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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Baltimore, MD
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- High School:
- Park School
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- Events:
- Distance, IM
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- Major:
- Mathematical and Computational Biology
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- College:
- Harvey Mudd
Bio
At CMS
Entering his senior season as a member of the CMS swimming and diving team, where he competes in the distance events and the IM ... Ranked ninth in CMS history in the 1650 (16:03.38).
2020-21 (Senior)
SCIAC All-Academic Team ... Stags did not compete due to COVID-19.
2019-20 (Junior)
CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-America ... SCIAC All-Academic Team ... Swam a 4:38.03 in the 500 at the SCIAC Championships, placing him 13th in prelims ... Also was 10th in prelims in the 400 IM in 4:12.84, breaking his regular-season best by almost 10 seconds ... Was second in the 500 in a tri-meet with Cal Lutheran and Chapman.
2018-19 (Sophomore)
SCIAC All-Academic Team … CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-America ... Swam a 4:36.75 in the 500 at the SCIAC Championships, the 10th best time in prelims ... Also competed in the 1650, finishing in 16:12.01, 14 seconds ahead of his seed time.
2017-18 (First-Year)
SCIAC All-Academic Team ... Earned a sixth place finish at the 2018 SCIAC Championships in the 1650 with a 16:03.65, which moved him into the top 10 in CMS history ... Also finished in 10th place at SCIACs in the 500, winning the consolation final with a time of 4:38.77.
Personal
Attends Harvey Mudd, where he majors in mathematical and computational biology.
News Mentions
Video Tribute: The CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Class of 2021
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Class of 2021 didn't know that the SCIAC Championships in 2020 would be their final meet...
April 7, 2021
Abel Sapirstein (HMC '21) Earns Watson Fellowship
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Senior Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimmer Abel Sapirstein, a mathematical and computational biology major at Harvey Mudd,...
April 1, 2021