Sebastian Somerset

Sebastian Somerset

Personal information
Nationality	British
Citizenship	British and Canadian
Born	(2001-01-15) 15 January 2001 (age 24) Birmingham, England
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Event	Backstroke
University team	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]

References

1. "Sebastian Somerset". FINA. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
2. "Sebastian Somerset". Swim Cloud. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
3. "Sebastian Somerset profile". University of California Berkeley. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
4. "Powerful Peaty sends warning to rest of the world with dominant display". Swimming.org. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
5. "Eight to make senior international debuts for Britain at European Championships". Swimming.org. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.