01|website=The Times of Israel|language=en-US}}][{{Cite web|date=2021-06-25|author=Spencer Penland|title=FINA Releases List of 50 Confirmed Open Water Swimmers for Tokyo Olympics|url=https://swimswam.com/fina-releases-list-of-50-confirmed-open-water-swimmers-for-tokyo-olympics/|access-date=2021-08-01|website=SwimSwam|language=en-US}}][{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/exceeding-expectations-israels-matan-roditi-finishes-4th-in-10-km-olympic-swim/|title=Narrowly missing bronze, Israel's Matan Roditi comes 4th in 10 km Olympic swim|work= The Times of Israel|date=August 5, 2021}}] The 22-year-old finished in 4th place with a time of 1:49:24.9, 23.8 seconds behind bronze medalist [Gregorio Paltrinieri](/source/Gregorio_Paltrinieri) (1:49:01.1) of [Italy](/source/Italy), silver medalist [Kristóf Rasovszky](/source/Krist%C3%B3f_Rasovszky) (1:48:59.0) of [Hungary](/source/Hungary), and gold medalist [Florian Wellbrock](/source/Florian_Wellbrock) (1:48:33.7) of Germany.[{{Cite web|url=https://longswims.com/p/matan-roditi/|title=Matan Roditi|website=LongSwims}}] At the 2022 Israeli Summer Championships in [Netanya](/source/Netanya) he set a national record while winning the gold medal in the men’s 1500m free with a time of 15:13.54.[{{Cite web|url=https://swimswam.com/gorbenko-roditi-cheruti-score-big-at-2022-israeli-summer-championships/|title=Gorbenko, Roditi & Cheruti Score Big At 2022 Israeli Summer Championships|first=Retta|last=Race|date=August 5, 2022|website=SwimSwam}}] At the 2022 Israeli Short Course Championships in Netanya, he won a gold medal while setting a national record in the men’s 800m free with a time of 7:49.29.[{{Cite web|url=https://swimswam.com/roditi-hacks-7-seconds-off-israeli-scm-800-free-national-record/|title=Roditi Hacks 7 Seconds Off Israeli SCM 800 Free National Record|first=Retta|last=Race|date=December 23, 2022|website=SwimSwam}}]
In 2023 he won gold medals in the Men's 400 metre freestyle in the Israel Swimming Cup in 3:58.15, and in the Men's 800 metre freestyle in the Israel Adults Championships - Criteria Competition in 7:57.16.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.davar1.co.il/497043/|title=אווה פביאן ומתן רודיטי זכו באליפות ישראל בשחייה במים פתוחים ל-10 ק"מ|first=יאיר|last=צוקר|date=March 16, 2024|website=דבר העובדים בארץ ישראל}}]
In February 2024 at the World Open Water Championships, Roditi came in 10th out of 79 swimmers in the 10 km race with a time of 1:48:31.7 (as the gold medal winner Hungary’s Kristóf Rasovszky had a time of 1:48:21.2) at the [2024 World Aquatics Championships](/source/2024_World_Aquatics_Championships) in choppy conditions in the old [Doha Port](/source/Doha_Port) in [Qatar](/source/Qatar), as the water temperature at the beginning of the race was 20 degrees Celsius (68 degrees Fahrenheit).[{{Cite news|url=https://www.ynet.co.il/sport/article/skmjtahq6|title=מתן רודיטי סיים עשירי וקבע את הקריטריון לאולימפיאדת פריז|first=נדב|last=צנציפר|date=February 4, 2024|work=Ynet}}][{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/news/3880480/kristof-rasovszky-sprints-away-from-the-field-wins-the-10km-title-in-doha-over-marc-antoine-olivier|title=Kristof Rasovszky Sprints away from the Field, Wins the 10km Title in Doha over Marc-Antoine Olivier|author=Andy Ross|date=February 4, 2024|website=World Aquatics}}] With that finish, which he accomplished despite having broken his ankle two and a half months prior during a training camp, he [qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games](/source/Swimming_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Qualification).[{{Cite web|url=https://www.one.co.il/Article/455007.html|title=הישג נהדר: רודיטי השיג את הקריטריון האולימפי|date=February 4, 2024|website=ONE - מספר אחת בספורט}}][[https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-rhythmic-gymnast-atamanov-finishes-5th-in-individual-run-team-heads-to-finals/ "Israeli rhythmic gymnast Atamanov finishes 5th in individual run; team heads to finals,"] ''The Times of Israel''.]
===Career highlights===
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!Event[{{Cite web|title=Matan RODITI {{!}} Results|url=http://www.fina.org/athletes/1030198/matan-roditi|access-date=2021-07-31|website=FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation|language=en}}]