IISA Member Bio

IISA ID:  5193
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Ori Sela
Israel
Even Yehuda
Israel
Israel
Country Association
Israel
Gender: Male
Age: 50
Ice Miles: 0
About Ori Sela
Founder and owner of Water World and WEST swimming technique.

Ori is The National Israeli open water coach and an Expert in Hydrotherapy

Ori has over 30 years of experience as a professional swimmer, a qualified HydroTherapist, swimming coach, toddlers’ swimming instructor, Watzu, Jahara and Shiatsuori-sela

therapist, triathlon coach, open water coach, therapeutic swimming instructor, pregnancy swimming coach and holds a BA in business & marketing from IDC, Herzliya.

Works daily with thousands of people of all ages, toddlers, children, adults, and elderly, some of which are recovering from CVA or accidents and suffer from lower back or neck pain, or others who are fighting a fear of water, and Ori teaches them the right way to swim.

Today, “Water World” is one of the largest and most professional swimming and hydrotherapy clubs in the world, with over 140 coaches, and therapists working in the water, believing in the water and the strength it can give.

100,000 +swimmers in 160 countries treated their lower back.

He’s coached, swam and claimed the World record with 5 of his friends in the longest relay open water swim, from Cyprus to Israel and swam with his team 377 km, in order to raise the awareness on the issue of sea pollution in the Mediterranean (in association with Zalul NGO).

Ori coached and swam with his team in the saltiest and lowest sea in the world “the Dead Sea” 28 swimmers from 8 countries swam and risked their lives in order to help raise awareness and saving nature when they swam form Jordan to Israel 17 km

Hopefully I will swim my first 1k Ice swim soon

IISA 1km Swims

Only IISA Swims <= 5.0°C
  Swim
Date
Event Name Country
Association
Event Venue Swim
Time
Water
Temp
Wind
Chill
Altitude (m)
GPS Latitude
AR ER WR WC    
1 4 Feb 2024 IISA 1st European Cham... Romania Oradea, Romania 14:21.24 4.07°C 0.60°C           PDF Icon view
AR = Age-Group Record
ER = Swim Event Record
WR = World Record
WC = World Championship Record

Short and Other IISA distances

Only IISA Swims <= 5.0°C
Event Distance Swim Date Event Name Event Venue Country
Association
Swim Time
(mm:ss:cc)
Water
Temp
Wind
Chill
Altitude (m)
GPS Latitude
   
500m Freestyle 4 Feb 2024 IISA 1st European Cham... Oradea, Romania Romania 06:28.83 4.07°C 0.6°C 0m  47.40°N PDF Icon view
250m Freestyle 4 Feb 2024 IISA 1st European Cham... Oradea, Romania Romania 03:07.17 4.07°C 0.6°C 0m  47.40°N PDF Icon view
100m Butterfly 4 Feb 2024 IISA 1st European Cham... Oradea, Romania Romania 01:14.50 4.07°C 0.6°C 0m  47.40°N PDF Icon view

IISA Relay Swims

4-person relay events
Relay Distance Swim Date Event Name Event Venue Country
Association
Swim Time
(mm:ss:cc)
Water
Temp
Wind
Chill
Altitude (m)
GPS Latitude
   
4 x 50m Mixed Freestyle Relay 4 Feb 2024 IISA 1st European Cham... Oradea, Romania Romania 02:23.27 4.07°C 0.6°C 0m  47.40°N   view

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