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'''Abrahm David DeVine''' (born September 3, 1996)<ref name="USA Swimming">{{cite web |url=https://www.usaswimming.org/meet-the-team/national-team-bios?personid=9ec10629-3476-4971-a827-41f8a922addb |title=Abrahm DeVine |website=usaswimming.org |publisher=[[USA Swimming]] |access-date=May 12, 2020}}</ref> is an American [[Swimming (sport)|swimmer]] from [[Seattle, Washington]]. He currently represents the DC Trident which is part of the [[International Swimming League]].<ref name=":0" /> His first international competition was in the [[Swimming at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre individual medley|men's 200 metre Individual Medley (IM)]] event at the [[2017 World Aquatics Championships]] held in [[Budapest, Hungary]].<ref name="WAC">{{cite web |url=http://omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000111010A0105EE01FFFFFFFFFFFF01 |title=Heats results |access-date=July 30, 2017 |work=FINA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729170042/http://omegatiming.com/file/download/?id=000111010A0105EE01FFFFFFFFFFFF01 |archive-date=July 29, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Budapest">{{cite web |url=https://fina-budapest2017.com/en/home |title=2017 World Aquatics Championships > Search via Athletes |access-date=July 30, 2017 |work=Budapest 2017}}</ref> In 2017, as a member of the U.S. FINA World Championships team he finished tenth in the 200 IM.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=https://swimswam.com/abrahm-devine-accuses-stanford-team-of-homophobia-school-denies-allegations/ |title=Abrahm DeVine Accuses Stanford Team of Homophobia; School Denies Allegations |last=Anderson |first=Jared |date=October 1, 2019 |website=SwimSwam |language=en-US |url-status=live |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=October 1, 2019}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |url=https://www.stanforddaily.com/2019/04/24/senior-spotlight-abrahm-devine/ |title=Senior Spotlight: Abrahm DeVine |last=Hemker |first=James |date=April 24, 2019 |website=[[The Stanford Daily]] |language=en-US |url-status=live |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=October 1, 2019}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0" />
'''Abrahm David DeVine''' (born September 3, 1996)<ref name="USA Swimming">{{cite web |url=https://www.usaswimming.org/meet-the-team/national-team-bios?personid=9ec10629-3476-4971-a827-41f8a922addb |title=Abrahm DeVine |website=usaswimming.org |publisher=[[USA Swimming]] |access-date=May 12, 2020}}</ref> is an American former competitive [[Swimming (sport)|swimmer]] from [[Seattle]]. He currently represents the [[LA Current]] which is part of the [[International Swimming League]].<ref name=":0" /> His first international competition was in the [[Swimming at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre individual medley|men's 200 metre Individual Medley (IM)]] event at the [[2017 World Aquatics Championships]] held in [[Budapest]], Hungary.<ref name="WAC">{{cite web |url=http://omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000111010A0105EE01FFFFFFFFFFFF01 |title=Heats results |access-date=July 30, 2017 |work=FINA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729170042/http://omegatiming.com/file/download/?id=000111010A0105EE01FFFFFFFFFFFF01 |archive-date=July 29, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Budapest">{{cite web |url=https://fina-budapest2017.com/en/home |title=2017 World Aquatics Championships > Search via Athletes |access-date=July 30, 2017 |work=Budapest 2017 |archive-date=August 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190802184504/https://fina-budapest2017.com/en/home |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2017, as a member of the U.S. FINA World Championships team he finished tenth in the 200 IM.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=https://swimswam.com/abrahm-devine-accuses-stanford-team-of-homophobia-school-denies-allegations/ |title=Abrahm DeVine Accuses Stanford Team of Homophobia; School Denies Allegations |last=Anderson |first=Jared |date=October 1, 2019 |website=SwimSwam |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001224258/https://swimswam.com/abrahm-devine-accuses-stanford-team-of-homophobia-school-denies-allegations/ |archive-date=October 1, 2019 |access-date=October 1, 2019}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |url=https://www.stanforddaily.com/2019/04/24/senior-spotlight-abrahm-devine/ |title=Senior Spotlight: Abrahm DeVine |last=Hemker |first=James |date=April 24, 2019 |website=[[The Stanford Daily]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424175905/https://www.stanforddaily.com/2019/04/24/senior-spotlight-abrahm-devine/ |archive-date=April 24, 2019 |access-date=October 1, 2019}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0" />


