ɪn wˈʌn ʌv hɪz mˈoʊst sɪɡnˈɪfɪkənt ɐkˈɑːmplɪʃmənts æz ɐ swˈɪmɚ, ˈɜːbɑːx hˈɛlpt ðɪ ɪzɹˈeɪli tˈiːm sˈɛt ɐ nˈæʃənəl ɹˈɛkɚd ɪnðə mˈɛdli ɹˈiːleɪ pɹɪlˈɪmɪnˌɛɹiz, wˌɪtʃ wʌz slˈaɪtli fˈæstɚ ðɐn ðɛɹ fˈaɪnəlz tˈaɪm, ænd ˈɜːbɑːxs nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks ɪzɹˈeɪli əlˈɪmpɪk swˈɪm tˈiːm bɪkˌeɪm ðə fˈɜːst tə ɹˈiːtʃ ɐ swˈɪmɪŋ fˈaɪnəl.
In one of his most significant accomplishments as a swimmer, Urbach helped the Israeli team set a national record in the medley relay preliminaries, which was slightly faster than their final's time, and Urbach's 1996 Israeli Olympic swim team became the first to reach a swimming final.