Elai Ben-Gal Season 2023

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