Luke Gebbie

Luke Gebbie
Personal information
Birth nameLuke Michael Corpuz Gebbie
National teamPhilippines
Born (1996-11-07) November 7, 1996 (age 28)
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
College teamMelbourne Vicentre
Medal record
Men's Swimming
Representing  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

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. ^ a b 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. 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. ^ a b "Luke Gebbie hopes Olympic stint will open doors for young Filipino swimmers". GMA News. July 7, 2021. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  6. ^ a b c 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.