In 2018, he [[Coming out|came out]] as gay, one of "very few openly gay swimmers competing on the elite level."<ref name=":5">{{Cite news |url=https://www.outsports.com/2018/9/17/17868776/abrahm-devine-stanford-swimming-gay |title=NCAA champion swimmer Abrahm DeVine comes out as gay |work=Outsports |access-date=September 17, 2018}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/abrahm-devine-stepping-out-as-elite-imer-and-gay-swimmer/ |title=Abrahm DeVine Stepping Out as Elite IMer and Gay Swimmer |last=Reider |first=David |date=September 16, 2018 |website=[[Swimming World News]] |language=en-US |url-status=live |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=October 3, 2019}}</ref> In his senior year at Stanford he again was NCAA champion in the 400 IM, he was also named a member of [[Team U.S.A.]] for the 2018-19 season.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> In 2019, he placed eighth in the IM at the FINA World Championships held in [[Gwangju, South Korea]].<ref name=":0" /> As of April 2019, he is a fifteen-time [[All-America]]n.<ref name=":1" /> In May 2019 ''[[Swimming World]]'' listed him as twelfth in its ranking of NCAA men's swimmers in [[NCAA Division I|Division I]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/re-ranking-the-best-ncaa-mens-swimmers-in-division-i-from-1-25/ |title=Re-Ranking the Best NCAA Men's Swimmers in Division I From 1-25 |last=Ross |first=Andy |date=May 15, 2019 |website=[[Swimming World News]] |language=en-US |url-status=live |access-date=October 2, 2019}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Villarreal">{{Cite web |url=https://www.outsports.com/2019/9/30/20892473/abrahm-devine-gay-swimmer-homophobia-stanford-university-instagram-post |title=NCAA swimmer says homophobic coaches ousted him |last=Villarreal |first=Daniel |date=September 30, 2019 |website=[[Outsports]] |language=en |url-status=live |access-date=October 1, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.yourtango.com/2019328657/who-abrahm-devine-new-details-stanford-swimmer-kicked-team-because-hes-gay |title=Stanford Swimmer Abrahm DeVine Claims He Was Kicked Off Team Because He's Gay |date=October 9, 2019 |website=YourTango |language=en |access-date=February 18, 2020}}</ref> As of June 2019, DeVine has been with [[International Swimming League]]'s DC Trident.<ref name=":0" />
In 2018, he [[Coming out|came out]] as gay, one of "very few openly gay swimmers competing on the elite level."<ref name=":5">{{Cite news |url=https://www.outsports.com/2018/9/17/17868776/abrahm-devine-stanford-swimming-gay |title=NCAA champion swimmer Abrahm DeVine comes out as gay |work=Outsports |access-date=September 17, 2018}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/abrahm-devine-stepping-out-as-elite-imer-and-gay-swimmer/ |title=Abrahm DeVine Stepping Out as Elite IMer and Gay Swimmer |last=Reider |first=David |date=September 16, 2018 |website=[[Swimming World News]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917080057/https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/abrahm-devine-stepping-out-as-elite-imer-and-gay-swimmer/ |archive-date=September 17, 2018 |access-date=October 3, 2019}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web |date=2018-09-22 |title=U.S. swimmer Abrahm DeVine comes out as gay |url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/life/u-s-swimmer-abrahm-devine-comes-out-as-gay/ |access-date=2023-08-09 |website=GAY TIMES |language=en-GB}}</ref> In his senior year at Stanford he again was NCAA champion in the 400 IM, he was also named a member of [[USA Swimming|Team USA]] for the 2018-19 season.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> In 2019, he placed eighth in the IM at the FINA World Championships held in [[Gwangju, South Korea]].<ref name=":0" /> As of April 2019, he is a fifteen-time [[All-America]]n.<ref name=":1" /> In May 2019 ''[[Swimming World]]'' listed him as twelfth in its ranking of NCAA men's swimmers in [[NCAA Division I|Division I]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/re-ranking-the-best-ncaa-mens-swimmers-in-division-i-from-1-25/ |title=Re-Ranking the Best NCAA Men's Swimmers in Division I From 1-25 |last=Ross |first=Andy |date=May 15, 2019 |website=[[Swimming World News]] |url-status=live |access-date=October 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002023144/https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/re-ranking-the-best-ncaa-mens-swimmers-in-division-i-from-1-25/ |archive-date=October 2, 2019 }}</ref> 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.<ref name="Villarreal">{{Cite web |url=https://www.outsports.com/2019/9/30/20892473/abrahm-devine-gay-swimmer-homophobia-stanford-university-instagram-post |title=NCAA swimmer says homophobic coaches ousted him |last=Villarreal |first=Daniel |date=September 30, 2019 |website=[[Outsports]] |language=en |url-status=live |access-date=October 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001215835/https://www.outsports.com/2019/9/30/20892473/abrahm-devine-gay-swimmer-homophobia-stanford-university-instagram-post |archive-date=October 1, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.yourtango.com/2019328657/who-abrahm-devine-new-details-stanford-swimmer-kicked-team-because-hes-gay |title=Stanford Swimmer Abrahm DeVine Claims He Was Kicked Off Team Because He's Gay |date=October 9, 2019 |website=YourTango |language=en |access-date=February 18, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-10-02 |title=Former Stanford swimmer accuses team of homophobia |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/ex-stanford-swimmer-accuses-team-homophobia-n1061491 |access-date=2023-08-09 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref> As of June 2019, DeVine has been with [[International Swimming League]]'s DC Trident.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Papadatos |first=Markos |date=2020-09-17 |title=Abrahm Devine talks about DC Trident, ISL, digital age, success (Includes interview) |url=https://www.digitaljournal.com/sports/abrahm-devine-talks-about-dc-trident-isl-digital-age-success/article/578159 |access-date=2023-08-09 |website=Digital Journal |language=en-US}}</ref>


== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
Abrahm DeVine was born in [[Seattle, Washington]] to Rene Folk and Jim DeVine.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |url=https://gostanford.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=15847 |title=Abrahm DeVine - Men's Swimming & Diving |last= |first= |date= |website=[[Stanford University]] Athletics |language=en |url-status=live |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=October 2, 2019}}</ref> He grew up in [[Seattle, Washington]] and was introduced to swimming by his mother when he was an infant.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" /> 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.<ref name=":3" /> Abrahm joined a summer league when he was five, and a year-round team, Cascade Swim Club, when he was six years old.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/arena-signs-american-2-time-ncaa-champion-abrahm-devine/ |title=Arena signs American 2-time NCAA champion Abrahm DeVine |last=West |first=Brandi |date=July 25, 2019 |website=[[Swimming World News]] |language=en-US |url-status=live |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=October 2, 2019}}</ref> There he met his “core group” which he had through [[Lakeside School (Seattle)|Lakeside High School]], he remained on the team for twelve years.<ref name=":1" />
Abrahm DeVine was born in [[Seattle]] to Rene Folk and Jim DeVine.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |url=https://gostanford.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=15847 |title=Abrahm DeVine - Men's Swimming & Diving |last= |first= |date= |website=[[Stanford University]] Athletics |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909233842/https://gostanford.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=15847 |archive-date=September 9, 2018 |access-date=October 2, 2019}}</ref> He grew up in Seattle and was introduced to swimming by his mother when he was an infant.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" /> 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.<ref name=":3" /> Abrahm joined a summer league when he was five, and a year-round team, Cascade Swim Club, when he was six years old.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/arena-signs-american-2-time-ncaa-champion-abrahm-devine/ |title=Arena signs American 2-time NCAA champion Abrahm DeVine |last=West |first=Brandi |date=July 25, 2019 |website=[[Swimming World News]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725180223/https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/arena-signs-american-2-time-ncaa-champion-abrahm-devine/ |archive-date=July 25, 2019 |access-date=October 2, 2019}}</ref> There he met his “core group” which he had through [[Lakeside School (Seattle)|Lakeside High School]], he remained on the team for twelve years.<ref name=":1" />


