Jewish glory, frustration mark London Games

Published on August 13, 2012

The London Olympics may have “lit up the world,” as organizing committee head Sebastian Coe put it, but for Jews the 2 1/2 weeks offered healthy doses of frustration and glory.

Aly Raisman, Jason Lezak shine for Team USA

Published on July 31, 2012

While both took to the podiums in London this week to receive a medal, 18-year-old Aly Raisman’s Olympic star was rising as 36-year-old swimmer Jason Lezak’s appeared to be setting.

Jason Lezak likely closes Olympics career with a silver medal

Published on July 31, 2012

Four-time gold medalist Jason Lezak, competing in what is likely his final Olympics, helped the American swim team qualify for the 4x100-meter freestyle relay finals.

America’s Jewish Olympians head to London with Jewish pride

Published on July 17, 2012

Jason Lezak -- no newcomer to Olympic glory -- recognizes the difficulty in returning to the medal stand at the London Games.

Maccabiah Results: Team USA Wins 82 Medals in the First Full Week of Competition

By JewishJournal.com
Published on July 21, 2009

Tel Aviv, Israel, July, 21 – Team USA has won 25 Gold, 26 Silver and 31 Bronze Medals in the first full week of competition at the 18th Maccabiah Games. Competition began on Sunday, July 12 and in addition to the medal count, both Jason Lezak and Andrea Murez broke Maccabiah Records in their first day of competition on July 19.

VIDEO: Heeb Olympics 2008—Gefilte Fish Wrestling

Published on August 21, 2008

Four modern-day gladiators do battle for the gold (a lifetime supply of Gold's mustard) in the Heeb Olympics

At home in the water: Jews in the Olympic pool

By Brad A. Greenberg
Published on August 18, 2008

Mark Spitz: Michael Phelps is the greatest Olympic athlete ever

Published on August 17, 2008

Former record-holder is gracious as Phelps grabs the glory

Jason Lezak earns first individual medal

Published on August 14, 2008

American Jewish Olympic swimmer Jason Lezak followed up his relay heroics with a bronze medal in the 100-meter men's freestyle.

The sport of sleep deprivation

By Mrs. Shoshana F
Published on August 14, 2008

Newspaper: ‘Two Jews and a black man ...’

By Brad A. Greenberg
Published on August 13, 2008

Report from Beijing: Swapping old Jewish swim records for new ones

By Alison Klayman
Published on August 11, 2008

In a strange Jewish sports irony, the gold for this half-Jewish team may come at a price to the legacy of iconic Jewish sports figure Mark Spitz

Irvine’s Jason Lezak anchors 400-meter relay swim team for the gold

Published on August 11, 2008

". . . I can't even explain it, it was unreal. I've been a part of the two teams at the last two Olympics that came out behind, and I think I wanted it more than anybody, not just for myself, but to show that we are the nation to be beat in that relay . . ."

New Punims in Sports Hall of Fame

By Tom Tugend
Published on December 8, 2005

Freestyle swim champion Jason Lezak of Irvine and fellow Californian, hot rodder Kenny Bernstein, have been elected to the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame for 2006.