Omar Abdelwahab

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
Freestyle
Hometown:
Cairo, Egypt
High School:
Maadi Club

Honors and Awards

2025 Academic All-Big Ten honoree
Two-time winner of Outstanding Student-Athlete Award winner (GPA 3.50+) at team banquet (2024 and 2025)

2024-25 Sophomore Season: Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... won Outstanding Student-Athlete Award with a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher at the team banquet … Minnesota First Chance Meet: Earned first in the 50 free (20.05) and 100 free (44.21) for a personal best, was part of 200 free relay, 200 medley relay, 400 free relay …Purdue/Northwestern Tri-Dual: Finished seventh in the 50 free (20.39) and fourth in the 100 free (44.36) ... Arizona State Dual: Finished eighth in both the 50 free (20.89) and 100 free (46.25), was part of the 200 medley relay and 400 free relay … Minnesota Invitational: Anchored third place 200 free relay squad, finished 18th in the 50 free finals (20.28), 23rd in the 100 free finals (44.89), 30th in 100 fly prelims … Wisconsin Dual: Placed sixth in 50 free (20.46), was part of 200 medley relay and 400 free relay squads … St. Thomas/SDSU Tri-Dual: Took fifth in both 50 free (21.35) and 100 free (46.82), was part of 400 free relay and 200 medley relay … Army Dual: took seventh in the 50 free (20.88), was part of 200 medley relay and 400 free relay.

2023-24 Freshman Season: Won Most Outstanding Student-Athlete Award with a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher at the team banquet… Minnesota First Chance Meet: Earned second in the 50 free (20.31) and in the 100 free (44.94) for a personal best… Purdue/Northwestern Tri-Dual: Finished sixth in the 50 free (20.54) and in ninth during the 100 free (45.49)... Pitt Dual: Placed in seventh (21.60) and third (23.84) in the 50 frees while also placing seventh in the 100 free (47.23)... Tampa Dual: Earned eighth in the 50 free (20.87) and in the 100 free (46.51)... Minnesota Invitational: Placed 29th in the 100 free prelims (45.22), 27th in the 100 fly prelims (49.84), and 25th in the 50 free prelims (20.39)... Wisconsin Dual: Earned sixth in the 50 free finals (20.87)... St. Thomas/South Dakota State Tri-Dual: Earned first in the 100 free (45.96) and second in the 50 free (20.75)... SMU Dual: Finished fifth in 50 free (20.51)... Nebraska/South Dakota: Made his collegiate debut by competing in the 50 free for fifth (20.92).

Prep: Swam at the Maadi Club in Cairo, Egypt • holds three National age group records • participated in the 50 free finals at the 2022 Winter Juniors.

Personal: Son of Sherif Abdelwahab and Walaa Fathy • has one brother, Anas • hobbies include playing video games and surfing.

Why Minnesota? I chose the University because of its experienced coaches, strong team spirit, and excellent facilities. Additionally, I was drawn to the opportunity to study at such a highly regarded school.