In high school, by his sophomore and junior years, he made junior nationals and nationals.<ref name=":1" /> He was an [[All-America]]n in 2013, 2014, and 2015.<ref name=":4" /> In 2014 he made the Junior National Team.<ref name=":2" /> His main event was the 400 [[Individual Medley]] (IM), “it’s all strokes and it incorporates speed and endurance.”<ref name=":1" /> He was a state champion in 2013, and a double state champion in 2014 and 2015.<ref name=":4" />
In high school, by his sophomore and junior years, he made junior nationals and nationals.<ref name=":1" /> He was an [[All-America]]n in 2013, 2014, and 2015.<ref name=":4" /> In 2014 he made the Junior National Team.<ref name=":2" /> His main event was the 400 [[Individual Medley]] (IM), “it’s all strokes and it incorporates speed and endurance.”<ref name=":1" /> He was a state champion in 2013, and a double state champion in 2014 and 2015.<ref name=":4" />


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.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":2" /> In June 2016 he was in the [[United States Olympic Trials (swimming)|U.S. Olympic Trials for swimming]] in [[Omaha, Nebraska]], he placed fifth in the 200 IM.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |url=https://www.journal-eureka.com/news/article_721e6c24-4f52-11e6-8080-7becb593b35c.html |title=Anamosa woman's grandson competes in Olympic trials |last=Netolicky |first=Lara |date=July 21, 2016 |website=Journal-Eureka |language=en |url-status=live |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=October 2, 2019}}</ref> He was a finalist in the 400 IM at the 2016 [[FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|FINA World Swimming Championships]] in [[Windsor, Ontario, Canada]].<ref name=":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.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":2" /> In June 2016 he was in the [[United States Olympic Trials (swimming)|U.S. Olympic Trials for swimming]] in [[Omaha, Nebraska]], he placed fifth in the 200 IM.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |url=https://www.journal-eureka.com/news/article_721e6c24-4f52-11e6-8080-7becb593b35c.html |title=Anamosa woman's grandson competes in Olympic trials |last=Netolicky |first=Lara |date=July 21, 2016 |website=Journal-Eureka |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002041939/https://www.journal-eureka.com/news/article_721e6c24-4f52-11e6-8080-7becb593b35c.html |archive-date=October 2, 2019 |access-date=October 2, 2019}}</ref> He was a finalist in the 400 IM at the 2016 [[FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|FINA World Swimming Championships]] in [[Windsor, Ontario]], Canada.<ref name=":2" />


