Personal Information

• Full First Name: Samuel
• Birthplace: New Bedford, MA
• Hometown: Fairhaven, MA
• Personal Website: www.tiktok.com/@samflipzzz
• Facebook: Facebook.com/sam.kaplan.1690
• Instagram: Instagram.com/samk.gymnastics/
• Name of High School: Fairhaven High School
• High School Graduation Year: 2022
• Name of College: Illinois
• College Graduation Year: 2026
• Degree/Major: Finance
• Year you began gymnastics: 9
• Favorite Event: Pommel Horse
• How did you get involved in gymnastics: I did a backflip off my friends porch and his mom told my parents "get him into a gym or he's never allowed back"
• Favorite thing about gymnastics: Doing Circles on the Pommel Horse
• What are your goals for gymnastics?: Compete in the NCAA championship
• Names of parents/guardians/spouse: Jason and Tanya
• Names of sibling(s): Ava and Eli
• Family members in sports: My sister plays AAU and varsity basketball

Interests Outside the Gym

• Favorite school subject: History
• Hobbies or favorite activities: Playing Video Games
• Favorite music: Kanye
• Favorite book(s): berserk
• Favorite movie(s): The Dark Knight
• Favorite TV show(s): One Piece
• Favorite Food: Eggs

National Competition Results

• 2026 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships, Champaign, Ill. - 5th-Team
• 2024 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships, Columbus, Ohio -
• 2024 USA Gymnastics Men's Collegiate National Championships, Colorado Springs, Colo. - 2nd-AA; 4th-Team
• 2023 USA Gymnastics Men's Collegiate National Championships, Springfield, Mass. - 2nd-AA, PB; 3rd-Team, SR(T); 6th-PH
• 2022 Men's Development Program National Championships, Mesa, Ariz. - 2nd-PB; 7th-PH(T) (JN L10 18)
• 2022 Elite Team Cup, Frisco, Texas - 4th-Team
• 2021 Men's Development Program National Championships, Daytona Beach, Fla. - 2nd-PB(T) (Dev L10 17)

International Competition Results

Videos of Sam Kaplan