Luke Gebbie

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Luke Gebbie
File:Luke Gebbie 2019.jpg
Gebbie in 2019
Personal information
National teamPhilippines
BornLuke Michael Corpuz Gebbie
(1996-11-07) November 7, 1996 (age 29)
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
College teamMelbourne Vicentre
Medal record
Men's Swimming
Representing File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Southeast Asian Games 0 1 1
Total 0 1 1
Southeast Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Philippines 50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2019 Philippines 4×100 m freestyle relay

Luke Michael Corpuz Gebbie[1] (born November 7, 1996) is a Filipino Olympic swimmer. He holds a Southeast Asian Games bronze medal in 50 meter freestyle and a silver in 4x100 freestyle relay. He represented the Philippines at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]

Early life and education

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Luke Gebbie was born on November 7, 1996.[3] His father is a New Zealander while his mother is a Filipino. He spent portion of his high school life in Bangkok before attending University of Melbourne.[4]

Career

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Gebbie competed in the 2019 FINA World Championships in South Korea.[5] In the tournament held in Gwangju, Gebbie established a new Philippine national record in the 100-meter freestyle by finishing with a time of 49.94 seconds.[6] He is also the first Filipino to surpass the 50-seconds mark in the event.[5]

He also participated in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines where he won a silver (men's 4x100 freestyle relay) and a bronze (men's 50 meter freestyle) for the host country.[1] He also set new national records; In the men's 50 meter freestyle (22.57 seconds) and the men's 50m butterfly (24.34 seconds) events. The previous national men's 50m butterfly record was previously held by Daniel Coakley.[6][7]

Based in Melbourne, Gebbie also participated in the 2021 Swimming Australia Olympic trials through a special exemption granted by Swimming Australia.[6]

Gebbie qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo after achieving Olympic QTB times in the 50 and 100m freestyle. He was subsequently awarded a universality placement.[8]

He was due to compete at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam in May 2022 but was unable to after he tested positive for COVID-19.[9]

References

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