2026-27 Swimming & Diving Roster
Biography
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2025-26 (First Year): Got his career off in fine fashion, finishing ninth among all Greyhounds with 734.95 points… Set six new personal bests, including five in the post-season… Swam exhibition, but concluded the season by notching PR’s in the 1650 free (15:47.31) and 100 backstroke (50.71) at the ECAC Open Championships… The 1650 time was the seventh-fastest at the meet… Competed and set PR’s in the 200 (1:37.99) and 500 (4:27.78) freestyle events and the 200 butterfly (1:48.63, prelims) at the Patriot League Championships… Best finish was ninth in the 200 free, capturing the B Final… Recorded 40 points in his first post-season meet… All over the scoreboard in the H2ounds Invitational, winning one gold (800 free relay), three bronzes (200 free, 200/400 free relays) and earning 91 total points… Hauled in five medals (two silver, three bronze) at Thomas Murphy Invitational… Produced 90 points in Loyola’s first invitational of the season… Won four races in his first two collegiate meets, taking the 100 and 200 freestyle races in tri-meet vs. American/Lehigh and the 100 butterfly and 200 free in his collegiate debut vs. Lafayette.
Before Loyola: Earned four letters in swimming and one in cross country at La Plata… Won the 100 freestyle and placed second in the 50 free at the 2025 Maryland Long Course Championships… A five-time state champion, including a pair of victories at the 2025 MPSSAA 1A/2A/3A Championships… Captured the 100 and 200 freestyle events, defending his title in the 100 free … Qualified for and competed at the Winter Junior Championships in Greensboro December 2024… Placed 32nd (of 105 competitors) in the 100 freestyle… A six-time finalist and four-time medalist (two silver, two bronze) at the 2024 Maryland Senior Championships, scoring 109 of Seahawks’ Aquatics 191 points… Competed for the Rockfish, Seahawks Aquatics and South Maryland Aquatics swim clubs.
Personal: Son of Shannon Abelende… Has three siblings, Alyssa, Taylor and Landon… A 3.5 student at La Plata.
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