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Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges

2020-21 Men's Swimming and Diving

Abel Sapirstein

  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Baltimore, MD
  • High School Park School
  • Events Distance, IM

Biography

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. 

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    Distance
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Distance
  • 2019-20Junior

    Distance, IM
  • 2020-21Senior

    Distance, IM