ParalympianPara Swimming

David Abrahams

Paralympian 2020

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Athlete Bio

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Birthday

May 2, 2001

Hometown

Havertown, Penn.

Education

Harvard University '23/'24

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 2021...Served 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

One-time Paralympian (2020), one-time Paralympic medalist (silver)
Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, silver (100-meter breaststroke), 4th (200-meter Individual Medley)

World Championship Experience

Most Recent: 2023 – Bronze (100-meter breaststroke)
Years of Participation: 2023
Medals: 1 (1 bronze)
Bronze – 2023 (100-meter breaststroke)