Hartwick College Athletics

2024-25: Competed in Freestyle, Breaststroke, and IM events... Empire 8 800 yard free relay Second Team All-Conference and won silver... Empire 8 400 free relay Second Team All-Conference and won silver... 200 Free Relay Second Team All-Conference and won silver... Placed 5th in 200 yard IM in Empire 8 Championships... part of 400 yard medley relay team that claimed bronze in Empire 8 Championship... earned bronze in 100 breaststroke at Empire 8 Championships... Finished 6th in 200 yard breaststroke at E8 Championships

2023-24: Competed in Freestyle, Breaststroke and IM events... Empire 8 Rookie of the Year...Empire 8 100 Yard Breaststroke First Team All-Conference...Empire 8 200 Yard Breaststroke First Team All-Conference...Empire 8 200 IM Second Team All-Conference...Empire 8 200 Yard Medley Relay Second Team All-Conference... Empire 8 400 Yard Medley Relay Second Team All-Conference... Allegheny-Empire Champion in 100 yard breaststroke... Empire 8 Champion in 100 yard breaststroke...set Allegheny-Empire 100 yard breaststroke record with a time of 56.68 seconds... part of 200 medley relay team that claimed silver at Empire 8 Championships... won sliver in 200 IM at Allegheny-Empire Championships...won silver in 200 IM in Empire 8 Championship... part of 200 yard freestyle relay team that claimed bronze at Empire 8 Championships... part of 400 yard medley relay team that claimed bronze at Allegheny-Empire Championships... part of 400 yard medley team that received silver at Empire 8 Championships... Empire 8 Champion in 200 yard breaststroke... won silver in 200 yard breaststroke at Allegheny-Empire Championships... part of 400 yard freestyle relay team that claimed bronze at Empire 8 Championships... Allegheny-Empire Conference Champion... Empire 8 Conference Champion... 1x Empire 8 Athlete of the Week... received Philip S. Wilder, Jr. Award for academic distinction... co-winner of Tim O'Brien Memorial Award - Hartwick's Outstanding Male First Year Athlete

Prior to Hartwick: Graduated from New Hartford HS... lettered in swimming, cross country, track and field... holds HS record for 100 yard breaststroke at 59:51... placed first in 100 breaststroke and 200 IM at sectionals

Personal: Son of Samah and Salem Abdelwahed... majoring in biology... hobbies include swimming, running, fishing, biking and hiking... favorite athlete is Leon Marchand... favorite sports team is Arsenal... favorite movie is Top Gun... favorite musical artist is NLE Choppa.

Why Hartwick? "The swim team and coaches made me feel so welcome, but I was also drawn to the beautiful campus and academic opportunities."