Richard Abrahams Papers 1964-2007

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Richard Abrahams Papers 1964-2007

Swimmer Richard Abrahams set more than ten world records and more than twenty American records for Masters swimming. The 1966 Northwestern graduate is a Big Ten Champion, NCAA All-American, and a  inductee to the International Masters Swimming Hall of Fame.

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Abrahams, Richard (Richard T.)

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Richard Abrahams, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Saul Abrahams, was born on the 20th of March, 1945 in Brooklyn, New York. At the beginning of his high school career, his family moved from Scarsdale, New York, to North Miami Beach, Florida. Abrahams joined his high school’s swimming team as a way to stay in shape for basketball, but later dropped the basketball team to focus on swimming. During his senior year of high school he won All City honors for his performance in the 50 ...

Northwestern university

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During World War II, Northwestern offered its facilities for use by the War Department. The Army, Navy, and Civil Aeronautics Administration operated eleven training programs at Northwestern in addition to the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (N.R.O.T.C.) established in 1926: the Navy V-7, Naval Reserve Midshipmen's School; the Navy V-5, Naval Aviation Prepatory Program; the Navy V-1, Accredited College Program; the Naval Training School (Radio); the Army Signal Corps Officers Training Scho...

United States Masters Swimming (Program)

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