== Career ==
== Career ==
DeVine's first international competition was in the [[Swimming at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre individual medley|men's 200 metre Individual Medley (IM)]] event at the [[2017 World Aquatics Championships]] held in [[Budapest, Hungary]].<ref name="WAC2">{{cite web |url=http://omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000111010A0105EE01FFFFFFFFFFFF01 |title=Heats results |work=FINA |access-date=July 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729170042/http://omegatiming.com/file/download/?id=000111010A0105EE01FFFFFFFFFFFF01 |archive-date=July 29, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Budapest2">{{cite web |url=https://fina-budapest2017.com/en/home |title=2017 World Aquatics Championships > Search via Athletes |work=Budapest 2017 |access-date=July 30, 2017}}</ref> In 2017, as a member of the U.S. FINA World Championships team he finished tenth in the 200 IM.<ref name=":0" /> 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.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":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.<ref name=":0" /> In 2018, he [[Coming out|came out]] as gay, with “very few openly gay swimmers competing on the elite level.”<ref name="Villarreal" /><ref name=":6" /> In his senior year at Stanford he again was NCAA champion in the 400 IM, he was also named a member of [[Team U.S.A.]] for the 2018-19 season.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> In 2019, he placed eighth in the IM at the FINA World Championships held in [[Gwangju, South Korea]].<ref name=":0" /> As of April 2019, he is a fifteen-time [[All-America]]n.<ref name=":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).<ref name=":1" /> In May 2019 [[Swimming World]] listed him as twelfth in its ranking of [[NCAA Division I]] men's swimmers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/re-ranking-the-best-ncaa-mens-swimmers-in-division-i-from-1-25/ |title=Re-Ranking the Best NCAA Men's Swimmers in Division I From 1-25 |last=Ross |first=Andy |date=May 15, 2019 |website=[[Swimming World News]] |language=en-US |url-status=live |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=October 2, 2019}}</ref>
DeVine's first international competition was in the [[Swimming at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre individual medley|men's 200 metre Individual Medley (IM)]] event at the [[2017 World Aquatics Championships]] held in [[Budapest]], Hungary.<ref name="WAC2">{{cite web |url=http://omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000111010A0105EE01FFFFFFFFFFFF01 |title=Heats results |work=FINA |access-date=July 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729170042/http://omegatiming.com/file/download/?id=000111010A0105EE01FFFFFFFFFFFF01 |archive-date=July 29, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Budapest2">{{cite web |url=https://fina-budapest2017.com/en/home |title=2017 World Aquatics Championships > Search via Athletes |work=Budapest 2017 |access-date=July 30, 2017 |archive-date=August 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190802184504/https://fina-budapest2017.com/en/home |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2017, as a member of the U.S. FINA World Championships team he finished tenth in the 200 IM.<ref name=":0" /> 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.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":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.<ref name=":0" /> In 2018, he [[Coming out|came out]] as gay, with “very few openly gay swimmers competing on the elite level.”<ref name="Villarreal" /><ref name=":6" /> In his senior year at Stanford he again was NCAA champion in the 400 IM, he was also named a member of [[USA Swimming|Team USA]] for the 2018-19 season.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> In 2019, he placed eighth in the IM at the FINA World Championships held in [[Gwangju, South Korea]].<ref name=":0" /> As of April 2019, he is a fifteen-time [[All-America]]n.<ref name=":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).<ref name=":1" /> In May 2019 [[Swimming World]] listed him as twelfth in its ranking of [[NCAA Division I]] men's swimmers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/re-ranking-the-best-ncaa-mens-swimmers-in-division-i-from-1-25/ |title=Re-Ranking the Best NCAA Men's Swimmers in Division I From 1-25 |last=Ross |first=Andy |date=May 15, 2019 |website=[[Swimming World News]] |language=en-US |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002023144/https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/re-ranking-the-best-ncaa-mens-swimmers-in-division-i-from-1-25/ |archive-date=October 2, 2019 |access-date=October 2, 2019}}</ref>


In June 2019, DeVine was added as a member to the [[International Swimming League]]'s DC Trident.<ref name=":0" /> In July 2019, DeVine signed with [[Arena (swimwear)|Arena]], a sportswear company specializing in swimwear.<ref name=":0" /> As of August 2019 he swims with Team Elite in San Diego.<ref name=":0" /> 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.<ref name="Villarreal" />
In June 2019, DeVine was added as a member to the [[International Swimming League]]'s DC Trident.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=ISL Announces the DC Trident Team Roster for the 2019 Season |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/isl-announces-the-dc-trident-team-roster-for-the-2019-season-300865567.html |access-date=2023-08-09 |website=www.prnewswire.com |language=en}}</ref> In July 2019, DeVine signed with [[Arena (swimwear)|Arena]], a sportswear company specializing in swimwear.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=West |first=Brandi |date=2019-07-25 |title=arena signs American 2-time NCAA champion Abrahm DeVine |url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/arena-signs-american-2-time-ncaa-champion-abrahm-devine/ |access-date=2023-08-09 |website=Swimming World News |language=en-US}}</ref> As of August 2019 he swims with Team Elite in San Diego.<ref name=":0" /> 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.<ref name="Villarreal" />


