Sebastian Somerset Explained

Sebastian Somerset
Nationality:	British
Citizenship:	British and Canadian
Birth Date:	15 January 2001
Birth Place:	Birmingham, England
Sport:	Swimming
Event:	Backstroke
Universityteam:	University of California, Berkeley
Club:	Loughborough Swimming

Sebastian Somerset (15 January 2001) is a British international swimmer who became the British Champion for the 50 metres backstroke in 2022.^{[1] [2]} He has lived in Canada, Australia and England, and is currently a student at the University of California, Berkeley.

Biography

Somerset was educated at Rundle College High School and the University of California, Berkeley. He was a member of the Canadian Junior team and competed in the 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Championships, the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics and the 2019 Junior World Championships for Canada.^[3]

In 2022, he became the British champion when claiming the gold medal over 50 metres backstroke at the 2022 British Swimming Championships.^[4] He made his senior British debut at the 2022 European Aquatics Championships.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sebastian Somerset. FINA. 3 August 2022.
2. Web site: Sebastian Somerset. Swim Cloud. 3 August 2022.
3. Web site: Sebastian Somerset profile. University of California Berkeley. 3 August 2022.
4. Web site: Powerful Peaty sends warning to rest of the world with dominant display. Swimming.org. 3 August 2022.
5. Web site: Eight to make senior international debuts for Britain at European Championships. Swimming.org. 3 August 2022.