David Abrahams
Sport: Para Swimming
Gold: 0 Silver: 1 Bronze: 0
Quick Facts
Birthday: May 2, 2001
Height: N/A
Age: 24
Hometown: Havertown, PA
Education: Harvard University
Biography
Quick Facts
- 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)
