Luke Gebbie

Luke Michael Gebbie[1] (born November 7, 1996[2]) is a Filipino Olympic swimmer.[3]

Luke Gebbie
Personal information
National teamPhilippines
Born (1996-11-07) November 7, 1996
Manila
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 place2019 Philippines50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2019 Philippines4×100 m freestyle relay

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]

References
  1. Basco, Karl Cedrick (December 9, 2019). "Pinoy swimmers close SEA Games with 16 medals". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  2. "GEBBIE, Luke". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Archived from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  3. "PH swimming relay salvages bronze as Luke Gebbie shatters record". Rappler. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  4. "Luke Gebbie hopes Olympic stint will open doors for young Filipino swimmers". GMA News. July 7, 2021. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  5. 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.
  6. Go, Beatrice (December 6, 2019). "PH swimming relay salvages bronze as Luke Gebbie shatters record". Rappler. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  7. Murillo, Michael Angelo (July 5, 2021). "Philippine Swimming, Inc. excited for Olympic-debuting Gebbie and Rule". BusinessWorld. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  8. "Gebbie positive sa COVID-19". The Philippine Star. May 8, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
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