In 2018 when asked about his post-swimming career interests, DeVine cited being intrigued by [[Startup company|startup culture]], and the [[environmental movement]].<ref name=":6" />
In 2018 when asked about his post-swimming career interests, DeVine cited being intrigued by [[Startup company|startup culture]], and the [[environmental movement]].<ref name=":6" />


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
In 2016 or 2017, DeVine's parents started collecting [[ukulele]]s,<ref name=":6" /> a small guitar-like instrument, which was introduced to [[Hawaii]] by [[Portuguese immigration to Hawaii|Portuguese immigrants]], mainly from [[Madeira]] and the [[Azores]]. They became popular in the U.S. mainland in the mid-20th century. Abrahm has since been practicing and learning music.<ref name=":6" />
In 2016 or 2017, DeVine's parents started collecting [[ukulele]]s. Abrahm has since been practicing and learning music.<ref name=":6" />

In 2018, he [[Coming out|came out]] as gay, making him one of "very few openly gay swimmers competing on the elite level."<ref name=":5"/><ref name=":6"/><ref name="auto"/>


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Abrahm DeVine
Devine (left) in 2018
Personal information
BornSeptember 3, 1996 (1996-09-03) (age 28)[7]
Seattle, Washington, U.S.[8]
Height6 ft 2 in (188.0 cm)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesIndividual Medley (IM),[1] freestyle,[1] backstroke,[1] butterfly stroke[2]
Club
College teamStanford University Cardinal[6]

Abrahm David DeVine (born September 3, 1996)[7] is an American former competitive 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]

Early life and education

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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]

Career

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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]

Personal life

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c d e West, Brandi (July 25, 2019). "Arena signs American 2-time NCAA champion Abrahm DeVine". Swimming World News. Archived from the original on July 25, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  4. ^ "Boys swim preview: Lakeside's Abrahm Devine looks to repeat as state champion". The Seattle Times. December 18, 2014. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ a b "Abrahm DeVine". usaswimming.org. USA Swimming. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  8. ^ a b c d e f Reider, David (September 16, 2018). "Abrahm DeVine Stepping Out as Elite IMer and Gay Swimmer". Swimming World News. Archived from the original on September 17, 2018. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  9. ^ "Heats results". FINA. Archived from the original on July 29, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  10. ^ "2017 World Aquatics Championships > Search via Athletes". Budapest 2017. Archived from the original on August 2, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  11. ^ a b "NCAA champion swimmer Abrahm DeVine comes out as gay". Outsports. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  12. ^ a b "U.S. swimmer Abrahm DeVine comes out as gay". GAY TIMES. September 22, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  13. ^ Ross, Andy (May 15, 2019). "Re-Ranking the Best NCAA Men's Swimmers in Division I From 1-25". Swimming World News. Archived from the original on October 2, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  14. ^ "Stanford Swimmer Abrahm DeVine Claims He Was Kicked Off Team Because He's Gay". YourTango. October 9, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  15. ^ "Former Stanford swimmer accuses team of homophobia". NBC News. October 2, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  16. ^ Papadatos, Markos (September 17, 2020). "Abrahm Devine talks about DC Trident, ISL, digital age, success (Includes interview)". Digital Journal. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ "Heats results". FINA. Archived from the original on July 29, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  19. ^ "2017 World Aquatics Championships > Search via Athletes". Budapest 2017. Archived from the original on August 2, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  20. ^ Ross, Andy (May 15, 2019). "Re-Ranking the Best NCAA Men's Swimmers in Division I From 1-25". Swimming World News. Archived from the original on October 2, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  21. ^ "ISL Announces the DC Trident Team Roster for the 2019 Season". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  22. ^ West, Brandi (July 25, 2019). "arena signs American 2-time NCAA champion Abrahm DeVine". Swimming World News. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
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