Luke Gebbie Explained

Luke Gebbie
National Team:Philippines
Collegeteam:Melbourne Vicentre
Birth Name:Luke Michael Corpuz Gebbie
Birth Date:November 7, 1996
Birth Place:Manila, Philippines
Hometown:Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Luke Michael Corpuz Gebbie[1] (born November 7, 1996[2]) 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.[3]

Career

Gebbie competed in the 2019 FINA World Championships in South Korea.[4] 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.[5] He is also the first Filipino to surpass the 50-seconds mark in the event.[4]

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.[5] [6]

Based in Melbourne, Gebbie also participated in the 2021 Swimming Australia Olympic trials through a special exemption granted by Swimming Australia.[5]

Gebbie qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo through a universality invitation after he garnered enough FINA points from competing in various Olympic qualifying tournaments.[7]

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.[8]

Notes and References

  1. News: Basco . Karl Cedrick . Pinoy swimmers close SEA Games with 16 medals . 17 July 2021 . ABS-CBN News . 9 December 2019 . en.
  2. Web site: GEBBIE, Luke . Tokyo 2020 Olympics . 15 July 2021 . en-us . July 15, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210715101657/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1477265-gebbie-luke.htm . dead .
  3. Web site: PH swimming relay salvages bronze as Luke Gebbie shatters record. 2021-06-25. Rappler. en.
  4. News: Luke Gebbie hopes Olympic stint will open doors for young Filipino swimmers . 17 July 2021 . GMA News . 7 July 2021 . en.
  5. News: Pedralvez . Manolo . Pinoy swimmers Remedy Rule, Luke Gebbie going to Olympics, PH swim body confirms . 17 July 2021 . ABS-CBN News . 1 July 2021 . en.
  6. News: Go . Beatrice . PH swimming relay salvages bronze as Luke Gebbie shatters record . 17 July 2021 . Rappler . 6 December 2019 . en.
  7. News: Murillo . Michael Angelo . Philippine Swimming, Inc. excited for Olympic-debuting Gebbie and Rule . 17 July 2021 . BusinessWorld . 5 July 2021.
  8. News: Gebbie positive sa COVID-19 . 14 May 2022 . The Philippine Star . 8 May 2022.