Israel Water Polo

  • Member of the Israel National Water Polo Team
  • Competed for European Championship qualifications with U17 squad

As a Freshman (2023)

  • Scored five goals, including a goal against Austin College in the MPSF tournament
  • Recorded four goals in a game on Sept. 3 against Concordia Irvine

Prior to Stanford

  • 2020 graduate of Harishonim High School in Herzliya, Israel
  • Competed one season for Fremont High School as a freshman
  • Played club for ASA Tel-Aviv Water Polo Club
    • Guided his team to four consecutive second-place finishes in Israeli Water Polo League (2019-22)
    • ASA Tel-Aviv’s top scorer (2020-2023)

Personal

  • Born in Herzliya, Israel
  • Son of Hila Chalutz Ben-Gal and Irad Ben-Gal
    • Father, Irad, was a water polo player and captain of the Israeli National Team
    • Father also was a visiting professor at Stanford (fields of: AI, Machine Learning. school of MS&E)
  • Has a brother, Imri, and a sister, Noga
  • Enjoys traveling the world, reading and playing the piano