To begin his collegiate career, Elkassem secured two first-place finishes against Marymount in the 200 Butterfly (1:51.66) and the 200 IM (1:52.48)
Placed third in the 200 Butterfly against Virginia Tech, swimming a 1:52.00 time
Against South Carolina, recorded a second-place finish in the 200 Butterfly (1:49.08)
Swam a personal-best time in the 200 IM with the time of 1:48.15 at the ACC Championship
Touched a time of 22.20 in the 50 Butterfly for a personal best against Tennessee
Prior to Duke: All-American in high school in the 200 IM, 100 Butterfly, 500 Freestyle and 200 Freestyle … Earned Scholastic All-American Swimming award … Black Youth Achievement Award Certificate recipient … SSL Certificate of Meritorious Service Award … Swam with the Moroccan National Team … Swam in Egypt and Morocco for the National Team … Twin brother Nasim Elkassem is a swimmer at Southern California