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In The
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Steve Stein
Contributing Writer

W

ater was friend and foe
for the Detroit swim-
ming team at the JCC
Maccabi Games & ArtsFest.
Detroit's 18 swimmers won 30
individual medals (six gold, 15
Joel Elconin and Vered Sivan
silver and nine bronze) and more
than 60 medals in relays during
four days of competition in August in
boys), Blake Siegel (15-16 boys), Adam
the West Bloomfield High School pool.
Siegel (13-14 boys), Michael Umansky
But several Detroit swimmers had
(13-14 boys), David Grand (13-14 boys),
more than medals on their minds. They
Aaron Zelmanov (15-16 boys), Brody
live in Berkley and Huntington Woods
Mayoras (13-14 boys), Adin Kleinfeldt
neighborhoods that were devastated by
(13-14 boys), Joey Fishkind (13-14
flooding the previous week.
boys), Ethan Lis (15-16 boys) and Vered
Nancy Kleinfeldt, mother of swimmer Sivan (15-16 girls).
Adin Kleinfeldt, said the basement in
Zelmanov won a Midot award for
the family's home in Huntington Woods
sportsmanship for giving up his relay
was ruined by 3 feet of water.
spot to a swimmer who missed an ear-
Plans to house three New Jersey base- lier event because of an injury.
ball players weren't washed away even
Sivan is from Israel, but she swam for
though the out-of-town boys were going Detroit and won silver medals in the 50
to sleep in the basement. The family came and 100 breast.
up with different sleeping arrangements.
Besides winning all those medals,
Another challenge was no air condi-
Detroit swimmers were cheerleaders
tioning in the home.
for swimmers from the other del-
"We used fans" Nancy Kleinfeldt
egations: Metro West (New Jersey),
said. "Through it all, everybody did
Toronto, Philadelphia, Orange County
everything as planned and enjoyed the
(California), Virginia Beach (Virginia),
week. We weren't going to let the flood
92nd Street Y (New York) and
stop us"
Venezuela.
Adin, 12, is Nate and Nancy
"We had a great group of kids," said
Kleinfeldt's oldest child. Caleb, 10, and
Detroit swimming coach Joel Elconin.
Grace, 7, also helped make the family's
"Everyone had fun and they were very
guests from New Jersey as comfortable
well behaved"
as possible.
Elconin said he learned at a Maccabi
Each Detroit swimmer won at least
Games information meeting late last
two medals. Here are the age-group
year that Detroit didn't have a swim-
leaders in individual medals:
ming coach.
13-14 girls — Shoshana Bitker, two
"I was going to volunteer to do some-
thing because my daughters had a won-
bronze (50 and 100 breast).
derful time participating in the Maccabi
13-14 boys — Max Arlow, four gold
(50 and 100 free, 50 and 100 breast). He
Games" he said. "When I found out we
was one of three swimmers who went
needed a swimming coach, I took the
undefeated in individual events.
job and started recruiting and setting up
15-16 girls — Taylor Golden-Wise,
practices"
two gold (200 IM and 50 breast) and six
This wasn't the first time Elconin was
silver (50 and 100 free, 50 and 100 fly
a Maccabi Games coach.
and 50 and 100 back).
He coached Detroit's swimmers
15-16 boys — Eli Falk, three silver
in 2006 in Houston and 2009 in
(50 and 100 back and 100 breast) and
Westchester County (New York) and
five bronze (50 and 100 free, 50 and 100
Detroit's softball team in 2008.
fly and 50 breast). Charlie Vincent, four
His daughters Dayna Elconin, 22,
silver (50, 100, 200 and 500 free).
swam and played softball for Detroit,
Falk, 16, is a junior at Berkley High
and Emily Elconin, 19, was a swimmer.
School and a three-year member of the
Dayna Elconin was the assistant
Bears' boys swimming and diving team.
coach for this year's Detroit swimming
He's a captain of the 2014-2015 squad.
team. ❑
Also on the Detroit swimming team
were Jonathon Cher (15-16 boys), Bailey Please send sports news to
McAvoy (13-14 girls), Eli Rubin (13-14
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