Para Swimming

David Abrahams

Paralympian 2020, 2024

David Abrahams
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Athlete Bio#

David Abrahams swimming

Age

23

Hometown

Havertown, PA

Education

Harvard University

classification: S13, SM13, SB13

Personal
  • Son of Rebecca and Doug
  • Brother, James, was a distance runner at Penn State and is part of the Class of 2021Served as a volunteer coach at Karakung Swim Club in 2018
  • Swims DI for Harvard University at the NCAA Division 1 level
  • Brother James was a distance runner/ steeplechaser at Penn State and UC Berkeley ‘22
Career Highlights
  • NISCA All-American in 2018 and 2019
  • 2019 Academic All-American
  • Medalist, 200 breaststroke, Junior Nationals 2018
  • 2020 Olympic Trials qualifier, 200 breast
  • Two-time All-State selection in 2018 and 2019, and was tabbed honorable mention in 2017
  • Four-time All-Central League and three-time all-Delco member (2017-2019)
Paralympic Experience
  • 2-time Paralympian; 1-time Paralympic medalist (1 silver)
    • Paralympic Games Paris 2024, 5th (100m Breaststroke SB13 - Men, 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 49 Points - Mixed), 6th (200m Individual Medley SM13 - Men)
    • Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, silver (100m Breaststroke SB13 - Men), 4th (200m Individual Medley SM13 - Men), 9th (100m Butterfly S13 - Men)
World Championships Experience
  • Most recent: 2023 – bronze (100m Breaststroke SB13 - Men), 4th (200m Individual Medley SM13 - Men)
  • Years of participation: 100m Breaststroke SB13 - Men 2023; 200m Individual Medley SM13 - Men 2023
  • Medals: 1 (1 bronze)
    • Bronze – 2023 (100m Breaststroke SB13 - Men)

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