Abrahm DeVine
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freestyle,[1] backstroke,[1] butterfly stroke[2] | |
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Abrahm David DeVine (born September 3, 1996)[7] is an American swimmer from Seattle. He currently represents the LA Current which is part of the International Swimming League.[5] His first international competition was in the men's 200 metre Individual Medley (IM) event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[9][10] In 2017, as a member of the U.S. FINA World Championships team he finished tenth in the 200 IM.[5] In his junior season at Stanford he became a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) champion in the 400 IM, he was named the Pac-12 Conference Swimmer of the Year.[5][1] In 2018, DeVine placed second in the 200 IM at U.S. Summer Nationals, which qualified him for the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships In Tokyo, Japan, where he finished fifth.[5]
In 2018, he
Early life and education
Abrahm DeVine was born in Seattle to Rene Folk and Jim DeVine.[2] He grew up in Seattle and was introduced to swimming by his mother when he was an infant.[1][17] Folk, in the 1970s, while still living in Anamosa, Iowa, worked at the Anamosa swimming pool teaching kids to swim, and coaching the swim team.[17] Abrahm joined a summer league when he was five, and a year-round team, Cascade Swim Club, when he was six years old.[1][3] There he met his “core group” which he had through Lakeside High School, he remained on the team for twelve years.[1]
In high school, by his sophomore and junior years, he made junior nationals and nationals.
At
Career
DeVine's first international competition was in the
In June 2019, DeVine was added as a member to the International Swimming League's DC Trident.[5][21] In July 2019, DeVine signed with Arena, a sportswear company specializing in swimwear.[5][22] As of August 2019 he swims with Team Elite in San Diego.[5] In September 2019, DeVine says he was dropped from the Stanford team due to homophobia which team coaches denied in a statement which did not include why they took the action.[6]
In 2018 when asked about his post-swimming career interests, DeVine cited being intrigued by startup culture, and the environmental movement.[8]
Personal life
In 2016 or 2017, DeVine's parents started collecting ukuleles. Abrahm has since been practicing and learning music.[8]
In 2018, he came out as gay, making him one of "very few openly gay swimmers competing on the elite level."[11][8][12]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Hemker, James (April 24, 2019). "Senior Spotlight: Abrahm DeVine". The Stanford Daily. Archived from the original on April 24, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Abrahm DeVine - Men's Swimming & Diving". Stanford University Athletics. Archived from the original on September 9, 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
- ^ Swimming World News. Archivedfrom the original on July 25, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
- ^ "Boys swim preview: Lakeside's Abrahm Devine looks to repeat as state champion". The Seattle Times. December 18, 2014. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Anderson, Jared (October 1, 2019). "Abrahm DeVine Accuses Stanford Team of Homophobia; School Denies Allegations". SwimSwam. Archived from the original on October 1, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ a b c d Villarreal, Daniel (September 30, 2019). "NCAA swimmer says homophobic coaches ousted him". Outsports. Archived from the original on October 1, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ a b "Abrahm DeVine". usaswimming.org. USA Swimming. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ Swimming World News. Archivedfrom the original on September 17, 2018. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "Heats results". FINA. Archived from the original on July 29, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
- ^ "2017 World Aquatics Championships > Search via Athletes". Budapest 2017. Archived from the original on August 2, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
- ^ a b "NCAA champion swimmer Abrahm DeVine comes out as gay". Outsports. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
- ^ a b "U.S. swimmer Abrahm DeVine comes out as gay". GAY TIMES. September 22, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- Swimming World News. Archivedfrom the original on October 2, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
- ^ "Stanford Swimmer Abrahm DeVine Claims He Was Kicked Off Team Because He's Gay". YourTango. October 9, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
- ^ "Former Stanford swimmer accuses team of homophobia". NBC News. October 2, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- ^ Papadatos, Markos (September 17, 2020). "Abrahm Devine talks about DC Trident, ISL, digital age, success (Includes interview)". Digital Journal. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- ^ a b c d Netolicky, Lara (July 21, 2016). "Anamosa woman's grandson competes in Olympic trials". Journal-Eureka. Archived from the original on October 2, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
- ^ "Heats results". FINA. Archived from the original on July 29, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
- ^ "2017 World Aquatics Championships > Search via Athletes". Budapest 2017. Archived from the original on August 2, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
- Swimming World News. Archivedfrom the original on October 2, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
- ^ "ISL Announces the DC Trident Team Roster for the 2019 Season". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- ^ West, Brandi (July 25, 2019). "arena signs American 2-time NCAA champion Abrahm DeVine". Swimming World News. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
External links
- Abrahm DeVine at USA Swimming (archived)
- Abrahm DeVine at World Aquatics
- Abrahm DeVine at the International Swimming League