| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Sebastien Paddington |
| National team |  Trinidad and Tobago |
| Born | 23 June 1977 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| College team | McGill University (CAN) |
Sebastien Paddington (born June 23, 1977) is a Trinidad and Tobago former swimmer, who specialized in middle-distance freestyle events. [1] He represented Trinidad and Tobago at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and later became the Chairman of the Board of Directors for Sport Company of Trinidad and Tobago (SporTT). [2] [3] Paddington is also a graduate with a bachelor's degree in geography at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. [4]
Paddington competed only in the men's 200 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. [5] He eclipsed a FINA B-cut of 1:55.05 from the Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. [6] He challenged four other swimmers in heat one, including Uzbekistan's two-time Olympian Oleg Tsvetkovskiy. Entering the race with a fastest-seeded time, he faded shortly to third place by 0.47 seconds behind Tsvetkovskiy in 1:55.40. Paddington failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed forty-seventh overall in the prelims. [7] [8]
