Luke Gebbie

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Luke Gebbie
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
Sport Swimming
College team Melbourne Vicentre
Medal record
Men's Swimming
Representing Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Event1st2nd3rd
Southeast Asian Games 011
Total011
Southeast Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Philippines 50 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 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]

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Early life and education

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

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

  1. 1 2 Basco, Karl Cedrick (December 9, 2019). "Pinoy swimmers close SEA Games with 16 medals". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  2. ↑ "PH swimming relay salvages bronze as Luke Gebbie shatters record". Rappler. December 6, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  3. ↑ "GEBBIE, Luke". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Archived from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  4. ↑ Namiza, Xyrome (July 27, 2021). "Meet Melbourne-based swimmer Luke Gebbie, representing Philippines in the Olympics | The Philippine Times". Philtimes.com.au. Filcom Publishing Pty Ltd. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Luke Gebbie hopes Olympic stint will open doors for young Filipino swimmers". GMA News. July 7, 2021. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  6. 1 2 3 Pedralvez, Manolo (July 1, 2021). "Pinoy swimmers Remedy Rule, Luke Gebbie going to Olympics, PH swim body confirms". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  7. ↑ Go, Beatrice (December 6, 2019). "PH swimming relay salvages bronze as Luke Gebbie shatters record". Rappler. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  8. ↑ Murillo, Michael Angelo (July 5, 2021). "Philippine Swimming, Inc. excited for Olympic-debuting Gebbie and Rule". BusinessWorld. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Gebbie positive sa COVID-19". The Philippine Star. May 8, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
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