David Abrahams (swimmer)
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| Full name | David Henry Abrahams | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||
| Born | May 3, 2001 Havertown, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |||||||||||||
| Height | 6'3" | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 185 | |||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic swimming | |||||||||||||
| Disability | blindness | |||||||||||||
| Disability class | S13, SB13, SM13 | |||||||||||||
| Club | Radnor Aquatic Club | |||||||||||||
| Coached by | Jeremy Byrne | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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David Henry Abrahams (born May 3, 2001) is a blind American Paralympic swimmer. He represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[1][2]
Early life
Abrahams attended Haverford High School in Havertown, Pennsylvania.[3] He earned NISCA All American honors in 2018 and 2019.[4] Abrahams is a member of Harvard University's swim team.[5]
Career
Abraham represented the United States in the men's 100 metre breaststroke SB13 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a silver medal.[6]
References
- ^ "David Abrahams". teamusa.org. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
- ^ "Overbrook School for the Blind - Publications".
- ^ "Havertown's David Abrahams, who is legally blind, prepares to swim three events at Paralympics".
- ^ "Swimming - ABRAHAMS David Henry - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". tokyo2020.org. Retrieved September 1, 2021.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Reinert, Bob (June 10, 2021). "New To Para Swimming, Harvard Student David Abrahams Is Making Up For Lost Time". teamusa.org. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
- ^ "Haverford's David Abrahams earns silver medal at Paralympics". September 2, 2021.
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