![]() Devine (left) in 2018 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | September 3, 1996[7] Seattle, Washington, U.S. [8] | (age 27)
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188.0 cm) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Individual Medley (IM), [1] freestyle, [1] backstroke, [1] butterfly stroke [2] |
Club |
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College team | Stanford University Cardinal [6] |
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 came out as gay, one of "very few openly gay swimmers competing on the elite level." [11] [8] [12] In his senior year at Stanford he again was NCAA champion in the 400 IM, he was also named a member of Team USA for the 2018-19 season. [5] [1] In 2019, he placed eighth in the IM at the FINA World Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea. [5] As of April 2019, he is a fifteen-time All-American. [1] In May 2019 Swimming World listed him as twelfth in its ranking of NCAA men's swimmers in Division I. [13] In September 2019, DeVine said 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] [14] [15] As of June 2019, DeVine has been with International Swimming League's DC Trident. [5] [16]
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. [1] He was an All-American in 2013, 2014, and 2015. [2] In 2014 he made the Junior National Team. [3] His main event was the 400 Individual Medley (IM), “it’s all strokes and it incorporates speed and endurance.” [1] He was a state champion in 2013, and a double state champion in 2014 and 2015. [2]
At Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, where he had earned a scholarship, he was earning a Computer science degree, while swimming on the Stanford Cardinal team. [1] [17] [3] In June 2016 he was in the U.S. Olympic Trials for swimming in Omaha, Nebraska, he placed fifth in the 200 IM. [17] He was a finalist in the 400 IM at the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. [3]
DeVine's first international competition was in the men's 200 metre Individual Medley (IM) event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. [18] [19] 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 came out as gay, with “very few openly gay swimmers competing on the elite level.” [6] [8] In his senior year at Stanford he again was NCAA champion in the 400 IM, he was also named a member of Team USA for the 2018-19 season. [5] [1] In 2019, he placed eighth in the IM at the FINA World Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea. [5] As of April 2019, he is a fifteen-time All-American. [1] He holds several Stanford swimming records: the 400 IM (3:35.29) by four seconds; top three times in the 200 freestyle (1:32.77); top three times in 200 backstroke (1:39.22); and top three times in 200 IM (1:40.35). [1] In May 2019 Swimming World listed him as twelfth in its ranking of NCAA Division I men's swimmers. [20]
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]
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]
![]() Devine (left) in 2018 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | September 3, 1996[7] Seattle, Washington, U.S. [8] | (age 27)
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188.0 cm) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Individual Medley (IM), [1] freestyle, [1] backstroke, [1] butterfly stroke [2] |
Club |
|
College team | Stanford University Cardinal [6] |
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 came out as gay, one of "very few openly gay swimmers competing on the elite level." [11] [8] [12] In his senior year at Stanford he again was NCAA champion in the 400 IM, he was also named a member of Team USA for the 2018-19 season. [5] [1] In 2019, he placed eighth in the IM at the FINA World Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea. [5] As of April 2019, he is a fifteen-time All-American. [1] In May 2019 Swimming World listed him as twelfth in its ranking of NCAA men's swimmers in Division I. [13] In September 2019, DeVine said 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] [14] [15] As of June 2019, DeVine has been with International Swimming League's DC Trident. [5] [16]
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. [1] He was an All-American in 2013, 2014, and 2015. [2] In 2014 he made the Junior National Team. [3] His main event was the 400 Individual Medley (IM), “it’s all strokes and it incorporates speed and endurance.” [1] He was a state champion in 2013, and a double state champion in 2014 and 2015. [2]
At Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, where he had earned a scholarship, he was earning a Computer science degree, while swimming on the Stanford Cardinal team. [1] [17] [3] In June 2016 he was in the U.S. Olympic Trials for swimming in Omaha, Nebraska, he placed fifth in the 200 IM. [17] He was a finalist in the 400 IM at the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. [3]
DeVine's first international competition was in the men's 200 metre Individual Medley (IM) event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. [18] [19] 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 came out as gay, with “very few openly gay swimmers competing on the elite level.” [6] [8] In his senior year at Stanford he again was NCAA champion in the 400 IM, he was also named a member of Team USA for the 2018-19 season. [5] [1] In 2019, he placed eighth in the IM at the FINA World Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea. [5] As of April 2019, he is a fifteen-time All-American. [1] He holds several Stanford swimming records: the 400 IM (3:35.29) by four seconds; top three times in the 200 freestyle (1:32.77); top three times in 200 backstroke (1:39.22); and top three times in 200 IM (1:40.35). [1] In May 2019 Swimming World listed him as twelfth in its ranking of NCAA Division I men's swimmers. [20]
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]
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]