At Delaware: 21st in the 100 yard backstroke preliminaries at the Colonial Athletic Association Championships…28th in the 200 yard backstroke preliminaries and 41st in the 200 yard IM at the CAA’s.

High School: Earned four varsity letters in swimming at Glascow high school…Academic All-State…Academic All-Conference…Coaches’ Award…Earned three varsity letters in track and two in football…Sportsmanship award in swimming and football…National Honor Society.

Personal: Son of Bruce and Sue Abbott…Born on April 3, 1986…Majoring in health and exercise science…Worked as a lifeguard and swim team coach over the summer…Active brother in Kappa Delta Rho Fraternity…Has one sister, Kelly…Father is a chemical engineer and mother is a biologist.